Rate My Professor David McGregor

Dr David McGregor is affiliated with the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago, Christchurch, within the Division of Health Sciences. His professional contact details are listed on the official University of Otago website, including direct dial +64 3 364 0655 and Christchurch extension 80655. McGregor works in conjunction with Christchurch Hospital, part of the Canterbury District Health Board. His research centers on nephrology, with contributions to studies on chronic kidney disease management, hemodialysis efficacy, vascular access, bone disease in transplant recipients, and biomarkers such as betaine and dimethylglycine in renal patients. In 2000, he served as Research Fellow in the Department of Nephrology at Christchurch Hospital, contributing to work on dialysis services.

Key publications include the meta-analysis 'Meta-analysis: Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease' (Annals of Internal Medicine, 2010), co-authored with Suetonia C Palmer and others; the Cochrane systematic review 'Interventions for preventing bone disease in kidney transplant recipients' (2019); 'Variability of plasma and urine betaine in diabetes mellitus patients with kidney disease' (Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2012); 'Breath ammonia and trimethylamine allow real-time monitoring of haemodialysis efficacy' (2011); 'The rate of procedures required to maintain hemodialysis vascular access: A data linkage analysis' (Kidney360, 2025); 'Dimethylglycine supplementation does not affect plasma homocysteine concentration in pre-dialysis chronic renal failure patients' (Clinical Biochemistry, 2004); 'CAPD in Sheep following Bilateral Nephrectomy' (2006); and 'Comparative study of the effects of enalapril and losartan on glomerular size selectivity in hypertensive patients with proteinuria' (year not specified in sources). These works appear in university repositories like ourarchive.otago.ac.nz and reflect collaborations with researchers such as Michael Lever, Peter M George, and Rachael C Walker. McGregor holds a PhD, as indicated in publication affiliations.