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Amit Garg

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Assistant Professor (Part-Time)Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and ImpactMcMaster University

Amit Garg

Assistant Professor (Part-Time)

Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2014

Supervision signals

Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
145 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 26 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 27 research grants (27 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 17 trainee awards (17 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Academic metrics

946

Publications

61,355

Citations

119

h-index

375

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

Counts cover the publications linked to this profile. Citations and the h-index appear when the source records them.

Other departments

Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) (Joint Institute)

Education

MD, MA, FRCPC, FACP, PhD

Profiles and links

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their McMaster University profile.

Latest papers

Genetic testing in kidney transplantation and living kidney donor risk assessment
Kidney International · 2026
Low-Dose Rivaroxaban and Cardiovascular Events in Advanced Kidney Disease: The TRACK Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) · 2026
Risk for Scrotal Surgery After Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy : A Population-Based Cohort Study.
ACP journal club · 2026 · first author

All 946 publications

Latest funding

PACE-BP Pilot Trial: Feasibility and Safety of a Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of First-Line Antihypertensive Therapies in Children
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$363,376
Fit-for-purpose statistics for health system improvement: a focus on outcomes in pragmatic trials
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$108,500
Dial-Bicarb Trial: Lower vs. Higher Dialysate Bicarbonate Concentration in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,682,998

All 76 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 946 publications.

Genetic testing in kidney transplantation and living kidney donor risk assessment

Schott C, Relouw S, Arnaldi M, Baker C, Offerni-Almada G, Wang J, McIntyre AD, Son S, Cuerden M, Arnold JB

Kidney International20266 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.033

Low-Dose Rivaroxaban and Cardiovascular Events in Advanced Kidney Disease: The TRACK Randomized Clinical Trial.

Badve SV, Perkovic V, Jha V, Ramachandran R, Mushahar L, Menne J, De Vriese AS, Rossignol P, Flahault A, Al Ammari M

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)20265 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.9379

Risk for Scrotal Surgery After Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy : A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Garg AX, McArthur E, Sontrop JM, Boudville N, Connaughton DM, Cuerden MS, Feldman LS, Lam NN, Lentine KL, Nguan C

ACP journal club20264 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.7326/annals-25-02257

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outcomes following Preemptive Kidney Transplant Waitlisting in the United States from 2009 to 2024

Adeyemo S, Crews DC, Lentine KL, Zisman-Ilani Y, Lincoln KD, Flores GM, Bunnapradist S, Ferrey AJ, Reddy UG, Muzaale AD

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology20262 citations

DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000876

Practice patterns and outcomes in cancer patients developing immune checkpoint inhibitors–related AKI

Blanchette PS, Reid J, Richard L, Shariff SZ, Raphael J, Earle CC, Garg AX, Kitchlu A

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation20262 citations

DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaf191

Effect of a Change in the Eligibility Criteria for Multidisciplinary Kidney Care

Molnar AO, Kang Y, Nash DM, Li L, Blake PG, Garg AX, Brimble KS, Young A, Jain AK

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000001065

Methods Article for a Study Protocol: Study Design and Baseline Characteristics of the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease with Low Dose Rivaroxaban in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (TRACK) Trial

Badve SV, Al Ammari M, Anderson CS, Billot L, Bompoint S, Collister D, De Vriese AS, Eikelboom JW, Flahault A, Garg AX

American Journal of Nephrology20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1159/000550796

Sustainable HRM in the Age of AI: Evaluating Green and Non-green Business Roles and Impacts

Agarwal AK, Gupta N, Dutta S, Garg A, Dashora J

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems2026

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-04539-3_41

Anterior vitrectomy incidence in cataract surgery among experienced surgeons and residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abu Al-Burak S, Butt F, Li X, Garg AX, Hutnik CM, Malvankar-Mehta MS

European Journal of Ophthalmology2026

DOI: 10.1177/11206721251380886

Donor Self-Esteem Before and After Living Kidney Donation

Neumann R, Arnold JB, Boudville N, Cuerden MS, Dew MA, Dipchand C, Feldman LS, Gill JS, Karpinski M, Klarenbach S

American Journal of Kidney Diseases2026

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2026.05.023

PACE-BP Pilot Trial: Feasibility and Safety of a Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of First-Line Antihypertensive Therapies in Children

