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Amit Garg

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Cross-Appointed ProfessorDepartment of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsWestern University

Amit Garg

Cross-Appointed Professor

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2022.
Principal investigator on 35 research grants (34 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 17 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

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Chronic Kidney Disease Organ Donation Dialysis Epidemiology Living Kidney Donation Administrative Healthcare Data Implementation Science Methods

Latest papers

KIdney aNd blooD prESsure ouTcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors: Description of Clinical Research Protocol of the KINDEST-CCS Study
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease · 2022
Pustular Psoriasis and Associated Musculoskeletal Disorders.
The Journal of rheumatology · 2021
Impact of the KidneyWise toolkit on chronic kidney disease referral practices in Ontario primary care: a prospective evaluation
BMJ Open · 2020

All 13 publications

Latest funding

DIALysis with EXpanded solute removal (DIALEX): A large, simple randomized controlled trial to evaluate the major health effects of expanded versus conventional hemodialysis.
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,143,675
Fit-for-purpose statistics for health system improvement: a focus on outcomes in pragmatic trials
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$108,500
Access to primary care services, preventive care, chronic disease management and patient outcomes in alternative primary care remuneration models
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$596,700

All 65 grants and awards

13 publications.

KIdney aNd blooD prESsure ouTcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors: Description of Clinical Research Protocol of the KINDEST-CCS Study

Khondker A, Groff M, Nunes S, Sun C, Jawa N, Lee J, Cockovski V, Hejri-Rad Y, Chanchlani R, Fleming A

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease20221 citations

DOI: 10.1177/20543581221130156

Pustular Psoriasis and Associated Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Callis Duffin K, Bachelez H, Mease PJ, Rosen C, Garg A, Zudak E, Elkayam O, Merola J, Chau J, Kishimoto M, Furer V, Helliwell PS

The Journal of rheumatology2021

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.201673 PMID: 33722939

Impact of the KidneyWise toolkit on chronic kidney disease referral practices in Ontario primary care: a prospective evaluation

Brimble KS, Boll P, Grill AK, Molnar A, Nash DM, Garg A, Akbari A, Blake PG, Perkins D

BMJ Open202015 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032838 PMID: W3007454594

Electronic Alerts for Acute Kidney Injury Amelioration (ELAIA-1): a completely electronic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial: design and rationale.

Mutter M, Martin M, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Etropolski B, Feldman H, Garg A, Gourlie N, Latham S, Lin H, Palevsky PM, Parikh C, Moreira E, Ugwuowo U, Wilson FP

BMJ open2019

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025117 PMID: 31154298

Production of physician services under fee‐for‐service and blended fee‐for‐service: Evidence from Ontario, Canada

Somé NH, Devlin RA, Mehta N, Zaric G, Li L, Shariff S, Belhadji B, Thind A, Garg A, Sarma S

Health Economics201919 citations

DOI: 10.1002/hec.3951

Proceedings of the GRAPPA 2016 Retreat.

Jadon DR, Gladman DD, Mease PJ, FitzGerald O, Chandran V, Goel N, Rosen CF, Maksymowych WP, Ritchlin CT, Ogdie A, Coates LC, Cauli A, Soriano ER, Husni ME, Campbell W, Azevedo VF, Callis Duffin K, Armstrong AW, Gottlieb AB, Kavanaugh A, Garg A, Helliwell PS

The Journal of rheumatology2017

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.170141 PMID: 28461522

Oral Salt and Water versus Intravenous Saline for the Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury following Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography: Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Trial

Swapnil H, Knoll GA, Kayibanda JF, Fergusson D, Chow BJ, Shabana W, Murphy E, Ramsay T, James M, White CA

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease20152 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s40697-015-0048-7

Erratum: Oral Salt and Water versus Intravenous Saline for the Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury following Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography: Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Trial

Hiremath S, Knoll GA, Kayibanda JF, Fergusson D, Chow BJW, Shabana W, Murphy E, Ramsay T, James M, White CA

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease2015

DOI: 10.1186/s40697-015-0064-7

Development of criteria to distinguish inflammatory from noninflammatory arthritis, enthesitis, dactylitis, and spondylitis: a report from the GRAPPA 2013 Annual Meeting.

