Jeffrey Perl

MD, FRCP(C), SM

Investigator

Biography

Dr Jeffrey Perl is a staff nephrologist at, St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He received his Master of Science in Epidemiology from The Harvard School for Public Health. He is a prior recipient of The John Maher Young Investigator Award by the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis and has received several teaching awards at The University of Toronto and St. Michael’s Hospital. He serves as the current editor-in-chief of Peritoneal Dialysis International.  He is also chair of the home dialysis subcommittee of the American Society of Nephrology COVID-19 response team. His primary research interests and clinical practice focuses on improving the survival and quality of life for patients on home dialysis. Dr. Perl is a primary investigator in The International Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS) and principal investigator of the Optimizing the Prevention of Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis in The United States (OPPUS) study.

Recent Publications

  1. Albakr, R, Sylvertooth, D, Bieber, B, Jesudason, S, Johnson, DW, Kawanishi, H et al.. Sex-Specific Outcomes in The Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025; :. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000937. PubMed PMID:41370095 .
  2. Perl, J, Teitelbaum, I, Warady, BA, Neu, A, Watnick, S, Chatoth, D et al.. Core Interventions for the Prevention of Peritoneal Dialysis Related Infections. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025; :. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000976. PubMed PMID:41348491 .
  3. Al Thani, A, Jain, AK, Perl, J. Does Remote Monitoring Improve Time on Peritoneal Dialysis?: CON. Kidney360. 2025; :. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000001046. PubMed PMID:41348487 .
  4. Shah, S, Weinhandl, E, Leonard, AC, Rachwal, B, Verma, P, Perl, J et al.. Corrigendum to "Pregnancies in Women With Kidney Failure on Home Dialysis in the United States" [Kidney International Reports Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2024, Pages 907-918]. Kidney Int Rep. 2025;10 (11):4124-4127. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2025.09.011. PubMed PMID:41278325 PubMed Central PMC12640013.
  5. Yau, K, Ray, JG, Jeyakumar, N, Luo, B, Abdullah, S, Dixon, SN et al.. Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2025; :. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.09.010. PubMed PMID:41238166 .
  6. Hayat, A, Cheetham, MS, Cho, Y, Zhao, J, McCullough, K, Fuller, DS et al.. Incremental start and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis: International results from PDOPPS. Perit Dial Int. 2025; :8968608251385614. doi: 10.1177/08968608251385614. PubMed PMID:41144284 .
  7. Ye, WWQ, Malavade, T, Bargman, JM, Chan, CT, Perl, J. Bringing medical education "home": the university health network and St. Michael's hospital home dialysis fellowship. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2026;35 (1):108-117. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000001122. PubMed PMID:41056035 .
  8. Ye, WW, Saxena, A, Leigh, KA, Golper, TA, Gould, ER, Abra, G et al.. Impact of a Longitudinal Virtual Education Series on Home Dialysis Education: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025;20 (11):1584-1593. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000813. PubMed PMID:40996817 PubMed Central PMC12614866.
  9. Slapcoff, LB, Perl, J. Peritoneal Dialysis in the United States: Growing Pains or Making Gains?. Am J Kidney Dis. 2025;86 (4):434-436. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.08.002. PubMed PMID:40900062 .
  10. García-García, G, Ibarra-Estrada, M, Perl, J, Madero, M, Murguía-Soto, C, Hernández-Morales, K et al.. Outcomes of Initiating Peritoneal Dialysis versus Hemodialysis in Severe, Symptomatic Kidney Failure. Kidney360. 2025;6 (8):1373-1383. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000000863. PubMed PMID:40694419 PubMed Central PMC12407124.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Chair, International Society of Nephrology’s Young Nephrologists Committee