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chanchlani, Rahul

Keywords: Blood Pressure; Effectiveness; Medications; Pragmatic Trial

$363,376

Fit-for-purpose statistics for health system improvement: a focus on outcomes in pragmatic trials

SupervisorCIHR2025Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Central Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Luo, Bin

Keywords: Administrative Healthcare Database; Composite Outcomes; Health Policies; Kidney Care; Lab Measurement; Pandemic Preparedness; Population Health; Pragmatic Clinical Trials; Statistical Methods

$108,500

Dial-Bicarb Trial: Lower vs. Higher Dialysate Bicarbonate Concentration in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Molnar, Amber; Garg, Amit; Harris, Claire; Silver, Samuel; Tennankore, Karthik K

Keywords: Dialysis; Kidney Disease; Kidney Failure

$1,682,998

A mixed-methods approach to characterizing geographic barriers related to kidney transplantation in Ontario.

SupervisorCIHR2023Health System Impact Fellowships - Doctoral Central Canada 1-year

Principal investigators: Faltynek, Pavlina

Keywords: Geographic Barriers; Health Equity; Kidney Transplantation

$35,000

Increasing Equitable Access to Kidney Transplantation: A Partnership with the Trillium Gift of Life Network-Ontario Health

SupervisorCIHR2023Health Sys. Impact Embedded ECR Award - Health Services, Health Systems & Policy

Principal investigators: Naylor, Kyla

Keywords: Administrative Healthcare Data; Equity; Kidney Transplant

$400,000

Accelerating Clinical Trials (ACT) - Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Pan Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium

Principal investigators: Devereaux, Philip J; Blake, Peter G; Abrahamyan, Lusine; Akl, Elie; Anvari, Mehran; Berman, Jason N; Bhandari, Mohit; Bourbeau, Jean; Brouwers, Melissa C; Buckley, David N; Butcher, Nancy J; Campbell, David J; Clark, Wayne; Cote, Adrien; Cox, Jennifer; Dhanani, Sonny; Dixon, Stephanie N; Downar, James; Duceppe, Emmanuelle; Dukelow, Sean P; Edwards, Jodi D; Eng, Janice J; Ezekowitz, Justin A; Fergusson, Dean A; Gagnon, Bruno; Garg, Amit; Gerstein, Hertzel C; Gilron, Ian; Glanfield, Florence; Grimshaw, Jeremy M; Halperin, Scott A; Hawkins, Nathaniel M; Healey, Jeff S; Hohl, Corinne M; Hutchison, James S; Jolly, Sanjit S; Kelly, Lauren; Lalu, Manoj M; Langley, Joanne M; Lauzier, François; Lee, Todd C; Li, Patricia T; Majnemer, Annette; Marlin, Susan; McDonald, Emily G; McGillion, Michael H; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; McNeil, Shelly A; Meade, Maureen O; Menon, Kusum; Moayyedi, Paul; Moore, Lynne; Murdoch, Alicia; Murphy, Tim; O'BYRNE, Paul M; Pamidi, Sushmita; Parkash, Ratika; Perera, Kanjana S; Petch, Jeremy; Phillips-Beck, Wanda; Pibarot, Philippe J; Pilote, Louise; Poirier, Paul; Potter, Elizabeth K; Presseau, Justin; Richer, Lawrence P; Rodes Cabau, Josep; Rouleau, Guy A; Rouleau, Jean-Lucien; Sadarangani, Manish; Saleh, Ramy R; Stewart, Breanne; Suri, Rita; Taljaard, Monica; Tang, Anthony S; Tennankore, Karthik K; Thiel, Alexander; Thompson, Wade; Turgeon, Alexis F; Verma, Atul; Wijeysundera, Harindra C; Wood, DAVID A; WRIGHT, JAMES; Yusuf, Salim; Zarychanski, Ryan

Keywords: Canadian Biotechnology Knowledge Companies; Cross-Cutting Enablers; Equity Diversity Inclusion; Indigenous Health; Pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium; Patient Engagement; Randomized Controlled Trials; Sex And Gender; Trial Network; Trial Unit

$38,996,933

A Training Platform in Pragmatic Registry-Based Trials: Connecting Canada's Health, Data, and Biomanufacturing Sectors

