Kristen Favel, MD

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. Her research focuses on improving the long-term kidney health of children and adolescents with diabetes.
Education
06/2022 - Clinical Research Fellowship, University of British Columbia
MPH, 05/2022 - Public Health, University of British Columbia
06/2020 - Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, University of British Columbia
06/2014 - Pediatrics Residency, University of British Columbia
MD, 05/2014 - Medicine, University of British Columbia
BASc, 05/2009 - Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia
Websites

  1. Glenn Lecea E, Favel K. An Unusual Cause of Chest Pain in a Pediatric Patient on Hemodialysis. Volume 6 of Issue 5. Kidney360 2025. PMID: 40440459


  2. Zapata HA, Todurkar N, Favel K, Griffin RL, Starr MC, Charlton JR, McAdams RM, Askenazi D, Kulkarni T, Menon S, Mammen C, Harer MW. 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). Volume 45 of Issue 1. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2024. PMID: 39390245


  3. Favel K, Bone JN, Elliott T, Panagiotopoulos C, Mammen C. Classification of longitudinal estimated glomerular filtration rate trajectories in Canadian adults with type 1 diabetes. Volume 38 of Issue 11. Journal of diabetes and its complications 2024. PMID: 39321602


  4. Harer M, Zapata H, Todurkar N, Favel K, Griffin R, Starr M, Charlton J, McAdams R, Askenazi D, Kulkarni T, Menon S, Mammen C. 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). Research square 2024. PMID: 39070632


  5. Favel, Kristen, Mammen, Cherry, Panagiotopoulos, Constadina. Longitudinal Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Trajectories in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Pediatric diabetes 2023. PMID:


  6. Favel K, Mammen C, Panagiotopoulos C. Longitudinal Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Trajectories in Children with Type 1 Diabetes. Volume 2023. Pediatric diabetes 2023. PMID: 40303235


  7. Favel K, Mammen C, Panagiotopoulos C. Albuminuria screening in children with type 1 diabetes prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Volume 92 of Issue 5. Pediatric research 2022. PMID: 35115710


  8. Favel K, Irvine M, Ronsley R, Panagiotopoulos C, Mammen C. Glomerular Filtration Rate Abnormalities in Children With Type 1 Diabetes. Volume 46 of Issue 5. Canadian journal of diabetes 2022. PMID: 35752567


  9. Favel K, Dionne JM. Factors influencing the timing of initiation of renal replacement therapy and choice of modality in children with end-stage kidney disease. Volume 35 of Issue 1. Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 2019. PMID: 31654222