Sunita Singh
Singh, Sunita MD, MSc, FRCPC
U Of T Appointments

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Contact Information
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
Peter Munk Building
585 University Ave.
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2N2
Phone: 416-340-3240
Fax: 647-689-2738
[email protected]
Diabetes Related Research:

I am a Transplant Nephrologist in the Division of Nephrology at the Toronto General Hospital with additional training in diabetes care in transplant recipients and pancreas transplantation as a treatment option for patients with Type 1 diabetes. In collaboration with Dr. David Cherney, I am currently a site investigator/Co-Investigator at UHN for two clinical trials: 1) DAPA CKD: A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Dapagliflozin on Renal Outcomes and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and 2) A double-blind, placebo controlled, cross-over renal mechanistic trial to assess the effect of adding empagliflozin versus placebo on renal hyperfiltration in patients with type 1 diabetes on a background of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) Ramipril: BETWEEN study. I also have a research interest in Pancreas Transplantation. I am currently a Co-Investigator (PI: Dr. Cherney, Co-I: Dr. Kim, Dr. Cattral) on a pilot study evaluating the impact of pancreas transplantation on the complications of Type 1diabetes (BBDC Sun Life Financial Pilot and Feasibility Grant) and have published clinical outcomes research in patients with type 1 diabetes with pancreatic transplants. I also have interest in understanding the pathogenesis of recurrent diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in the kidney allograft and therapies for DKD in the transplant population. Our group has recently published our experience describing the safety and efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors in a group of kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant recipients.