Go to content
Register now! ICES Research Forum 2024 will be held May 2. Join us for Strength of Numbers: Partnering for Impact
Subscribe to ICES news. Valuable insights straight to your inbox!
New release: 2022-2023 Evidence with Impact report.
Photo of Amit Garg

Amit Garg

Senior Core Scientist (Full Status) ICES Western Program Lead
Kidney, Dialysis & Transplantation Research Program

Biography

Dr. Amit Garg has held an appointment with ICES since 2006. He is a nephrologist at the London Health Sciences Centre, where he provides care and conducts research to improve health outcomes for patients with kidney disease including those receiving dialysis or a kidney transplant. He enjoys working with colleagues and trainees in a multi-disciplinary team based environment to generate and translate new knowledge for better health. Dr. Garg currently serves as Ontario provincial lead for the ICES Kidney, Dialysis and Transplantation (KDT) Program.

  • PhD, Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University
  • FACP, Nephrologist, Western University
  • FRCPC, Internal Medicine, McMaster University
  • MA, Medical Education, University of Toronto (OISE)
  • MD, University of Toronto
  • Kidney and urinary tract disorders
  • Chronic diseases and conditions
  • Decision support tools/systems
  • Drug interactions
  • Evidence-based medicine
  • Associate Dean, Clinical Research, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
  • Professor, Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Western University
  • Part-time Professor, Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University
  • Director, Living Kidney Donation, London Health Sciences Centre
  • Dr. Adam Linton Chair in Kidney Health Analytics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
  • Provincial Medical Lead, Ontario Renal Network

ICES Grants

Grant
2022 - 2023

Formation of Ontario Health Teams and quadruple-aim outcomes: quasi-experimental evaluation

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Sarma S
Co-Investigators
Garg A
Grant Type
Catalyst Grant
Grant Amount
$100,000
Grant
2021 - 2026

Filling knowledge gaps for the success of Ontario Renal Plan 3

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Beaucage MB, Blake PG, Chanchlani R, Clark EG, Clemens KK, Dixon SN, Harel Z, Jain AK, Molnar A, Silver S, Sood MM, Weir MA, Zappitelli M
Co-Investigators
Al-Jaishi A, Bathini L, Bhasin AA, Cowan A, Field B, Bonnie, Garg A, Harvey-Rioux L, Jaakkimainen RL, Kim SJ, Kitchlu A, Knoll G, Kurdyak PA, Muanda F, Nash DM, Naylor K, Nesrallah G, Oliver MJ, Ordon M, Paterson M, Perl J, Roshanov P, Sontrop JM, Sultan H, Vorster AH, Wald R, Walsh MW, Wang C, Welk BK, Yau K, Young A
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$1,143,676
Grant
2021 - 2025

Primary care reform and inequalities in the utilization of healthcare services and health status: analyses using Canadian Community Health Surveys linked with the Ontario health administrative data

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Sarma SK
Co-Investigators
Ali S, Anderson KK, Bauer GR, Devlin RA, Garg A, Hajizadeh M, Hong M, Mathews M, Stranges S, Thind A
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$416,924
Grant
2021 - 2023

Denosumab for the prevention of fragility fractures in hemodialysis: pilot study for an innovative, randomized-controlled trial, embedded in routine care

Granting Agency
AHSC AFP Innovation Fund
Principal Investigators
Clemens K
Co-Investigators
Garg A, Molnar A, Naylor K, Silver S, Weir M
Grant Type
Innovation Fund
Grant Amount
$40,881
Grant
2020 - 2021

The impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on physicians in Ontario

Granting Agency
Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario
Principal Investigators
Garg A
Grant Type
Local Physician Grant
Grant Amount
$68,140
Grant
2019 - 2023

Innovative pragmatic cluster-randomized registry trials to improve hemodialysis care

