Lisa Dubrofsky, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Historical Gaps in Kidney and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Patients with Diabetes and Hypertension: A Real-World Primary Care Study
Canadian Journal of Diabetes · 2026
Hypertension Canada Statement on the Use of Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices in Clinical Practice.
American journal of hypertension · 2025
Hypertension Treatment and Control in Canadians With Diabetes
Canadian Journal of Diabetes · 2025

All 11 publications

Latest funding

REnin-guided TherApy with MinEralocorticoid receptor antagonists in Primary Aldosteronism - Feasibility study (RETAME-PA)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$198,900
Acceleration - Postpartum: Co-creation of a behaviour change intervention for high-risk postpartum women
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Redefining the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in pregnancy through the integration of placental growth factor (PlGF) testing.
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$123,234

All 3 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

Historical Gaps in Kidney and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Patients with Diabetes and Hypertension: A Real-World Primary Care Study

Jian Roushani, Sachin V. Pasricha, Lisa Dubrofsky, Bailey Goldman, Laura O’Driscoll, Shane Golden, Brad Millson, Sheldon W. Tobe

Canadian Journal of Diabetes2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2026.08.185 PMID: 42697482

02

Hypertension Canada Statement on the Use of Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices in Clinical Practice.

Landry C, Dubrofsky L, Pasricha SV, Ringrose J, Ruzicka M, Tran KC, Tsuyuki RT, Hiremath S, Goupil R

American journal of hypertension20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpae154 PMID: 39661401

03

Hypertension Treatment and Control in Canadians With Diabetes

Sachin Vidur Pasricha, Lisa Dubrofsky, Bailey Goldman, Laura O’Driscoll, Huijuan Yang, Shane Golden, Brad Millson, Sheldon W. Tobe

Canadian Journal of Diabetes20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.05.007 PMID: 40447187

04

Patient Perspectives on a Pilot Virtual Follow-up Program After Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study

Dubrofsky L, Gundy S, Boesch L, Poolman K, Nerenberg KA, Tobe S

CJC Open20238 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.03.003

05

The anti-hypertensive effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors.

Kugathasan L, Dubrofsky L, Advani A, Cherney DZI

Expert review of cardiovascular therapy20234 citations

DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2023.2159810 PMID: 36524239

06

Characterizing Hypertension Specialist Care in Canada: A National Survey

Lui S, Dubrofsky L, Khan NA, Tobe SW, Huynh J, Kuyper L, Mathew A, Amin S, Schiffrin EL, Harvey P

CJC Open20231 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.08.014

07

Hypertension and an Incidental Neck Mass in a 20-Year-Old Woman.

Dubrofsky L, Harvey PJ

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)2023First author

DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.122.20315 PMID: 36475472

08

A Unique Multi- and Interdisciplinary Cardiology-Renal-Endocrine Clinic: A Description and Assessment of Outcomes.

Dubrofsky L, Lee JF, Hajimirzarahimshirazi P, Liu H, Weisman A, Lawler PR, Farkouh ME, Udell JA, Cherney DZ

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease202213 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/20543581221081207 PMID: 35251673

09

Making a case for the combined use of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1 receptor agonists for cardiorenal protection

Vikas S. Sridhar, Lisa Dubrofsky, Jacinthe Boulet, David Z.I. Cherney

Brazilian Journal of Nephrology202015 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2020-0100 PMID: 32926067

10

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Nephrology Practice: A Narrative Review

Lisa Dubrofsky, Anand Shanker Srivastava, David Z.I. Cherney

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease202013 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/2054358120935701 PMID: 32637144

REnin-guided TherApy with MinEralocorticoid receptor antagonists in Primary Aldosteronism - Feasibility study (RETAME-PA)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Goupil, Remi; Hundemer, Gregory; Kline, Gregory; Leung, Alexander

Keywords: Primary Aldosteronism

$198,900

Acceleration - Postpartum: Co-creation of a behaviour change intervention for high-risk postpartum women

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Colella, Tracey J

Keywords: Behaviour Change Intervention; Cardiometabolic Conditions Of Pregnancy (Hdp, Gdm); Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Participatory Co-Creation; Postpartum Women'S Heart Health

$20,000

Redefining the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in pregnancy through the integration of placental growth factor (PlGF) testing.

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Biomedical Discovery Grants

Principal investigators: McLaughlin, Kelsey M; Snelgrove, John W

Keywords: Hypertensive Disorders Of Pregnancy; Placental Growth Factor; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcomes; Real-Time Clinical Data; Tailored Therapy; Women'S Health Research

$123,234

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.

