What is Dr. Marcello Tonelli's background and professional experience?
Dr. Marcello Tonelli is senior associate dean (clinical research) at the Cumming School of Medicine in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is also associate vice president (health research) at the University of Calgary. He received his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, a Master of Science in epidemiology from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, and a Master of Science in health policy from Imperial College London, UK. He is a nephrologist and professor at the University of Calgary. Dr. Tonelli has served in the past as president of the Canadian Society of Nephrology, councilor of the ISN, and a member of the KDIGO Executive Committee. He also joined KDIGO volunteer leadership as an executive committee member in 2015 and has served as its Co-Chair since 2016. He is Chair emeritus of the Canadian Task Force for Preventive Health Care, a national panel of experts that makes recommendations about preventive health services to Canada's 36,000 family physicians.