Current Research and Scholarly Interests
Dr. Kurella Tamura leads a health services research program addressing benefits and harms of chronic kidney disease treatments in real world populations, with special interest in dialysis and hypertension treatment. Her research utilizes clinical trials, cohort studies, and real world evidence methods, and has been supported by multiple NIH, VA, and foundation awards. She serves as an Associate Editor at the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, on multiple NIDDK and VA Data Safety Monitoring Boards, and on the Advisory committees for the Clin-STAR and Beeson programs in transdisciplinary aging research. She has a strong commitment to mentoring trainees from the pre-medical stage through the post-doctoral and junior faculty ranks.
