For her leadership in the treatment of kidney disease.
Adeera Levin has made transformative contributions to the treatment of kidney disease. She was a key figure in the modernization of global clinical practice guidelines to prevent kidney failure at its early stages, and is a leader in the fight against human organ trafficking. In her own province she heads the Division of Nephrology at the University of British Columbia, and is the long-time executive director of the BC Renal Agency, an organization that has improved patient outcomes by ensuring timely and accessible access to kidney services. Recently, she became the first Canadian and second woman to be elected president of the International Society of Nephrology.