Dr Asad A. Merchant is a Nephrologist at University Health Network (UHN), and a Clinician Teacher at University of Toronto. He completed medical school at the University of Western Ontario, followed by an internal medicine and nephrology residency at University of Toronto. He followed that with a clinical trainee-ship in Geriatric Nephrology while also practicing at UHN as a Clinical Associate in the division of Nephrology. Dr Merchant completed the Master Teacher Program at U of T, and has also earned a Master’s degree in Community Health with a focus in Health Practitioner education (MScCH HPTE). As a teacher, he is involved in all levels of medical education, and his academic interests include curriculum development in geriatric nephrology. Dr. Merchant has multiple publications in general and geriatric nephrology and has been recognized for excellence undergraduate and postgraduate education in medicine at University of Toronto.
Dr. Merchant has an interest in teaching Geriatric Nephrology. His current focus is on teaching residents how to communicate with patients, and how to become adept at shared decision making.