David C. Mendelssohn, MD, FRCPC - Nephrology
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Dr. Mendelssohn is chief and physician director of the Department of Nephrology at Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. He is also an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is currently one of two Canadian principal investigators for the multinational Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Pattern Study (DOPPS).
Dr. Mendelssohn has chaired the Nephrology Section of the Ontario Medical Association. He has also served as chair of the Specialist Coalition of Ontario, the Toronto Region Dialysis Committee, and the Professional and Public Policy Committee of the Canadian Society of Nephrology.
Board Certifications
- Certificate of Special Competence (Nephrology)—1989
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
- Acute Renal Failure
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Kidney Stones
- Diabetic Nephropathy
Education
- M.D.: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1983
- Residency in nephrology: Toronto Western Hospital, 1985, and Toronto General Hospital, 1986
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (Internal Medicine), 1987
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, 1989–1996
- Associate Professor, University of Toronto, 1997–present
- Coordinator of Dialysis, University of Toronto, 1998
Hospital Affiliations
- St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
- Director, Peritoneal Dialysis, 1998
- Deputy Division Director, Nephrology, 1999
- Courtesy staff, 2001
- Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto
- Head of the Division of Nephrology and Medical Director of Dialysis, 2001
- Chief/Physician Director, Department of Nephrology, 2005
Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Hypertension
- Canadian Hypertension Society
- American Society of Nephrology
- Canadian Society of Nephrology
- International Society of Nephrology
- International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis
- National Kidney Foundation
- Ontario Medical Association
Selected Publications
- Mendelssohn DC, et al. (2006). Hemodialysis vascular access problems in Canada: Results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS II), Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, 21(3); 721-728.
- Mendelssohn DC, et al. (2006). Attitudes of Canadian nephrologists toward multidisciplinary team-based CKD clinic care. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 47(2): 277-284.
- Nesrallah G, Mendelssohn DC (2006). Modality options for renal replacement therapy: The integrated care concept revisited. Hemodialysis International, 10(2): 143–151.
- Devins GM, Mendelssohn DC, Barre PE, Taub K, Binik YM (2005). Predialysis psychoeducational intervention extends survival in chronic kidney disease: A 20-year follow-up. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 46(6): 1088–1098.
- Young EW, Akimba T, Albert JM, McCarthy JT, Kerr PG, Mendelssohn DC, Jadoul M (2004). Magnitude and impact of abnormal mineral metabolism in hemodialysis patients in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Pattern Study. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 44(5 Suppl 2):34–88.
Financial Disclosure
This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.
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