Dr. Rabbat is a Staff Nephrologist at St Joseph’s Healthcare and an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He received his medical degree from Queen’s University, and pursued his Internal Medicine and Nephrology residency training at McMaster University. He holds a Master of Science degree in Health Research Methodology. He is the Medical Director of both the Kidney Function Program and the Hemodialysis Program at St Joseph’s Healthcare. He is involved in the Ontario Renal Network as the Medical Lead of the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Integration Health Network and as a member of the Chronic Kidney Disease funding panel. His research interests involve clinical investigation in patients with chronic kidney disease. In his administrative roles, Dr Rabbat strongly encourages clinical research as one of the pillars of excellent clinical care.