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Ann Young

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Toronto

Ann Young

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Research

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Latest papers

Risk for Scrotal Surgery After Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy : A Population-Based Cohort Study.
ACP journal club · 2026
Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With CKD.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2026
Effect of a Change in the Eligibility Criteria for Multidisciplinary Kidney Care
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2026

All 21 publications

Latest funding

Establishing Research Priorities and a Platform for Knowledge Generation and Mobilization for the Integrated Care of People with Chronic Kidney Disease: The Canadian CKD Clinic Network
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$15,000
Glucagon-like-peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis (GUARD-1)
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$566,099
A Training Platform in Pragmatic Registry-Based Trials: Connecting Canada's Health, Data, and Biomanufacturing Sectors
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$3,479,320

All 14 grants and awards

21 publications.

Risk for Scrotal Surgery After Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy : A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Garg AX, McArthur E, Sontrop JM, Boudville N, Connaughton DM, Cuerden MS, Feldman LS, Lam NN, Lentine KL, Nguan C

ACP journal club20264 citations

DOI: 10.7326/annals-25-02257

Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With CKD.

Yau K, Ray JG, Jeyakumar N, Luo B, Abdullah S, Dixon SN, Wing S, Clemens KK, Castrillon-Ramirez F, Udell JA, Meraz-Munoz A, Young A, Harel Z, Perl J, Leiter LA, Garg AX, Cherney DZI, Wald R

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation20262 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.09.010 PMID: 41238166

Effect of a Change in the Eligibility Criteria for Multidisciplinary Kidney Care

Molnar AO, Kang Y, Nash DM, Li L, Blake PG, Garg AX, Brimble KS, Young A, Jain AK

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000001065

Weight-Management Services for Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease in Canada: A Survey of Nephrologists.

Chechulina V, Clemens KK, Vinson AJ, Chiu M, Young A, Moist L, OK TRANSPLANT Investigators

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1177/20543581261454465 PMID: 42682699

SGLT2 Inhibitors and Risk for Hyperkalemia Among Individuals Receiving RAAS Inhibitors

Wing S, Ray JG, Yau K, Jeyakumar N, Abdullah S, Luo B, Cherney DZI, Harel Z, Hundemer GL, Mavrakanas TA

JAMA Internal Medicine202530 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0686

Development and Evaluation of a Kidney Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Program for Nephrology Fellows: A Quality Improvement Study.

Fang T, Qureshi MA, Jdiaa SS, Aboghanem A, Yeung K, Saad M, Razzak MA, Mohammed AS, Ahmed R, Alkurdi A, Kek K, Hysi E, Zahirieh A, Yuen DA, Young A

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease20251 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/20543581251378793 PMID: 41229732

Clinical Outcomes and Health Care Utilization in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease not on Dialysis After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada

Wang C, Kang Y, Dixon SN, Jeyakumar N, Brimble KS, Garg AX, Blake PG, Stukel TA, Oliver MJ, Al-Jaishi A

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/20543581251350030

Barriers and Opportunities to Increase Utilization of Donor Kidneys After Death Determined by Circulatory Criteria Among Children and Adults: A Narrative Review

Robinson C, Douvris A, Rahmani W, Odutayo A, Clotet-Freixas S, Young A

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease20251 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/20543581251382333

Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and the Risk of Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Yau K, Ray JG, Jeyakumar N, Luo B, Abdullah S, McArthur E, Dixon SN, Wing S, Clemens KK, Castrillon-Ramirez F, Udell JA, Meraz-Munoz A, Young A, Harel Z, Perl J, Sridhar VS, Ni H, Yi TW, Leiter LA, Garg AX, Cherney DZI, Wald R

Diabetes care20251 citations

DOI: 10.2337/dc24-2811 PMID: 40569823

Public and patient perspectives on the use of clinical and administrative health data to identify and contact people at risk of future illness-The case of chronic kidney disease.

Willison DJ, Nash DM, Bota SE, Almadhoun S, Scassa T, Garg AX, Kidney Patient and Donor Alliance of Canada, Young A

PloS one20242 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298382 PMID: 38427664

Establishing Research Priorities and a Platform for Knowledge Generation and Mobilization for the Integrated Care of People with Chronic Kidney Disease: The Canadian CKD Clinic Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Levin, Adeera

Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease; Integrated Knowledge Mobilization; Research Prioritization

$15,000

Glucagon-like-peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis (GUARD-1)

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wald, Ron; Cherney, David Z; Clemens, Kristin K; Yau, Kevin

Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus; Dialysis; End-Stage Kidney Disease; Glp-1 Receptor Agonists; Pilot Rct

$566,099

A Training Platform in Pragmatic Registry-Based Trials: Connecting Canada's Health, Data, and Biomanufacturing Sectors

