CV
Education
University of British Columbia / Masters of Science, Statistics
September 2014 - June 2016, Vancouver BC
University of British Columbia / Bachelors of Science, Biochemistry
September 2007 - May 2012, Vancouver BC
Publications
- 1. Hendren E, Lan JS, Kadatz M, Sawinski D, Liwski R, McMichael L, Aiyegbusi O, Doyle R, Av-Gay G, Chang D, Gill J, Gill JS. Maternal immune memory and sex differences in living donor kidney transplant outcomes. Am J Transplant. 2026;26(6):1462-1471.
- 2. Av-Gay G, Parajulee A, Stoll K, Kornelsen J. Evaluating rural health outcomes: A methodological approach using population-level data. Health Care Sci. 2024;3(3):151-162.
- 3. Wong JMH, Lee T, Av-Gay G, Azampanah A, Elwood C, van Schalkwyk J, Sauvé L, Money D. Developing a preterm birth prediction model in pregnant people with HIV using a population-based cohort. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026;101(9):1042-1048.
- 4. White E, Kadatz M, Lan J, Hendren E, Av-Gay G, Sridhar VS, Rojas W, O’Donoghue D, Borg J, Gill J, Sawinski D, Gill JS. The allograft survival of kidneys from living donors aged ≥65 years is similar to that of younger living donors in recipients aged ≥35 years. Am J Transplant. 2026;26(8):1923-1932.
- 5. Gill JS, White E, Sridhar V, Av-Gay G, Hendren E, Lan J, Gill J, Kadatz M. Could a simple flick of the switch increase deceased donor kidney utilization? Am J Transplant. 2026;26(2):246-248.
- 6. McClymont E, Blitz S, Forward L, Cole S, Alton GD, Boucoiran I, Cassell K, Castillo E, Crane J, Kuret V, LeBlanc Cormier G, Murphy PA, Poliquin V, Saunders S, Scott H, Shah P, Snelgrove JW, Sprague AE, Yudin MH, Money D; CANCOVID-Preg Team (including Av-Gay G). The role of vaccination in maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with COVID-19 in pregnancy. JAMA. 2026;335(2):154-162.
- 7. Kornelsen J, Av-Gay G, Parajulee A, Humber N, Ebert S, Skinner T, Stoll K. Rural surgical and obstetric facility-level outcomes for index procedures: a retrospective cohort study (2016-2021). Can J Surg. 2025;68(3):E221-E234.
- 8. McClymont E, Albert A, Grays S, Av-Gay G, Lee M, Ogilvie G, Money D, Elwood C. The Impact of the HPV Vaccine on Preterm Birth in British Columbia. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2025;47(9):103032.
- 9. Wong JMH, Av-Gay G, Lee T, Azampanah A, Elwood C, van Schalkwyk J, Sauve L, Money D. Sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis and preterm birth in pregnant people living with HIV: A population-based cohort study. Int J STD AIDS. 2025;36(9):712-718.
- 10. Bondy S, McClymont E, Av-Gay G, Albert A, Andrade J, Blitz S, Folkes I, Forward L, Fraser E, Grays S, Barrett J, Bettinger J, Bogler T, Boucoiran I, Castillo E, D'Souza R, El-Chaar D, Fadel S, Kuret V, Ogilvie GS, Poliquin V, Sadarangani M, Scott H, Snelgrove JW, Tunde-Byass M, Money D. Acceptance and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in Canada. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2025;21(1):2458353.
- 11. Stoll K, Treissman J, Av-Gay G, Kornelsen J. Examining Changes in Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress and Work-Related Quality-of-Life of Rural Surgical and Obstetrical Nurses in British Columbia During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Can J Nurs Res. 2025;57(2):314-323.
- 12. Parajulee A, Av-Gay G, Skinner T, Kornelsen J. The Organisational Infrastructure of a Canadian Rural Health Network: A Four-Year Longitudinal Survey Study. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2025;40(3):672-687.
- 13. Fu W, McClymont E, Av-Gay G, Zhang Q, Bone JN, Elwood C, Roberts A, Sadarangani M, Sauve L, van Schalkwyk J, Money D. Comparison of Maternal and Infant Outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 Infected Pregnancies and Contemporaneous General Population Pregnancies From British Columbia. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2024;46(10):102631.
- 14. Korchinski I, Marquez C, McClymont E, Av-Gay G, Andrade J, Barrett J, Elwood C, Jassem A, Krajden M, Morshed M, Sadarangani M, Tanunliong G, Sekirov I, Money D. Maternal-infant transfer of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies following vaccination in pregnancy: A prospective cohort study. Vaccine. 2024;42(25):126123.
- 15. Fu W, McClymont E, Av-Gay G, Dorling M, Atkinson A, Azampanah A, Elwood C, Sauve L, van Schalkwyk J, Sotindjo T, Money D. Retrospective Cohort Study on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pregnancy Outcomes for Women Living With HIV in British Columbia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024;95(5).
- 16. Stoll K, Bendyshe-Walton TA, Av-Gay G, Parajulee A, Humber N, Williams K, Skinner T, Kornelsen J. Perinatal Outcomes at Rural Hospitals That Participated in the Rural Surgical and Obstetrical Networks (RSON) of British Columbia (2016-2021). J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2024;46(4):102280.
