Gihad Nesrallah

Gihad Nesrallah earned his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1999. He completed nephrology training at the University of Western Ontario after obtaining a fellowship in internal medicine. Currently, he is the Medical Director of Hemodialysis and the Chief of the Nephrology Program at Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. He also holds appointments as Adjunct Scientist at the Lawson Health Research Institute, Associate Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, and is a core faculty member of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Kidney Dialysis Transplant Program.

As Provincial Lead, Data and Measurement Program at the Ontario Renal Network, Dr Nesrallah has led the creation of Ontario’s first renal measurement framework, supporting strategic priorities spanning chronic kidney disease, vascular access, home dialysis, and patient-based funding. Dr Nesrallah’s academic interests include patient-reported outcome measurement, knowledge synthesis, guideline development, and observational comparative effectiveness research. He has led international collaborations, including those for the International Quotidian Dialysis Registry and the clinical practice guideline panels with the Canadian Society of Nephrology.

Experience

St. Michael's Hospital Associate Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute Sep 2013 –

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) Adjunct Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute Jan 2008 –

Humber River Regional Hospital Staff Nephrologist Jan 2004 – Chief and Physician Director, Nephrology Program Jun 2014 – Dec 2019 Medical Director Jan 2011 – Jun 2017

Western University Adjunct Professor 2004 –

Ontario Renal Network Provincial Lead, Data, Analytics, and Reporting Sep 2013 – Mar 2019

Education

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Master of Business Administration - MBA 2018 – 2019

Schulich School of Business - York University Degree NameMaster of Business Administration - MBA 2018 – 2019

McMaster University Master’s Degree Health Research Methodology, Clinical Epidemiology Stream 2010 – 2013

Western University FRCPC Nephrology 2003 – 2004

Western University FRCPC Internal Medicine 1999 – 2003

Western University MD MedicineGradeWith Distinction 1995 – 1999

University of Ottawa Bachelor of Science (Hon.) PhyisologyGradeMagna cum Laude 1991 – 1995