Dr. Davina Tai BEd, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor Nephrology

Dr. Tai grew up in Saskatoon. After completing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, she worked for a short time in the oil and gas industry in Alberta.  She then returned to Saskatoon to pursue further undergraduate studies in Mathematics, before completing her M.D. and internal medicine residency at the U of S.  Dr. Tai received her nephrology fellowship training in Calgary, after which she pursued further clinical training in conventional hemodialysis and vascular access as a "Clinical Scholar" in Calgary.  She was a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Calgary, while she completed a Masters degree (in physiology of Hemodialysis).  Dr. Tai returned to Saskatoon to join the Division of Nephrology in 2012.  Her clinical and scholarly interests are in Hemodialysis and Vascular Access.  

Education:

• BE-Mechanical Engineering- University of Saskatchewan 1998
• MD-University of Saskatchewan
• FRCPC (internal medicine)- University of Saskatchewan
• Nephrology-University of Calgary
• M.Sc-medical science-physiology of Hemodialysis-University of Calgary 2012

Professional Roles:

• Clinical Assistant professor of Medicine
• Divisional Lead- Vascular access Program
• Coordinator Academic Half Day- Adult Nephrology Program
• Resident Excellence Teaching Award 2008, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary.
• The Back of the Envelope Award 2013 (teaching excellence in informal settings), IM Residency Program, U of S.
• Distinguished Lecturer Award 2013, IM Residency Program, U of S.

Awards

• 2008  Excellence Teaching Award, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
• 2013  The Distinguished Lecturer Award, Internal Medicine Residency Training Program, Dept of Med, U of S
• 2013  The Back of the Envelope Aware (teaching excellence in informal settings), Internal Medicine Residency Training Program, Dept of Med, U of S
• 2015  The Distinguished Lecturer Award, Internal Medicine Residency Training Program, Dept of Med, U of S

• Tai DJ, Leung K, Ravani P, Quinn RR, Scott-Douglas N, MacRae JM. The effect of citrate dialysate on intradialytic heparin dose in haemodialysis patients: study design of a randomised controlled trial.  BMC Nephrol 2015 Aug 25;16:147. doi: 10.1186/s12882-015-0144-z.
• Tai DJ, Conley J, Ravani P, Hemmelgarn BR, MacRae JM. Hemodialysis prescription education decreases intradialytic hypotension.  J Nephrol 2013 Mar-Apri:26(2):315-322. doi: 10.5301/jn.5000147. Epub ahead of print June 11, 2012.
• Ravani P, Palmer SC, Oliver MJ, Quinn RR, MacRae JM, Tai DJ, Pannu NI, Thomas C, Hemmelgarn BR, Craig JC, Manns B, Tonelli M, Strippoli GFM, James MT. Associations between hemodialysis access type and clinical outcomes: A systematic review. J Am Soc Nephrol 2013 Feb;24(3):465-473. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2012070643.
• Tai DJ, Ahmed SB, Palacios-Derflingher L, Hemmelgarn BR, MacRae JM.  Pneumatic Compression Devices During Hemodialysis: A Randomized Crossover Trial.  Nephrol. Dial. Transplant 2013 Apr;28(4):982-990. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfs502.  Epub ahead of print November 7, 2012.
• James MT, Tai DJ, Strippoli GFM, MacRae JM, Tonelli M, Manns BJ, Hemmelgarn BR, Ravani P. Vascular access type for patients on chronic haemodialysis (Protocol). The Cochrane Collaboration, The Cochrane Library 2011, issue 9.
• Tai DJ, Lim TW, James MT, Manns BJ, Tonelli M, Hemmelgarn BR. Cardiovascular Effects of ACE Inhibition or Angiotensin Receptor Blockade in Hemodialysis: A Meta- Analysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2010;5(4):623-630.
• MacRae JM, Tai DJ, Daniw M, Lee J. Letter To the Editor re: “A simple method to create buttonhole cannulation tracks in a busy hemodialysis unit.” Hemodial Int 2010;14(1):94-95.
• Tai D,Sadler D, McLaughlin K. Stone Formers: How to Sort Them Out and When to Refer. Canadian J of CME 2008;20(4):43-45