Mease PJ, Garg A, Helliwell PS, Park JJ, Gladman DD

The Journal of rheumatology2014

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140182 PMID: 24882864

The International Dermatology Outcome Measures initiative as applied to psoriatic disease outcomes: a report from the GRAPPA 2013 meeting.

Gottlieb AB, Armstrong AW, Christensen R, Garg A, Duffin KC, Boehncke WH, Merola JF, Gladman DD, Mease PJ, Swerlick RA, Rosen CF, Abernethy A

The Journal of rheumatology2014

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140176 PMID: 24882858

DIALysis with EXpanded solute removal (DIALEX): A large, simple randomized controlled trial to evaluate the major health effects of expanded versus conventional hemodialysis.

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Roshanov, Pavel; Garg, Amit; McIntyre, Christopher W; Nesrallah, Gihad; Tarride, Jean-Eric; Zou, Guangyong

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Dialysis; Kidney Disease

$1,143,675

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

Access to primary care services, preventive care, chronic disease management and patient outcomes in alternative primary care remuneration models

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sarma, Sisira K

Keywords: Access To Primary Care And Mental Health Services; Avoidable Hospitalization; Chronic Disease Management; Physician Remuneration And Incentive; Preventable Emergency Department Visit; Preventable Mortality; Preventive Care

$596,700

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

Access to primary care, preventive care, chronic disease management and patient outcomes in alternative primary care remuneration models

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Health Services and Policy Research

Principal investigators: Sarma, Sisira K

Keywords: Access To Primary Care And Mental Health Services; Avoidable Hospitalization; Chronic Disease Management; Physician Remuneration And Incentive; Preventable And Treatable Mortality; Preventable Emergency Department Visit; Preventive Care

$100,000

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

Effect of pregnancy on long-term kidney function in women with chronic kidney disease: an observational cohort study

Nominated PICIHR2022Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit; Bathini, Lavanya; Hladunewich, Michelle A

Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease; Epidemiology; Low Kidney Function; Pregnancy

$74,997

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

Visual analytics to improve prescription drug safety

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit

Keywords: adverse drug events kidney function medication administrative healthcare data human-data interaction automation visual analytics artificial intelligence machine learning information visualization

$250,000

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 November 9, 2025 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Amit Garg

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

KIdney aNd blooD prESsure ouTcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors: Description of Clinical Research Protocol of the KINDEST-CCS Study

Pustular Psoriasis and Associated Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Impact of the KidneyWise toolkit on chronic kidney disease referral practices in Ontario primary care: a prospective evaluation

Electronic Alerts for Acute Kidney Injury Amelioration (ELAIA-1): a completely electronic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial: design and rationale.

Production of physician services under fee‐for‐service and blended fee‐for‐service: Evidence from Ontario, Canada

Proceedings of the GRAPPA 2016 Retreat.

Oral Salt and Water versus Intravenous Saline for the Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury following Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography: Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Trial

Erratum: Oral Salt and Water versus Intravenous Saline for the Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury following Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography: Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Trial

Development of criteria to distinguish inflammatory from noninflammatory arthritis, enthesitis, dactylitis, and spondylitis: a report from the GRAPPA 2013 Annual Meeting.

The International Dermatology Outcome Measures initiative as applied to psoriatic disease outcomes: a report from the GRAPPA 2013 meeting.

Visual analytics to improve prescription drug safety

Frequent collaborators

Amit Garg

Ron Wald

Ayub Akbari

Matthew James

Matthew James

Vinod Chandran

Wael Shabana

Dean Fergusson

Michael Walsh

Sisira Sarma

Neesh Pannu

Paul Nathan

Susan Samuel

Michael Zappitelli

Rulan Parekh

Proton Rahman

Ngan Lam

Scott Klarenbach

Lillian Sung

Raveena Ramphal

Swapnil Hiremath

Sean Bagshaw

Guillaume Pare

Lehana Thabane

Amber Molnar

Mark Crowther

Marko Simunovic

Salim Yusuf

Philip Devereaux

Parminder Raina

Mohit Bhandari

Stephen Walter

Gordon Guyatt

Sanjit Jolly

Holger Schunemann

Diane Heels-Ansdell

Sarah McDonald

Rahul Chanchlani

James Paul

Jeffrey Weitz