Badal (Brandon) Pattar

Excited to see my first first-author paper published in @PLOSONE 🎉 The first (of hopefully many) Pattar et al. Thank you to all of my collaborators for their support in helping me get this important work across the finish line!

😩The updated global burden of chronic kidney disease: one death every 20 seconds 🆓doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gf… @ERAkidney @OxfordJournals

Okey, so your ERCP failed to get biliary access 😞. How what do you tell the patient about the succes rate of repeat ERCP? 👉🏻 Outcomes of Repeat Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Following Initial Unsuccessful Cannulation: A Systematic Review link.springer.com/article/10.100…

GROWW is honoured to propel women's and girls' health in 🇨🇦 with today's brightest minds. 📢📢2026 Cohort Application live soon!!

In a universal healthcare system, women with stage 5 chronic kidney disease lose their usual survival advantage—especially at younger ages. Inequities in access to kidney replacement therapy may contribute to poorer outcomes. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

When we aren’t doing our bench work, we try to show that women’s health research is underfunded. Here is our latest showing that over 15 years at CIHR (Canada’s major health funder) has funded 6.4% of grants in women’s health and 7.16% in 2023 rdcu.be/eLpnL

Despite advances in trial design, women are underrepresented in cardiovascular research, especially for high-risk conditions like arrhythmias, coronary heart disease, and acute coronary syndrome. #ESCCongress #WCCardio ja.ma/4fXze6V

Can EHRs prevent hospital readmissions? 🏥 Systematic review of 116 RCTs shows EHR-based interventions significantly reduce 30- and 90-day readmissions. A step toward safer, cost-effective care. Full article: doi.org/10.1001/jamane… #DHPSP #DigitalHealth

New meta-analysis of 116 RCTs (+200K patients) found interventions using EHRs can help reduce hospital readmissions (17% fewer in 30 days, and 28% in 90 days). EHRs have the potential to improve patient & health system outcomes but more research is needed jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Electronic health record (EHR)-based interventions were associated with a 17% reduction in 30-day all-cause hospital readmissions and a 28% reduction in 90-day readmissions. ja.ma/46hiAwm @BrandonPattar @ICDC_Research

In a survey of gender minority individuals, nearly all feared losing access to gender-affirming care within the next four years, emphasizing the need for supportive clinical engagement. ja.ma/44yrcxn @teresagraziano

New article: "The objective of this study was to estimate the association between serum testosterone and validated measures of cardiovascular health," in persons assigned female sex at birth using gender-affirming testosterone therapy, authors write: bsd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

A new study published in @BiologySexDiff and led by @BrandonPattar explores the relationship between serum testosterone and cardiovascular health in transgender individuals on gender-affirming hormone therapy. Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Congratulations to the following recipients of CIHR Doctoral Research Awards: Joshua Tulk, Kavithra Karalasingham, Cameron Mackay, Brandon Pattar, and Jessica Wager. 👏👏

#UCalgary scientist Dr. Sandra Dumanski is leading CIHR-funded Café Scientifique to raise awareness about women’s cardiovascular health bit.ly/458TDmr @LibinInstitute

🎉 Congrats to the 2025 Libin Trainee Research Award winners! Graduate: Brandon Pattar (Supervisors: Dr. Sofia Ahmed & Dr. Tyrone Harrison) Postdoc: Dr. Jacquie Baker (Supervisor: Dr. Satish Raj) We are proud to celebrate these exceptional trainees and their important work in advancing cardiovascular health 👏👏

Exciting new research alert! Brandon Pattar's latest paper, "Sex differences in the association between albuminuria and vascular health in individuals living with chronic kidney disease," is published in Current Research in Physiology. Check it out sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@ICDC_Research @LibinInstitute

Hot off the press in @JAMANetworkOpen! Population-wide CKD screening may increase life expectancy and reduce the burden of kidney failure. Could this be a step towards health equity across racial and ethnic groups?👇🏽 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

#TDoV urges us to reflect on trans folks' resilience; however, visibility can be complex, especially when anti-trans hate is rising. We’ve curated a list of publications, blog posts & resources about trans experiences in Canada 🏳️‍⚧️ linktr.ee/thecbrc

A 46-year-old patient presented to a clinician to request initiation of estrogen therapy. The patient’s sex had been designated as male at birth. The patient had been raised in a male gender role but identified as a transgender woman and used she/her pronouns. She reported that she had felt different from her peers for as long as she could remember, at least since she was 5 years of age. She had had increasing distress as her body changed in puberty, which she tried to ignore. When she started college, she explored her feelings more and came to understand her gender identity to be female. She acquired female clothing, which she would wear in private. She also sought out transgender clubs. However, she was concerned about her ability to lead a full life as a woman, fearing rejection by society and her family. She therefore returned to presenting full-time as a man in public. She later married a cisgender woman and is the biologic parent of a 3-year-old boy. Over the years, she had worsening gender dysphoria and related depression and anxiety. She had recently connected with online support groups, and she decided to seek care to discuss initiation of gender-affirming hormone therapy. Learn more about the case and test your diagnostic and therapeutic skills in “A Smooth Transition,” a new Interactive Medical Case: nej.md/4imzaOq #MedEd #MedTwitter