The focus of Parekh’s research is to study risk factors both clinical and genetic leading to the progression of chronic kidney and cardiovascular disease.
[1] Following this, she accepted an American Kidney Fund-Amgen Clinical Scientist in Nephrology fellowship at UMich, where she conducted a study of cardiovascular mortality in children with End-stage renal failure.
She also simultaneously completed a Master of Public Health degree, with a concentration in biostatistics and clinical research.
While serving in this role, she received the 2016 American Nephrologists of Indian Origin Award for Clinical Excellence.
[6] In 2017, Parekh was appointed the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology in U of T's department of paediatrics and the Hospital for SickKids.