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit; Basile, Erika; Bhatia, Rajan S; Clemens, Kristin K; Dixon, Stephanie N; Ethier, Jean-Francois; Fowler, Robert A; Gagnier, Joel J; Garrison, Scott R; Grimshaw, Jeremy M; Hohl, Corinne M; Ivers, Noah M; Jairath, Vipul; James, Matthew T; Jerath, Angela; Katz, Alan; Krzyzanowska, Monika K; LeBlanc, Annie; Lee, Douglas S; Mcalister, Finlay A; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; McIntyre, Lauralyn A; Mittmann, Nicole; Naylor, Kyla; Presseau, Justin; Schull, Michael J; Sontrop, Jessica M; Spence, Jessica; Swartz, Richard; Taljaard, Monica; Tangri, Navdeep; Udell, Jacob A; Weijer, Charles E; Zwarenstein, Merrick F

Keywords: Administrative Healthcare Data; Implementation Science; Methods; Pragmatic Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial; Training

$3,479,320

A Training Platform in Pragmatic Registry-Based Trials: Connecting Canada's Health, Data, and Biomanufacturing Sectors

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms - Indirect Costs

Keywords: Administrative Healthcare Data; Implementation Science; Methods; Pragmatic Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial; Training

$869,831

Filling Knowledge Gaps for the Success of Ontario Renal Plan 3

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Weir, Matthew A; Beaucage, Mary B; Blake, Peter G; Chanchlani, Rahul; Clark, Edward G; Clemens, Kristin K; Dixon, Stephanie N; Harel, Ziv; Jain, Arsh K; Molnar, Amber; Silver, Samuel; Sood, Manish M; Zappitelli, Michael

Keywords: Administrative Health Care Data; Chronic Kidney Disease; Community-Based Research; Drug Safety; First Nations Communities; Kidney Transplantation; Mental Health; Patient-Oriented Research; Population-Based Study

$1,143,676

Filling Knowledge Gaps for the Success of Ontario Renal Plan 3

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant - PA: Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes

Principal investigators: Weir, Matthew A; Beaucage, Mary B; Chanchlani, Rahul; Clark, Edward G; Clemens, Kristin K; Coghlan, Candice; Dixon, Stephanie N; Field, Bonnie; Harel, Ziv; Jain, Arsh K; Molnar, Amber; Silver, Samuel; Sood, Manish M; Zappitelli, Michael

$100,000

Innovative Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Registry Trials to Improve Hemodialysis Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit; Cote, Brenden B; Vorster, Arris H; Blake, Peter G; Bohm, Clara; Lacson, Jr., Eduardo; Levin, Adeera; Silver, Samuel; Tonelli, Marcello

Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness

$2,817,233

Standard Criteria Living Kidney Donor Safety Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit

Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease; Cohort Study; Hypertension; Kidney Donation; Kidney Transplantation; Organ Donation

$917,071

ICES Kidney, Dialysis and Transplantation Program

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit; Jain, Arsh K; Kim, Sang J; Knoll, Gregory; Lok, Charmaine E; Oliver, Matthew J; Paterson, Michael; Quinn, Robert R; Wald, Ron; Weir, Matthew A

Keywords: Acute Kidney Injury; Chronic Kidney Disease; Dialysis; Health Services Research; Kidney Transplantation; Organ Donation; Population Health

$802,023

Safety and Outcomes of Accepting Hypertensive Individuals as Living Kidney Donors

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit; Sontrop, Jessica M

Keywords: Hypertension; Kidney; Living Kidney Donation; Organ Donation; Prospective Cohort Study; Safety

$352,097

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Profile data last refreshed on September 29, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and public research funding records.

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Ann Young

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Risk for Scrotal Surgery After Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy : A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With CKD.

Effect of a Change in the Eligibility Criteria for Multidisciplinary Kidney Care

Weight-Management Services for Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease in Canada: A Survey of Nephrologists.

SGLT2 Inhibitors and Risk for Hyperkalemia Among Individuals Receiving RAAS Inhibitors

Development and Evaluation of a Kidney Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Program for Nephrology Fellows: A Quality Improvement Study.

Clinical Outcomes and Health Care Utilization in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease not on Dialysis After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada

Barriers and Opportunities to Increase Utilization of Donor Kidneys After Death Determined by Circulatory Criteria Among Children and Adults: A Narrative Review

Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and the Risk of Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Public and patient perspectives on the use of clinical and administrative health data to identify and contact people at risk of future illness-The case of chronic kidney disease.

Frequent collaborators

Amit Garg

S. Dixon

Stephanie Dixon

Kevin Yau

Gregory Knoll

Kristin Clemens

Jeffrey Perl

Ngan Lam

Ron Wald

Amber Molnar

Julie Ray

Joel Ray

David Cherney

Charmaine Lok

Ziv Harel

Kyla Naylor

Eno Hysi

Scott Klarenbach

Louise Moist

Liane Feldman

Alireza Zahirieh

Matthew Oliver

David Naimark