Lori-Ann Fisher
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Dr Lori-Ann Fisher is a consultant nephrologist and intensivist and is currently a Lecturer at the Epidemiology Research Unit, Caribbean Institute for Health Research. Her research interests include sickle cell nephropathy and lupus nephritis in the Caribbean. She has published work on the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in Jamaica, and acute kidney injury in sickle cell anaemia. She is the current Chair of the International Society of Nephrologists (ISN) North America and Caribbean Regional board and has lectured locally and internationally on sickle nephropathy and lupus nephritis.
She completed undergraduate training at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Faculty of Medical Sciences, in 2007 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) with honours. After completing residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital, she pursued a clinical fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in Nephrology and a critical care fellowship at Montefiore, Medical Centre in New York. She returned to Jamaica subsequent to training as a consultant nephrologist and intensivist at the University Hospital of the West Indies. She joined the Epidemiology Research Unit of the Caribbean for Health Research in January 2025. She is currently the Chair of the North America and Caribbean (2025-2027) board of the International society of nephrologists (ISN) and is a member of the ISN council. Her future work will explore genetic, social and environmental risk factors for progression of chronic kidney disease, with focus on lupus nephritis and sickle cell nephropathy.
Research & Teaching Interests
Chronic kidney disease epidemiology and factors affecting progression, Outcomes in lupus nephritis, acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease in sickle cell disease, APOL1 kidney disease, registry development
Training Programs
DM (internal Medicine)
MSc Epidemiology
Recent Publications
Lori-Ann M Fisher, Trevor S Ferguson, Kerne D Rocke, Natalie G Guthrie-Dixon, Novie OM Younger-Coleman, Marshall K Tulloch-Reid, Shelly-Ann R McFarlane, Damian K Francis, Nadia R Bennett, Colette A Cunningham-Myrie, Ishtar O Govia, Donovan A McGrowder, William D Aiken, Andriene Grant, Tamu Davidson, Karen Webster-Kerr, Rainford J Wilks Chronic Kidney Disease in Jamaica: Estimated Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors from the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey III medRxiv 2025.03.31.25324786; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.31.25324786
Myrie J, Soyibo A, Friedman D, Anand S, Fisher LA. Kidney Disease in the Caribbean-APOL1 Risk Alleles and Emerging Environmental Stressors. Kidney Int Rep. 2024 May 7;9(7):1947-1950. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.04.071.
Fisher LA, Asnani M. Acute kidney injury in Jamaicans with sickle cell disease hospitalized with COVID-19 infection. EJHaem. 2023 Jan 7;4(1):37-44. doi: 10.1002/jha2.636.
Lowe-Jones R, Ethier I, Fisher LA, Wong MMY, Thompson S, Nakhoul G, Sandal S, Chanchlani R, Davison SN, Ghimire A, Jindal K, Osman MA, Riaz P, Saad S, Sozio SM, Tungsanga S, Cambier A, Arruebo S, Bello AK, Caskey FJ, Damster S, Donner JA, Jha V, Johnson DW, Levin A, Malik C, Nangaku M, Okpechi IG, Tonelli M, Ye F, Parekh RS, Anand S; Regional Board and ISN-GKHA Team Authors. Capacity for the management of kidney failure in the International Society of Nephrology North America and the Caribbean region: report from the 2023 ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA). Kidney Int Suppl (2011). 2024 Apr;13(1):83-96. doi: 10.1016/j.kisu.2024.01.003. Epub 2024 Apr 8.
Balhara KS, Fisher L, El Hage N, Ramos RG, Jaar BG. Social determinants of health associated with hemodialysis non-adherence and emergency department utilization: a pilot observational study. BMC Nephrol. 2020 Jan 6;21(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1673-7.
Contact
Telephone
(876) 927-2471
lori-ann.fisher@uwimona.edu.jm
