Allison Eddy
Academic background
EducationBSc, 1973, McMaster University
MD, 1975, McMaster University Medical School
Academic work
InstitutionsBritish Columbia Children's Hospital
University of British Columbia
Seattle Children's
University of Washington
University of Toronto

Allison Audrey Eddy is a Canadian nephrologist. She was the inaugural Hudson Family Hospital Chair in Pediatric Medicine at British Columbia Children's Hospital and a clinician-scientist at the British Columbia Children's Hospital.

Early life and education

Eddy completed her Bachelor of Science degree at McMaster University and remained at the institution for her medical degree at McMaster University Medical School.[1] Following her medical degree, Eddy completed a residency in pediatrics at Montreal Children's Hospital and a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at the University of Minnesota.[2]

Career

Upon completing her residency and fellowship, Eddy became a member of the faculty at the University of Toronto and a nephrologist at SickKids. In 1997, she was recruited to become a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Head of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology at Seattle Children's.[2] From 2001 to 2007, Eddy served as the Deputy Editor of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology and as an Associate Editor for the journal Pediatric Nephrology.[3] Following her tenure as Deputy Editor, Eddy was appointed to the rank of Dr. Robert O. Hickman Endowed Chair In Pediatric Nephrology.[1] That same year, she was also appointed the first Director of the Tissue and Cell Sciences Research Center at Seattle Children's Research Institute.[2] As a result of her research and academic success, Eddy was appointed to serve on the Kidney Research Institute's Scientific Advisory Committee.[4]

In 2012, Eddy returned to Canada to serve as the Chief of Pediatrics at British Columbia Children's Hospital (BC Children's) and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia.[5][6] While serving in these roles, Eddy was also appointed BC Children's inaugural Hudson Family Hospital Chair in Pediatric Medicine in 2016.[7] In this new position, Eddy launched a junior faculty two-year mentored scholarship program in health-care quality improvement and developed a research graduate program in Women and Children's Health Sciences.[8] In 2019, Eddy was nominated for a YWCA Women of Distinction Award.[9] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Eddy was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.[8] She later retired in 2021.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "New Appointments" (PDF). University of Washington. September 20, 2007. p. 12. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Allison Eddy, MD: Head, Department of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital" (PDF). University of British Columbia. 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Allison Eddy, MD, FRCPC". University of British Columbia. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Scientific Advisory committee" (PDF). Kidney Research Institute. 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Fantastic potential attracts new pediatrics chief to BC". Vancouver Sun. September 28, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Moves: Personnel changes". Vancouver Sun. July 9, 2012 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Newman, Joanna (June 27, 2016). "BC Children's Hospital Announces First – Ever Hudson Family Hospital Chair in Pediatric Medicine". University of British Columbia. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Dr. Allison Eddy selected as Fellow by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences". BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. November 2, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ Heatherington, Reyhana (March 7, 2019). "Faculty of Medicine members nominated for YWCA Women of Distinction Awards". University of British Columbia. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Virtual celebration for Dr. Allison A. Eddy, MD, FRCP(C), Head, UBC Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital". University of British Columbia. May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

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