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Kristen Favel

Kristen Favel

MD, MPH

Pediatric nephrologist

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Dr. Kristen Favel is a pediatric nephrologist who cares for children and adolescents with acute or chronic kidney problems, including those requiring dialysis and kidney transplant.

Favel's research focuses on improving the long-term kidney health of children and adolescents with diabetes.

Favel earned her medical degree and master of public health degree at the University of British Columbia. She completed a residency in pediatrics and fellowships in pediatric nephrology and clinical research at British Columbia Children's Hospital.

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University of British Columbia, Clinical Research, 2022
University of British Columbia, Pediatric Nephrology, 2020
Degree

University of British Columbia, 2014

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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction in Children With Type 1 Diabetes.
Pediatric diabetes
August 2025
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An Unusual Cause of Chest Pain in a Pediatric Patient on Hemodialysis.
Kidney360
May 2025
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Association of delayed cord clamping with acute kidney injury and two-year kidney outcomes in extremely premature neonates: a secondary analysis of the preterm erythropoietin neuroprotection trial (PENUT).
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
October 2024
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