Mersema Abate

Mersema Abate, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She also serves as Director of Advanced Clinical Experience at Northwell Health. Her research focuses on kidney transplantation outcomes, health disparities, and post-transplant glycemic control. She has published extensively on topics such as racial inequities in kidney transplant eligibility, electrolyte abnormalities in critically ill patients, and the impact of comorbidities on transplant success. Her work has been cited over 1,000 times, with notable contributions to understanding the role of race in clinical algorithms and managing infections in immunocompromised patients.

Research Interests:

• Optimizing post-transplant metabolic control
• Addressing systemic disparities in organ transplantation
• Multimodal approaches to kidney failure management
• COVID-19's impact on renal and transplant medicine

Publications: Her 70+ articles span peer-reviewed journals like Clinical Transplantation and Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, focusing on clinical nephrology and transplant medicine. Recent work emphasizes implementation of continuous glucose monitoring systems and re-evaluation of race-based clinical metrics.

Grants/Advising: No formal grants or student advisees are currently listed in her profile.