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Deborah Zimmerman

ResearcherUniversity of Ottawa

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Deborah Zimmerman

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Research

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Exercise Hemodialysis Hospitalization Peritoneal Dialysis Quality Of Life

Latest papers

The Need to Stress Patient Distress in Transitioning to Dialysis.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2026 · senior author
Objective and subjective measures of sleep quality in patients with end stage kidney disease: A cross-sectional study.
Sleep medicine · 2026 · senior author
Visceral adipose tissue is associated with changes in leptin, FGF-23 and vitamin D metabolism in chronic kidney disease
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 2026

All 69 publications

Latest funding

A Simple Exercise Program for Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease to Improve Strength and Quality of Life: a Feasibility Study
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$252,450

All 1 grants and awards

69 publications.

The Need to Stress Patient Distress in Transitioning to Dialysis.

Glavinovic T, Zimmerman D

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2026.05.004 PMID: 42320924

Objective and subjective measures of sleep quality in patients with end stage kidney disease: A cross-sectional study.

Johnson A, Thomas E, Kendzerska T, Sabri E, Suri R, Chen A, Moist L, Lok C, Zimmerman D

Sleep medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2026.108901 PMID: 41880883

Visceral adipose tissue is associated with changes in leptin, FGF-23 and vitamin D metabolism in chronic kidney disease

Holden RM, Norman PA, Turner ME, Zimmerman D, Moist L, Jones G, Kaufmann M, Petkovich M, Ward E, Heyland DK

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research2026

DOI: 10.1093/jbmr/zjag051

Factors Influencing Recruitment, Retention, and Adherence Rates in Exercise Interventions in ESKD: A Scoping Review.

Agarwal M, Alexiuk J, Bohm C, Sikora L, Zimmerman D

Kidney medicine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2024.100933 PMID: 39810814

Appropriateness of Antiplatelet Therapy and Proton Pump Inhibitor Prescribing in End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Quality Investigation Study.

Che M, Ahmed S, Chan R, Akbari A, Zimmerman D

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/20543581241312618 PMID: 39764378

Patient and Health Care Provider Perspectives on Showering for Patients With Hemodialysis Central Venous Catheters: A Survey Study

Collins J, Molnar AO, Hae R, Kosa D, Moist L, Zimmerman D, Lok C

American Journal of Kidney Diseases20253 citations

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2024.11.006

The Use of Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide Prior to Sigmoidoscopy in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Case Report.

Horwitz J, Roberts K, Canning S, Mcintosh D, Zimmerman D

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/20543581241273998 PMID: 39290404

Inhibit progression of coronary artery calcification with vitamin K in hemodialysis patients (the iPACK-HD study): a randomized, placebo-controlled multi-center, pilot trial.

Holden RM, Booth SL, Zimmerman D, Moist L, Norman PA, Day AG, Menard A, Fu X, Shea MK, Babiolakis CS, Nolan R, Turner ME, Ward E, Kaufmann M, Adams MA, Heyland DK

Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association2023

DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac191 PMID: 35641194

The Association Between Serum Vancomycin Level and Clinical Outcome in Patients With Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis.

Deacon E, Canney M, McCormick B, Ramsay T, Biyani M, Brown PA, Zimmerman D

Kidney international reports2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.09.013 PMID: 38106569

An International Survey of Peritoneal Dialysis Exercise Practices and Perceptions.

Bennett PN, Bohm C, Yee-Moon Wang A, Kanjanabuch T, Figueiredo AE, Harasemiw O, Brown L, Gabrys I, Jegatheesan D, Lambert K, Lightfoot CJ, MacRae J, Scholes-Robertson N, Stewart K, Tarca B, Verdin N, Warren M, West M, Zimmerman D, Finderup J, Ford E, Ribeiro HS, Xu Q, Thompson S

Kidney international reports2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.04.024 PMID: 37441469

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Deborah Zimmerman

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The Need to Stress Patient Distress in Transitioning to Dialysis.

Objective and subjective measures of sleep quality in patients with end stage kidney disease: A cross-sectional study.

Visceral adipose tissue is associated with changes in leptin, FGF-23 and vitamin D metabolism in chronic kidney disease

Factors Influencing Recruitment, Retention, and Adherence Rates in Exercise Interventions in ESKD: A Scoping Review.

Appropriateness of Antiplatelet Therapy and Proton Pump Inhibitor Prescribing in End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Quality Investigation Study.

Patient and Health Care Provider Perspectives on Showering for Patients With Hemodialysis Central Venous Catheters: A Survey Study

The Use of Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide Prior to Sigmoidoscopy in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Case Report.

Inhibit progression of coronary artery calcification with vitamin K in hemodialysis patients (the iPACK-HD study): a randomized, placebo-controlled multi-center, pilot trial.

The Association Between Serum Vancomycin Level and Clinical Outcome in Patients With Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis.

An International Survey of Peritoneal Dialysis Exercise Practices and Perceptions.

A Simple Exercise Program for Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease to Improve Strength and Quality of Life: a Feasibility Study

Frequent collaborators

Amber Molnar

Amit Garg

Brendan McCormick

Swapnil Hiremath

Louise Moist

Ron Wald

Ayub Akbari

Ziv Harel

Mohan Biyani

Reem Adel Mustafa

Catherine Clase

Charmaine Lok

Jeffrey Perl

Jennifer Macrae

Clara Bohm

Marcel Ruzicka

Susan Lavoie

Navdeep Tangri

Scott Klarenbach

Marisa Battistella

Rita Suri

Rita Suri

Michael Walsh

Sanjay Pandeya

Marcello Tonelli

Gihad Nesrallah

Pietro Ravani

Fabrice Mac-Way

Ngan Lam

Kevin Burns

Stephanie Thompson

Peter Senior

Timothy Ramsay

Abhinav Sharma

Christine White

Cedric Edwards

Stephanie Dixon

Alejandro Lazo-Langner

Sheldon Tobe

Erika Basile