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Deborah L. Zimmerman, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)

Director, Home Daily Hemodialysis Program
Associate Professor


Deborah Zimmerman, MD, FRCP(C), is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa. Dr. Zimmerman received her undergraduate university training, M.D. and Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Calgary. After completing her clinical nephrology fellowship at the University of Toronto, she enrolled in the Masters program in Clinical Epidemiology which she completed in 2001.


Clinical Interests
Hemodialysis • Daily dialysis therapies • Home dialysis hemofiltration

Research Interests
Dr. Zimmerman's focus of clinical research is the morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease in the hemodialysis population. Other areas of interest include benefits of daily therapies, vascular access and the management of metabolic renal bone disease in the hemodialysis population. 

Educational Interests
To date, the majority of Dr. Zimmerman's educational focus has been on undergraduate and post graduate nephrology teaching. However, future goals are to assist in the development of future clinical investigators.

Publications
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