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听 Kaberi Dasgupta, MD, MSc, FRCPC Professor, Department of Medicine Tel: 514-934-1934 ext. 44715 kaberi.dasgupta [at] mcgill.ca |
Biographical Sketch
Kaberi Dasgupta, a physician and researcher, is Professor of Medicine at 91社区 and Director of the Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation at the Research Institute of the 91社区 Health Centre. Her studies focus on the prevention and management of diabetes and its related complications. In collaboration with her multidisciplinary team, including patient partners, she develops and tests strategies to enhance self-management support. 听She has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has received research grants as principal investigator from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada, the Lawson Foundation, the Medavie Foundation, and Diabetes Canada. She was a recipient of a CIHR New Investigator award and has been an FRQS clinician scholar from the junior through senior levels. Her students at the MSc, PhD, and postdoctoral levels have held scholarships from CIHR, Diabetes Canada, the Heart & Stroke Foundation, and the FRQS. Some are now Assistant Professors with their own research programs at universities in Canada and the United States.
Dr Dasgupta鈥檚 notable contributions include
- The demonstration that a physician-delivered step count prescription strategy can increase steps and improve glucose control and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes/hypertension (CIHR-funded SMARTER trial; Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 2017). This strategy has been incorporated into Diabetes Canada鈥檚 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines.
- The determination that gestational diabetes and gestational hypertension are indicators for the future development of postpartum diabetes both in mothers and in fathers (Diabetes Canada-funded studies; Diabetes Care, 2015; American Journal of Epidemiology, 2017). This is consistent with her previous work indicating spouse concordance in diabetes (BMC Medicine, 2014). The concept of shared couple risk may be leveraged for couple-based collaboration for diabetes prevention. Dr Dasgupta has conducted several intervention studies in this area (Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2014; BMC Public Health, 2018) funded by the CIHR, Lawson Foundation and the Medavie Foundation.
- The identification of a high prevalence of stigma among youth with type 1 diabetes (Diabetes Canada-funding; JMIR, 2018). This stigma is associated with a greater likelihood of severe hypoglycemia as well as overall glucose levels above target. This led to development of a virtual peer-led peer to peer network to support youth with type 1 diabetes (CIHR and Diabetes Canada-funded).
Keywords
Clinical trial, cohort study, epidemiology, diabetes, hypertension, vascular disease, physical activity, step counts, behaviour change, eating behaviour, spousal concordance
Research or Clinical Activities
Please see Biographical Sketch
Selected Recent Publications
Blotsky AL, Rahme E, Dahhou M, Nakhla M, Dasgupta K. Gestational diabetes associated with incident diabetes in childhood and youth: a retrospective cohort study. CMAJ. 2019;191(15):E410鈥怑417. doi:10.1503/cmaj.181001.
Brazeau AS, Nakhla M, Wright M, et al. Stigma and Its Association With Glycemic Control and Hypoglycemia in Adolescents and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Cross-Sectional Study. J Med Internet Res. 2018;20(4):e151. Published 2018 Apr 20. doi:10.2196/jmir.9432.
Pace R, Brazeau AS, Meltzer S, Rahme E, Dasgupta K. Conjoint Associations of Gestational Diabetes and Hypertension With Diabetes, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease in Parents: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2017;186(10):1115鈥�1124. doi:10.1093/aje/kwx263.
Dasgupta K, Rosenberg E, Joseph L, et al. Physician step prescription and monitoring to improve ARTERial health (SMARTER): A randomized controlled trial in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2017;19(5):695鈥�704. doi:10.1111/dom.12874.
Dasgupta K, Rosenberg E, Joseph L, et al. Carotid femoral pulse wave velocity in type 2 diabetes and hypertension: capturing arterial health effects of step counts. J Hypertens. 2017;35(5):1061鈥�1069.