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Samira Bell

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  • School of Medicine, Medical & Biological Sciences, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9TF, UK

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Samira Bell is  Professor of Medicine at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK and Consultant Nephrologist in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. Her main research interest is using healthcare data to improve care of people with kidney disease. She is Associate Director of the BHF Data Science Centre Kidney Catalyst, NHS Research Scotland Renal Network Lead, previous Co-chair of the UK Renal Health Data Network and previous chair of the Scottish Renal Registry. Samira is a strong advocate for improving clinical academic career pathways and is currently Associate Postgraduate Dean for academic training at NHS Education for Scotland.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action

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  • Delphi approach to prioritising research in cardiovascular and kidney disease using routinely collected data

    Forsyth, R. A., Coombe, A., Brunskill, N., Chico, T., Dhaun, N., Dreyer, G., Fotheringham, J., Hodgkinson, A., MacArthur, J. A. L., Mcmahon, A., Miller-Hodges, E., Molete, M., Petersen, S. E., Scanlon, M., Stevenson, A., Wheeler, D. C. & Bell, S., 27 Apr 2026, In: BMJ Open. 16, 4, p. 1-9 9 p., e113946.

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  • Deprivation and limitations in daily life in new onset kidney disease: a population study

    Cowan, E., Bell, S., Black, C., Blakeman, T., Fraser, S., Hughes, A., Keskindag, B., Methven, S., Nath, M., Nitsch, D., Rzewuska Diaz, M., Scholes-Robertson, N. & Sawhney, S., 1 Jan 2026, In: Clinical Kidney Journal. 19, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., sfaf397.

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    Open Access
  • Multinational validation of the PREVENT and SCORE2 cardiovascular risk equations across 6.4 million individuals

    Neuen, B. L., Major, R. W., Grams, M. E., Sang, Y., Coresh, J., Ballew, S. H., Surapaneni, A., de Pinho, N. A., Ärnlöv, J., Arnott, C., Bell, S., Berry, J., Brenner, H., Ciemins, E., Chang, A. R., Cushman, M., de Lemos, J. A., Diaz-Tocados, J. M., Farjat, A. E. & Fletcher, R. A. & 31 others, Gansevoort, R. T., Heerspink, H. J. L., Herrington, W. G., Hong, C., Horwitz, E. J., Hwang, S.-J., Jassal, S. K., Kalra, P. A., Katz, R., Khan, S. S., Kovesdy, C. P., Kronenberg, F., Lees, J. S., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., Mill, J. G., Naimark, D. M. J., Ndumele, C., Polkinghorne, K. R., Psaty, B. M., Schloemer, P., Shlipak, M., Shrestha, P., Song, Z., Staplin, N., Steubl, D., Vart, P., Visseren, F. L. J., Woodward, M., Yamagishi, K., Young, B. A. & CKD Prognosis Consortium, 29 Jun 2026, In: Nature Medicine. p. 1-16 16 p.

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  • The global epidemiology of acute kidney injury: challenges and opportunities

    Cerda, J., Kashani, K., Ostermann, M., Basu, R. K., Bell, S., Cantaluppi, V., Chakaravarthi, R., Costa, J. M., Claure-Del Granado, R., Macedo, E., Rhee, H., Srisawat, N., Wu, V.-C., Yang, L. & Mehta, R. L., Mar 2026, In: Nature Reviews Nephrology. 22, 3, p. 179-198 20 p.

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  • The impact of non-AKI eGFR Variability on CKD Progression in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes and preserved kidney function

    Hapca, S., Yang, Q., McGurnaghan, S. J., Blackbourn, L. A. K., Pearson, E. R., Colhoun, H. M. & Bell, S., 25 Jun 2026, In: Kidney International Reports. In Press

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    Open Access