Dr. Christine Ribic

Dr. Christine Ribic is a transplant nephrologist and an assistant professor at McMaster University. She obtained her MD from the University of Toronto and completed her Internal Medicine and Nephrology residency at McMaster University. She completed a Master of Science in Pharmacology at the University of Toronto in 2001 and is currently completing a second Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the Health Research Methodology Program at McMaster University.

Dr. Ribic’s research interests are in the area of renal transplantation and end stage renal disease with a focus on disease prevention and health outcomes utilizing both clinical studies as well as large national databases. She is currently the principal investigator on a prospective, observational cohort studies examining venous thromboembolism in recipients of renal transplants; a randomized control trial examining extracorporeal anticoagulation in dialysis and several other research projects in transplant recipients and patients with end stage renal disease. She holds several grants including the McMaster Internal Career Award in Research.