Olwyn Johnston

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Olwyn Johnston

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Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

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Nephrology

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Education

BMedSci, University College Dublin Ireland, 1996,

MBChBAO, University College Dublin Ireland, 1996,

MRCPI, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 1999,

MD, University College Dublin Ireland, 2007,

MHSc, University of British Columbia, 2008,

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Recent Publications

1. Kadatz MJ, Lee ES, Duncan J, Levin A, Johnston O. (2018) A peculiar case of paraproteinemia and elevated creatinine. Am J Kidney Dis.71(3): A14-A15.
2. Ready E, Chernushkin K, Partovi N, Hussaini T, Luo C, Johnston O, Shapiro RJ. Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Adults Receiving Kidney Transplantation in British Columbia: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2018 Apr 1;
3. Rose C, Gill J, Zalunardo N, Johnston O, Mehrotra A, Gill JS. (2016). Timing of pregnancy after kidney transplantation and risk of allograft failure. American Journal Transplantation. 16(8): 2360-2367.
4. Cassidy H, Slyne J, O’Kelly P, Traynor C, Conlon PJ, Johnston O, Slattery C, Ryan MP, McMorrow T.(2015). Urinary Biomarkers of Chronic Allograft Nephropathy. Proteomics Clin Appl. 9(5-6): 574-585. ,
5. Richardson R, Connelly M, Dipchand C, Garg AX, Ghanekar A, Houde I, Johnston O, Mainra R, McCarrell R, Mueller T, Nickerson P, Pippy C, Storsley L, Tinckam K, Wright L, Yilmaz S, Landsberg D; Protocols Working Group of the Canadian Blood Services’ Living Donation Advisory Committee. (2015). Kidney Paired Donation Protocol for Participating Donors 2014. Transplantation. 99(10 (Supp 1): S1-S88.
6. Knoll GA, Humar A, Fergusson D, Johnston O, House AA, Kim SJ, Ramsay T, Chassé M, Pang X, Zaltzman J, Cockfield S, Cantarovich M, Karpinski M, Lebel L, Gill JS. (2014). Levofloxacin for BK virus prophylaxis following kidney transplantation: a randomized clinical trial. Journal American Medical Association. 312(20): 2106-14.
7. Gill JS , Hendren E , Dong J , Johnston O , Gill J. (2014). Differential association of body mass index with access to kidney transplantation in men and women. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 9(5):951-9.
8. Johnston O , Rose CL , Gill JS , Gill JS. (2013). Risks and benefits of preemptive second kidney transplantation.Transplantation. 95(5):705-10
9. Gill J , Dong J , Rose C , Johnston O , Landsberg D , Gill J. (2013). The Effect of Race and Income on Living Kidney Donation in the United States. JASN. 24(11):1872-9
10. Gill JS , Lan J , Dong J , Rose C , Hendren E , Johnston O , Gill J. (2013). The survival benefit of kidney transplantation in obese patients. American J Transplant 13(8):2083-90
11. Humar A , Gill J , Johnston O , Fergusson D , House AA , Lebel L , Cockfield S , Kim SJ , Zaltzman J , Cantarovich M , Karpinski M , Ramsay T , Knoll GA. (2013). Quinolone prophylaxis for the prevention of BK virus infection in kidney transplantation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Trials. 14, 185
12. Johnston O, Rose CL, Gill JS, Gill JS. Risks and benefits of preemptive second kidney transplantation. Transplantation. 2013 Mar 15;95(5):705-10.
13. Gill JS , Schaeffner E , Chadban S , Dong J , Rose C , Johnston O , Gill J. (2013). Quantification of the early risk of death in elderly kidney transplant recipients. American J Transplant 13(2):427-32
14. Gill JS, Gill J, Barnieh L, Dong J, Rose C, Johnston O, Tonelli M, Klarenbach S Income of living kidney donors and the income difference between living kidney donors and their recipients in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2012 Nov;12(11):3111-8

Book Chapters

1. J.S. Gill, O. Johnston. (2017).Chronic Kidney Disease and the Kidney Transplant Patient. Chronic kidney disease, dialysis and transplantation: a companion to Brenner and Rector’s The Kidney. 4th edition, Elsevier,
2. J. S. Gill and O. Johnston. Chronic kidney disease and the kidney transplant recipient. Chronic kidney disease, dialysis and transplantation: a companion to Brenner and Rector’s The Kidney. (3rd) Elsevier, 2015
3. K. Scobie, J.S. Gill and O Johnston. (2013). Evaluation and preparation of kidney transplant candidates and the medical management on the waiting list.Kidney Transplantation: Essential Clinical Management. Springer

Awards & Recognition

  • Transplant Research Foundation of BC Venture Grant 2011-2012
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