- 17. McClymont E, Atkinson A, Albert A, Av-Gay G, Andrade J, Barrett J, Bogler T, Boucoiran I, Castillo E, D'Souza R, El-Chaar D, Fadel S, Fell DB, Korchinski I, Kuret V, Ogilvie G, Poliquin V, Sadarangani M, Scott H, Snelgrove JW, Tunde-Byass M, Money D; COVERED Team. Reactogenicity, pregnancy outcomes, and SARS-CoV-2 infection following COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in Canada: A national prospective cohort study. Vaccine. 2023;41(48):7183-7191.
- 18. Kornelsen J, Khowaja AR, Av-Gay G, Sullivan E, Parajulee A, Dunnebacke M, Egan D, Balas M, Williamson P. The rural tax: comprehensive out-of-pocket costs associated with patient travel in British Columbia. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021;21(1):854.
- 19. Poirier V, Av-Gay G, Av-Gay Y. Global Proteomic Analyses of Macrophage Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. bioRxiv. 2017. doi: 10.1101/110304.
Manuscripts Accepted
- 1. Parajulee A, Av-Gay G, Robinson V, Frenkel O, Janssen P, Kornelsen J. The effect of point-of-care ultrasound on family physicians' diagnostic certainty and clinical decision making: a prospective cohort study from rural Canada. Accepted.
- 2. Hendren E, Av-Gay G, et al. A matched cohort analysis of kidney transplant recipients treated with depleting and non-depleting antibody induction and early corticosteroid cessation. Am J Transplant. Accepted.
- 3. Borg J, Av-Gay G, et al. Should steroids be resumed after rejection in steroid-free kidney transplant recipients? Transplantation. Accepted.
Conference Abstracts
- 1. O'Donoghue D, Av-Gay G, Borg J, White E, Rojas W, Hendren E, Gill J. Changes in and Risk Factors for Sensitization After Primary Kidney Allograft Failure. Am J Transplant. 2026;26(7):S619.
- 2. Rojas Gimenez W, Av-Gay G, Kadatz M, Hendren E, Sridhar V, White E, Gill J. Age and Sex Specific eGFR Cut-Offs for Living Donor Acceptance. Am J Transplant. 2026;26(7):S446.
- 3. Borg J, Av-Gay G, Hendren E, O'Donoghue D, Rojas W, Gill J. Should Steroids Be Resumed After Rejection in Patients Treated with Rapid Steroid Cessation? Am J Transplant. 2026;26(7):S445.
- 4. Borg J, Av-Gay G, Hendren E, Rojas W, White E, O'Donoghue D, Gill J. Antibody Induction in Patients Treated with Rapid Corticosteroid Cessation is Not Patient Centered. Am J Transplant. 2026;26(7):S431.
- 5. Hwang J, Av-Gay G, Hendren E, Kadatz M, Lan J, Gill J, Johnston O, Gill J. Geographic Variability in Access to Investigations Required for Kidney Transplant Assessments in a Large Catchment Area. Am J Transplant. 2025;25(8):S909.
- 6. Sridhar V, Av-Gay G, Hendren E, Kadatz M, Gill J. Importance of Data Granularity in Using eGFR Slope as a Surrogate for DCGF. Am J Transplant. 2025;25(8):S434-S435.
- 7. Gimenez WR, Schaeffner E, Hendren E, White E, Ebert N, Av-Gay G, Gill J, Sawinski D. The Absence of Sex Related Differences in Pre-Donation eGFR Indicate a Need for Standardization of Living Donor Selection Criteria. Am J Transplant. 2025;25(8):S182-S183.
- 8. Hendren E, Av-Gay G, Lan J, White E, Gimenez WR, Kadatz M, Gill J. A Matched Cohort Analysis of Kidney Transplant Recipients Treated with Depleting and Non-Depleting Antibody Induction and Early Corticosteroid Cessation. Am J Transplant. 2025;25(8):S175-S176.
- 9. Lan JH, Tran J, Av-Gay G, Niemann M, Bandstra S, Alloway RR, First M, Fitzsimmons B, Hildeman D, Gill JS, Woodle E. HLA T Cell Epitope Mismatch and the Risk of Acute Rejection Among Participants in the Astellas Double Blind Randomized Early Corticosteroid Cessation Trial. Am J Transplant. 2025;25(8):S116.
- 10. Kadatz M, Av-Gay G, Hendren E, Lan J, Gill J. Association Between Geographic Variation in Kidney Transplant Wait Times and Utilization of Deceased Donor Kidneys in the U.S. Am J Transplant. 2025;25(8):S112-S113.
- 11. Gill J, Matas A, Kadatz M, Lan J, Gimenez WR, Hendren E, Av-Gay G. The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) is Associated with Kidney Allograft Function (eGFR) at One Year After Transplant but Not with the Subsequent Change in Kidney Allograft Function (eGFR Slope). Am J Transplant. 2025;25(8):S85.
- 12. Doyle R, Hendren E, Av-Gay G, Gill J. Changes in the Duration and Severity of BK Viral Load as a Surrogate Outcome in Trials to Advance New Therapeutics for BK Virus. Am J Transplant. 2025;25(8):S17.
- 13. Hendren EM, Av-Gay G, Kadatz MJ, Gill JS. More than 16,000 Transplant Recipients and Previous Living Donors at Risk for Poor Access to Reproductive Health Care. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024;35(10S):FR-OR96.
- 14. Doyle R, Av-Gay G, Mayer U, Gill J. A mate-kidney analysis examining the impact of delayed graft function on kidney survival; implications for the clinician and clinical trial design. Transplantation. 2024;108(9S):360.6.