On July 14, 1967, Dr. Shiv Jindal arrived in Canada after beginning his career in Nephrology in 1964 in Belfast, North Ireland. He joined the team at the Civic and helped establish the Department of Nephrology, which was in its infancy. At that time, the Civic had only one dialysis machine.
Over the next four decades Dr. Jindal continued to make an impact, from treating thousands of patients to helping develop a renal transplant program and dialysis unit to offering his expertise on anti-rejection medication during Ottawa’s first heart transplant in 1984 (see moment #29 for more on this historic event!)
In 2007, 40 years after arriving at the Civic, Dr. Jindal and his wife Sarita donated $1 million to establish Canada’s first research program on the prevention of kidney disease. Then, in 2013, the Jindal Research Chair for the Prevention of Kidney Disease was established.
Most recently, the Jindals made another investment in the future of healthcare with a $1-million donation to the Campaign to Create Tomorrow. They view this gift as an investment in improving patients’ lives and in preventative healthcare.
Over the years, The Ottawa Hospital has made major contributions to kidney research and continues to do so. More than 1,700 patients received dialysis last year at our hospital.
