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Dr. Mrinal Dasgupta, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, recipient of the University of Missouri Annual Dialysis Conference Lifetime Achievement Award for PD, 2008
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CANNT Journal
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April 1, 2008
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Behind that gentle smile...
Behind that gentle smile... is a physician who is dedicated to advancing peritoneal dialysis (PD) and improving the lives of PD patients. After graduating in India and receiving his post-graduate training in nephrology at University of Alberta, Dr. Dasgupta started his career as a nephrologist in the 1970s. In 1990, he became the director of the PD division of the Northern Alberta Renal Program in Edmonton, Alberta. He remained in this position until 2002. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Dasgupta was also the founder and past-president of the Western Canada Peritoneal Dialysis Society.
A respected nephrologist and researcher, Dr. Dasgupta was recognized by ...
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