Allison A Eddy

Allison Audrey Eddy is a Canadian nephrologist from Ottawa. She was the inaugural Hudson Family Hospital Chair in Pediatric Medicine at British Columbia Children's Hospital and a clinician-scientist at the British Columbia Children's Hospital.

Early life and education Eddy completed her Bachelor of Science degree at McMaster University and remained at the institution for her medical degree at McMaster University Medical School. Following her medical degree, Eddy completed a residency in pediatrics at Montreal Children's Hospital and a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at the University of Minnesota.

Career Upon completing her residency and fellowship, Eddy became a member of the faculty at the University of Toronto and a nephrologist at SickKids. In 1997, she was recruited to become a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Head of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology at Seattle Children's. Following her tenure as Deputy Editor, Eddy was appointed to the rank of Dr. Robert O. Hickman Endowed Chair In Pediatric Nephrology.

In 2012, Eddy returned to Canada to serve as the Chief of Pediatrics at British Columbia Children's Hospital (BC Children's) and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia. While serving in these roles, Eddy was also appointed BC Children's inaugural Hudson Family Hospital Chair in Pediatric Medicine in 2016. In this new position, Eddy launched a junior faculty two-year mentored scholarship program in health-care quality improvement and developed a research graduate program in Women and Children's Health Sciences. In 2019, Eddy was nominated for a YWCA Women of Distinction Award. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Eddy was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.