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Dr. Ahsan Alam

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine

Dr. Ahsan Alam
Contact Information
Address: 

McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
1001 Decarie Boulevard,
Montreal, Qc, H4A 3J1

Phone: 
(514) 9834-1934 ext. 35203
Email address: 
ahsan.alam [at] mcgill.ca
Link(s): 
The Nephrology Division at the MUHC - Website
Current research: 

 

Ahsan Alam is an Associate Professor of Medicine and a staff nephrologist and member of the multi-organ transplant program at the MUHC. He is also a member of the Research Institute of the MUHC. His research includes the epidemiologic study of patients with chronic kidney disease, kidney transplantation, or receiving dialysis. He has participated in numerous clinical studies and trials in nephrology. He has a specific research interest in the complications and treatment of patients with polycystic kidney disease, and in 2015 he established and currently directs the MUHC Polycystic Kidney Disease clinic at the MUHC.

Projects: 
  1. Applying deep learning techniques to image analysis for risk prediction in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
  2. Understanding the disease progression, complications and treatment of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
  3. Studying cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Selected publications: 

PubMed listing

Research areas: 
Epidemiology
Genetic diseases
Renal diseases
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