She is a graduate of the Columbia Internal Medicine and Nephrology training programs, and completed a CTSA-sponsored Masters in Patient Oriented Research/Biostatistics in 2010. Dr. Ganda’s translational research program is focused on mechanisms of accelerated cardiovascular disease in patients with CKD. She is the recipient of a 2013-2018 NIH/NIDDK K23 Patient Oriented Career Development Award and a 2013-2016 Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Scholars Program Award from Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons.