Heather N. Reich
Heather N. Reich MD CM, PhD, FRCP(C).
Gabor Zellerman Chair in Nephrology Research, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Nephrologist, University Health Network
Heather N. Reich MD CM, PhD, FRCP(C). Dr. Reich is a graduate of McGill University Faculty of Medicine. She completed her post-graduate clinical training and PhD at the University of Toronto. She is presently the Oreopoulos-Baxter Division Director of Nephrology at the Department of Medicine of University of Toronto. She is a clinician-scientist and holds the Gabor Zellerman Chair in Nephrology Research.
Dr. Reich directs the glomerulonephritis program at Toronto General Hospital. This program spans clinical care of patients with glomerulonephritis, contribution to innovative clinical trials and translational research. Her research program objective is to identify clinical and molecular markers of progressive glomerular diseases, and to identify and evaluate novel therapies to improve the outcome of patients with glomerulonephritis. She has previously served as the co-director of the annual educational pre-course in glomerulonephritis for the American Society of Nephrology, and contributed to the 2021 ISN-KDIGO guidelines for the treatment of glomerulonephritis.