Dr. Elena Babir

Dr. Elena Barbir is an early career staff nephrologist who has recently joined the Division of Nephrology at the University of Alberta. She has completed two additional years of clinical sub-specialty training with a fellowship in Kidney Transplantation at Mayo Clinic, followed by Onco-Nephrology.

She will be splitting her time between Transplant Nephrology and General Nephrology, with a focus on the development of a dedicated Onco-Nephrology clinic. She has a clinical interest in Transplant Oncology, including best practices for patients with plasma cell disorders undergoing kidney transplantation, and for the management of post-transplant oncologic complications, including post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder and solid organ tumors benefiting from initiation of immunotherapy. She is joining the University of Alberta as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine.

Dr. Elena Barbir completed medical school at Queen's University, internal medicine residency and general nephrology fellowship at the University of British Columbia, and additional sub-specialty training at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester MN. Her research interests revolve around the management of renal complications (in the native kidney and the allograft) for patients receiving cancer targeted therapy to allow continuation of therapy and improve overall survival.