Dr. Amber Molnar

Award: Geoffrey Posen Memorial KRESCENT New Investigator Award
Institution: McMaster University
Year: 2016-2019

Lay Summary

Dr. Amber Molnar is a new investigator and nephrologist (Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology) at McMaster University/St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. She completed her fellowship in Nephrology and Master of Science in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Molnar is a graduate of the KRESCENT Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2013-2015) under the mentorship of Drs. Greg Knoll and Carl van Walraven.

Dr. Molnar’s research focuses on improving the care of patients with chronic kidney disease, with a particular focus on cardiovascular complications and improving pre-dialysis care. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and congestive heart failure. Despite this well known increased risk, patients with CKD are commonly excluded from cardiovascular therapeutic trials. Dr. Molnar will utilize healthcare administrative databases in the province of Ontario to study the effectiveness and safety of commonly prescribed cardiovascular medications in the CKD population. Her research findings will ultimately help guide the design of cardiovascular therapeutic trials in patients with CKD.