Jeffrey Zaltzman
Associate Scientist
Nephrology
St. Michael Hospital
Canada
Biography
Dr. Jeffrey Zaltzman graduated with both his undergraduate degree and MD from McGill University. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Manitoba, in addition to Nephrology and Transplant training at the University of Toronto, where he also received a MSc in Clinical Epidemiology. Dr. Zaltzman joined the Division of Nephrology at St. Michael’s Hospital in 1993, where played an active role in the resurgence of the kidney transplant program. In 2000, he was appointed as the Director of the Renal Transplant Program. Dr. Zaltzman has also served as the Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at St. Michael’s Hospital and has also been involved in research ethics, where he served as the Chair of the Research Ethics Board (REB) from 2000-2002. He continues to serve as Educational Director of Nephrology at St. Michael’s Hospital. He is the Medical Director of the Diabetes Comprehensive Care Program, in addition to the Chief Medical Officer, Transplant of Trillium Gift of Life. He currently Chairs the Canadian Society of Transplantation Kidney Working group. He was actively involved with the Kidney Foundation of Canada in both the provincial and national levels. He has over 80 peer-reviewed publications.
Research Interest
His research interests are in the areas of chronic allograft nephropathy, cardiovascular issues, and renal function in transplantation and transplant ethics.
