Moving Medicine Forward

The Ottawa Hospital renal program is one of the largest in Ontario. We currently provide care for approximately 900 dialysis patients (700 hemodialysis, 200 peritoneal dialysis and 30 home hemodialysis) and >1100 kidney transplant recipients. We have a dedicated inpatient nephrology ward, perform 80-100 kidney transplants annually, and are actively involved in the management of AKI/nephrology patients across the ICUs at our institution. In addition to clinics for general nephrology, we provide a multi-care kidney clinic (MCK) for patients with progressive renal disease and have specialized clinics for hypertension, glomerulonephritis, obstetrical nephrology, and cystic renal diseases.

We have a strong Royal College nephrology residency program as well as a specialized fellowship programs in hypertension, transplantation, glomerulonephritis, advanced chronic kidney disease, home dialysis, advanced hemodialysis and critical care nephrology. We typically have 8-10 nephrology subspecialty residents and fellows each year.

Research is conducted through the Kidney Research Centre (KRC) of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.  Basic science studies focus on diabetic nephropathy, acute kidney injury, and the biology of extracellular vesicles.  Clinical research is led by several division members, working collaboratively on clinical trials, population-level studies and systematic reviews in AKI, CKD, dialysis, transplantation, PKD, GN, and blood pressure measurement/management. The KRC provides dedicated administrative staff and research coordinators, methodological assistance, and access to local, provincial and national administrative databases.

The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) is TOH’s research arm. It ranks fourth out of more than 600 Canadian hospitals for competitive, peer-reviewed grants from the prestigious Canadian Institutes of Health Research. OHRI houses over 2,200 researchers, publishing more than 2,000 studies yearly, with hundreds being high impact publications (top 10% or citations) and places 5th overall in Canada for research funding.

The Department of Medicine is a research-intensive Department. Members currently hold 28 University Research Chairs. The Department receives approximately $60 million per year in external research funding and members publish approximately 1200 peer-reviewed publications annually.

The Faculty of Medicine is a nationally recognized leader, ranked among Canada’s top-tier medical faculties. The Faculty ranks 3rd in Canada for research intensity in Medicine/Science (Maclean’s) and 4th in Canada for citations (2022 THE rankings). The University of Ottawa is the largest bilingual (English-French) university in the world and the first and largest bilingual medical school in Canada. The Faculty of Medicine has a long history of conducting the highest quality basic and clinical research, in close partnership with affiliated hospitals and research institutes. The Web of Science recently published a list of the most highly cited researchers in the world, where seven out of eight researchers identified from the uOttawa are from the Faculty of Medicine. Together, these

remarkable achievements are a strong testament to the competitiveness and excellence of our Faculty.

The City of Ottawa provides a thriving multicultural and bilingual environment. Ottawa boasts numerous cultural activities as well as readily accessible sporting and natural resources, making it an ideal family and healthy living environment.

The Department of Medicine is committed to ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion in our work environment. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous persons, visible minorities members (racialized persons), persons with disabilities, women, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with equitable, diverse and inclusive communities. We encourage qualified applicants from all groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity to apply. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the recruitment process.

Please note Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.