Nominated PICIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit; Basile, Erika; Bhatia, Rajan S; Clemens, Kristin K; Dixon, Stephanie N; Ethier, Jean-Francois; Fowler, Robert A; Gagnier, Joel J; Garrison, Scott R; Grimshaw, Jeremy M; Hohl, Corinne M; Ivers, Noah M; Jairath, Vipul; James, Matthew T; Jerath, Angela; Katz, Alan; Krzyzanowska, Monika K; LeBlanc, Annie; Lee, Douglas S; Mcalister, Finlay A; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; McIntyre, Lauralyn A; Mittmann, Nicole; Naylor, Kyla; Presseau, Justin; Schull, Michael J; Sontrop, Jessica M; Spence, Jessica; Swartz, Richard; Taljaard, Monica; Tangri, Navdeep; Udell, Jacob A; Weijer, Charles E; Zwarenstein, Merrick F

Keywords: Administrative Healthcare Data; Implementation Science; Methods; Pragmatic Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial; Training

$3,479,320

A Training Platform in Pragmatic Registry-Based Trials: Connecting Canada's Health, Data, and Biomanufacturing Sectors

Nominated PICIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms - Indirect Costs

Keywords: Administrative Healthcare Data; Implementation Science; Methods; Pragmatic Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial; Training

$869,831

Accelerating Clinical Trials (ACT) - Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium - Indirect Costs

$9,749,233

Looking, Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome; Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)

Principal investigatorCIHR2021SPOR Networks - Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Science

Principal investigators: Levin, Adeera; Beaucage, Mary B; Desjarlais, Arlene D; Hillier, David R; McCormick, Michael; Morrin, Louise; Stalker, Leanne; Verdin, Nancy E; Voyageur, Evelyn; Wilson, Mary; Woods, Cathy; Ahmed, Sofia B; Barrett, Brendan J; Battistella, Marisa; Bello, Aminu; Bohm, Clara; Collister, David; Dart, Allison B; Donald, Maoliosa (Mo); Elliott, Meghan; Garg, Amit; Hartwig, Sunny; James, Matthew T; King, Malcolm; Louie, Kelsey; Manns, Braden J; Matsuda-Abedini, Mina; McIntyre, Christopher W; Reich, Heather; Rigatto, Claudio; Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Scholey, James W; Silver, Samuel; Tangri, Navdeep; Tennankore, Karthik K; Thompson, Stephanie; Wicklow, Brandy A; Zappitelli, Michael

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Chronic Kidney Disease; Community Driven; Diabetes; Health Services Research; Implementation; Indigenous Health Research; Knowledge Mobilization; Patient-Oriented Research; Storytelling

$3,750,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 25, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Amit Garg

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Genetic testing in kidney transplantation and living kidney donor risk assessment

Low-Dose Rivaroxaban and Cardiovascular Events in Advanced Kidney Disease: The TRACK Randomized Clinical Trial.

Risk for Scrotal Surgery After Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy : A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outcomes following Preemptive Kidney Transplant Waitlisting in the United States from 2009 to 2024

Practice patterns and outcomes in cancer patients developing immune checkpoint inhibitors–related AKI

Effect of a Change in the Eligibility Criteria for Multidisciplinary Kidney Care

Methods Article for a Study Protocol: Study Design and Baseline Characteristics of the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease with Low Dose Rivaroxaban in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (TRACK) Trial

Sustainable HRM in the Age of AI: Evaluating Green and Non-green Business Roles and Impacts

Anterior vitrectomy incidence in cataract surgery among experienced surgeons and residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Donor Self-Esteem Before and After Living Kidney Donation

Frequent collaborators

Philip Devereaux

Ron Wald

Michael Walsh

Robert Brian Haynes

Amber Molnar

Richard Whitlock

Ziv Harel

Gordon Guyatt

Darin Treleaven

Flavia Kessler Borges

Lehana Thabane

Andre Lamy

John Eikelboom

Ameen Patel

Seychelle Yohanna

Salim Yusuf

Vikas Tandon

Peter Kavsak

Maria Tiboni

Scott Klarenbach

Louise Moist

Sisira Sarma

Jessica Spence

Navdeep Tangri

David Conen

Emilie Belley-Cote

Reem Adel Mustafa

K Ann McKibbon

Paul Moayyedi

Shrikant Bangdiwala

Deborah Cook

Wojtek Wiercioch

Jan Brozek

Mark Crowther

Joseph Beyene

Guillaume Pare

Moin Khan

Noori Akhtar-Danesh

Harsha Shanthanna

Elie Akl