Frequent collaborators

Michael Farkouh and Jacob Udell: 63 shared papers
David Cherney and Alanna Weisman: 46 shared papers
Michael Farkouh and Patrick Lawler: 39 shared papers
Alexander Logan and John Floras: 36 shared papers
Ernesto Schiffrin and Sheldon Tobe: 28 shared papers
Sheldon Tobe and Nadia Khan: 27 shared papers
Marcel Ruzicka and Sheldon Tobe: 23 shared papers
Karthik Tennankore and Rita Suri: 19 shared papers
Ernesto Schiffrin and Marcel Ruzicka: 17 shared papers
Ernesto Schiffrin and Nadia Khan: 16 shared papers
David Cherney and Jacob Udell: 16 shared papers
Ernesto Schiffrin and Alexander Leung: 15 shared papers
Karen Tran and Nadia Khan: 15 shared papers
Marcel Ruzicka and Nadia Khan: 13 shared papers
Alexander Logan and Sheldon Tobe: 11 shared papers
David Cherney and Patrick Lawler: 10 shared papers
Jacob Udell and Alanna Weisman: 10 shared papers
Kara Nerenberg and Sheldon Tobe: 10 shared papers
Ally Prebtani and Ernesto Schiffrin: 9 shared papers
David Cherney and Andrew Advani: 9 shared papers
Jacob Udell and Patrick Lawler: 9 shared papers
Ally Prebtani and Sheldon Tobe: 8 shared papers
Alexander Leung and Marcel Ruzicka: 8 shared papers
Alexander Leung and Sheldon Tobe: 8 shared papers
Ally Prebtani and Alexander Leung: 7 shared papers
Ernesto Schiffrin and Alexander Logan: 7 shared papers
Alexander Leung and Karen Tran: 7 shared papers
David Cherney and Michael Farkouh: 6 shared papers
Alexander Logan and Kara Nerenberg: 6 shared papers
Michael Farkouh and Alanna Weisman: 6 shared papers
Kara Nerenberg and Marcel Ruzicka: 6 shared papers
David Cherney and John Floras: 5 shared papers
Andrew Advani and Alanna Weisman: 5 shared papers
Marcel Ruzicka and Karen Tran: 5 shared papers
David Cherney and Lisa Dubrofsky: 4 shared papers
John Floras and Marcel Ruzicka: 4 shared papers
Karthik Tennankore and Sheldon Tobe: 4 shared papers
Sheldon Tobe and Lisa Dubrofsky: 4 shared papers
Branko Braam and Jennifer Ringrose: 3 shared papers
Marcel Ruzicka and Jennifer Ringrose: 3 shared papers
Karen Tran and Jennifer Ringrose: 3 shared papers
Ernesto Schiffrin and Branko Braam: 2 shared papers
David Cherney and Jacinthe Boulet: 2 shared papers
Andrew Advani and Karthik Tennankore: 2 shared papers
John Floras and Paula Harvey: 2 shared papers
Marcel Ruzicka and Lisa Dubrofsky: 2 shared papers
Sheldon Tobe and Bailey Goldman: 2 shared papers
Jennifer Ringrose and Lisa Dubrofsky: 2 shared papers
Lisa Dubrofsky and Bailey Goldman: 2 shared papers
Ally Prebtani and Jessica Tieu-Uyen Huynh: 1 shared paper
Ally Prebtani and Branko Braam: 1 shared paper
Ally Prebtani and Rita Suri: 1 shared paper
Ally Prebtani and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Ally Prebtani and Paula Harvey: 1 shared paper
Jessica Tieu-Uyen Huynh and Ernesto Schiffrin: 1 shared paper
Jessica Tieu-Uyen Huynh and Alexander Logan: 1 shared paper
Jessica Tieu-Uyen Huynh and Rita Suri: 1 shared paper
Jessica Tieu-Uyen Huynh and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Jessica Tieu-Uyen Huynh and Paula Harvey: 1 shared paper
Ernesto Schiffrin and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Andrew Advani and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Alexander Logan and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Michael Farkouh and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
John Floras and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Jacob Udell and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Kara Nerenberg and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Alexander Leung and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Karthik Tennankore and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Branko Braam and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Rita Suri and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Alanna Weisman and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Karen Tran and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Patrick Lawler and Lisa Dubrofsky: 1 shared paper
Patrick Lawler and Jacinthe Boulet: 1 shared paper
Lisa Dubrofsky and Paula Harvey: 1 shared paper
Lisa Dubrofsky and Nadia Khan: 1 shared paper
Lisa Dubrofsky and Jacinthe Boulet: 1 shared paper

Department of Medicine
Medicine Dept
Medicine
Département de médecine
Internal Medicine
Department of Surgery
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1 shared papers, latest 2022

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1 shared papers, latest 2025

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