Allison Dart MD, MSc, FRCPC

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Current Positions Held

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba

Training, Education & Background

2010 – Master of Science – Department of Community Health Sciences

2007 – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Nephrology)
2006 – FRCPC – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Pediatrics)
2005 – University of Ottawa (Pediatrics)
2003 – Medical Council of Canada
2002 – MD – University of Manitoba
1998 – Bachelor of Science – University of Winnipeg

Major Research Focus & Interests

Renal outcomes in youth onset diabetes

Cardiovascular outcomes in youth with obesity, diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Acute kidney injury

Recent Significant Publications

Dart AB, Schall A, Gibson IW, Blydt-Hansen TD, Birk PE. Patterns of Chronic Injury in Pediatric Renal Allografts. Transplantation. 2010 Feb 15;89(3):334-4.

Dart AB, Mutter TC, Ruth C, Taback SP. Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) versus other fluid therapies: effects on kidney function. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jan 20;(1): CD007594. Review.

Birk PE, Blydt-Hansen TD, Dart AB, Kaita LM, Proulx C and Taylor G. Low incidence of adverse events in outpatient pediatric protocol renal allograft biopsies. Pediatr Transplant 2007; 11(2):196-200.

Dart A, Feber J, Wong H, and Filler G. Icodextrin re-absorption varies with age in children on automated peritoneal dialysis. Pediatric Nephrology 2005; 20(5):683-5.