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Blake PG, Bohm C, Cote BB, Garg A, Lacson Jr. E, Levin A, Silver S, Tonelli M, Vorster AH
Co-Investigators
Bennett LL, Field B, Fontaine GJ, Kalatharan S, Kalatharan V, Waldvogel BJ, Acedillo R, Al-Jaishi A, Antonsen J, Basile E, Battistella M, Berry D, Brown PA, Chan CT, Chanda V, Terri, Clemens, Kristin K, Collister, David, Dember, Laura M, Devereaux, Philip J, Dev, Dixon SN, Elliott M, Getchell L, Grimshaw JM, Harel Z, Harris C, Harrison T, Hundemer G, Jardine M, Kiaii M, Kitchlu A, Klar N, MacKay DS, Macrae JM, Molnar A, Muanda F, Nash DM, Oliver MJ, Pandeya S, Perkins DN, Presseau J, Quinn K, Roshanov P, Schorr M, Shah N, Sontrop JM, Sood MM, Taljaard M, Tangri N, Tascona D, Wadehra D, Wald R, Walsh MW, Wodchis WP, Young A, Zacharias JM, Zwarenstein MF
Grant Type
SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant
Grant Amount
$2,817,233
Grant
2019 - 2021

Incidence and predictors of acute kidney injury among cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in Ontario, Canada

Granting Agency
London Health Sciences Centre
Principal Investigators
Blanchette P
Co-Investigators
Earle C, Garg A, Kitchlu A, Shariff S
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$29,764
Grant
2019 - 2020

Filling knowledge gaps for the success of Ontario Renal Plan 3

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Beaucage MB, Chanchlani R, Clark EG, Clemens KK, Coghlan C, Dixon SN, Field B, Harel Z, Jain AK, Molnar A, Silver S, Sood MM, Weir MA, Zappitelli M
Co-Investigators
Al-Jaishi A, Bhasin AA, Blake PG, Garg A, Harvey-Rioux L, Kitchlu A, Knoll G, Kurdyak PA, Muanda F, Nash DM, Naylor K, Nesrallah G, Oliver MJ, Ordon M, Paterson M, Perl J, Roshanov P, Wald R, Walsh MW, Welk BK, Young A
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$100,000
Grant
2018 - 2019

Cancer incidence, screening, treatment, and outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease

Granting Agency
Cancer Care Ontario (Ontario Renal Network)
Principal Investigators
Kim SJ
Co-Investigators
Garg A, Wald R.
Grant Type
Operating Grant
Grant Amount
$72,784
Grant
2018 - 2018

Prevalence and outcomes of acute kidney injury among hospitalized children with diabetic ketoacidosis in Ontario

Granting Agency
Physicians' Service Incorporated Foundation
Principal Investigators
Klowak J
Co-Investigators
Garg A, Wald R
Grant Type
Operating Grant
Grant Amount
$15,500
See All

Awards & Recognition

Awards & Recognition
14/05/2021

Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research

2021: Awarded to Dr. Amit Garg by Western University. The prize is the university’s highest distinction for sustained excellence in research.

Awards & Recognition
18/11/2016

American Society of Nephrology Young Investigator Award

2016: Awarded to Dr. Amit Garg. Every year, the Young Investigator Award is presented to one individual 45 years of age or younger “with an outstanding record of achievement and creativity in basic or patient-oriented research related to the functions and diseases of the kidney.”

Awards & Recognition
01/01/2015

US National Kidney Foundation International Distinguished Medal

2015: Awarded to Dr. Amit Garg. The medal honours the achievement of individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of kidney disease and extended the goals of the National Kidney Foundation. The foundation president presents medals each year to recognize the accomplishments of individuals through their clinical work, roles in academia, scientific discoveries or volunteer work in organizations similar to the foundation.

See All

Journal Articles

Journal Article
03/11/2023

Effect of a novel multicomponent intervention to improve patient access to kidney transplant and living kidney donation: the ENAKT LKD cluster randomized clinical trial

Garg AX, Yohanna S, Naylor KL, McKenzie SQ, Mucsi I, Dixon SN, Luo B, Sontrop JM, Beaucage M, Belenko D, Coghlan C, Cooper R, Elliott L, Getchell L, Heale E, Ki V, Nesrallah G, Patzer RE, Presseau J, Reich M, Treleaven D, Wang C, Waterman AD, Zaltzman J, Blake PG. JAMA Intern Med. 2023; Nov 3 [Epub ahead of print].

See All
Contact Details

Get in touch with
Amit Garg

Twitter
@AmitXGarg

"*" indicates required fields

Consent*

The ICES website uses cookies. If that’s okay with you, keep on browsing, or learn more about our Privacy Policy.