Dr. Kristin Clemens is a Clinician-Researcher in the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University. She is also the current Site Director of ICES Western, Associate Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute, and Medical Director of the Osteoporosis and Bone Disease Program at St. Joseph’s Health Care London.
In addition to working as a busy general endocrinologist, Dr. Clemens is an active multimorbidity and disparities researcher. She has a special focus on improving the care and outcomes of patients with endocrine, metabolic bone, and chronic kidney disease. Dr. Clemens has conducted ICES administrative research for >10 years at ICES Western, but also has experience with qualitative methodology, patient-oriented research, innovative randomized controlled trials, and quality improvement initiatives. Her research has been funded by organizations including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Kidney Foundation of Canada. She received a Diabetes Canada Junior Investigator award in 2017, and is a recent recipient of the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence and Innovation from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Clemens is also a research mentor to dozens of undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate trainees, and is particularly passionate about mentoring trainees who have faced personal disparities.
