Penn Medicine Provider
Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Laura M. Dember, MD
5.0
(64)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Perelman

About me

  • Professor of Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Yale University
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

64 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

March 2025
5.0
5.0
she is very patient and explains everything. she answers all of my questions.
March 2025
5.0
5.0
subject matter expert.
February 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. dember is one of the world's experts in the type of kidney disease i have.
January 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. dember is an outstanding example of what is needed to be a top notch physician.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Dember is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Tong Xiaoyong, Hou Xiuyun, Wason Christopher, Kopel Tal, Cohen Richard A, Dember Laura M Smooth Muscle Nitric Oxide Responsiveness and Clinical Maturation of Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistulae. , Am J Pathol, 187(9): 2017,2095-2101


Kopel Tal, Kaufman James S, Hamburg Naomi, Sampalis John S, Vita Joseph A, Dember Laura M Endothelium-Dependent and -Independent Vascular Function in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. , Clin J Am Soc Nephrol: 2017


Alpers CE, Imrey PB, Hudkins KL, Wietecha TA, Radeva M, Allon M, Cheung AK, Dember LM, Roy-Chaudhury P, Shiu Y-T, Terry CM, Farber A, Beck GJ, Feldman HI, Kusek JW, Himmelfarb J. Histopathology of veins at time of creation of arteriovenous fistulas: findings from the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation Study , J Am Soc Nephrol, 28(10): 2017,3076-3088


Cheung AK, Imrey PB, Alpers CE, Robbin ML, Radeva M, Larive B, Shiu Y-T, Allon M, Dember LM, Greene T, Himmelfarb J, Roy-Chaudhury PR, Terry CM, Vazquez MA, Kusek JW, Feldman HI Intimal Hyperplasia, Stenosis, and Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation Failure in the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation Study , J Am Soc Nephrol, 28(10): 2017,3005-3013


Courtright KR, Madden V, Gabler NB, Cooney E, Kim J, Herbst N, Burgoon L, Whealdon J, Dember LM, Halpern SD A randomized trial of expanding choice sets to motivate advance directive completion , Med Decis Making : 2016


Sawinski Deirdre, Lim Mary Ann, Cohen Jordana C, Locke Jayme E, Weiss Brendan, Hogan Jonathan J, Dember Laura M Patient and Kidney Allograft Survival in Recipients with End Stage Renal Disease from Amyloidosis. , Transplantation, 102(2): 2018,300-309


Dember LM, Archdeacon P, Krishnan M, Lacson E, Ling SM, Roy-Chaudhury P, Smith KA, Flessner MF Pragmatic Trials in Maintenance Dialysis: Perspectives from the Kidney Health Initiative. , J Am Soc Nephrol, 27(10): 2016,2955-2963


Dixon BS, Beck GJ, Vazquez MA, Greenberg A, Delmez JA, Allon M, Dember LM, Himmelfarb J, Gassman JJ, Greene T, Radeva MK, Davidson IJ, Ikizler TA, Braden GL, Fenves AZ, Kaufman JS, Cotton JR, Martin KJ, McNei JW, Rahman A, Lawson JH, Whiting JF, Hu B, Meyers CM, Kusek JW, Feldman HI, Dialysis Access Consortium (DAC) Study Group Effect of dipyridamole plus aspirin on hemodialysis graft patency , N Engl J Med, 360: 2009,2191-2201


Dember LM, Beck GJ, Allon M, Delmez J, Dixon BS, Greenberg A, Himmelfarb J, Vazquez VA, Gassman JJ, Greene T, Radeva MK, Braden GL, Ikizler TA, Rocco MV, Davidson IJ, Kaufman JS, Meyers CM, Kusek JW, Feldman HI. Dialysis Access Consortium (DAC) Study Group Effect of clopidogrel on early failure of arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis: a randomized, controlled trial , JAMA, 299: 2008,2164-71


Dember LM, Hawkins PN, Hazenberg BPC, Gorevic PD, Merlini G, Butriemene I, Livneh A, Lesnyak O, puechal X, Lachmann H, Obici L, Balshaw R, Garceau D, Hauck W. Skinner M Eprodisate for the treatment of renal disease in AA amyloidosis , N Engl J Med, 356: 2007,2349-60