Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Stigant is a mother, gardener, educator, and climate activist via the development and practice of environmentally sustainable kidney care (ESKC). She completed her nephrology training at the University of Toronto then obtained a Master of Health Science degree in epidemiological research in CKD as recipient of a Kidney Foundation of Canada biomedical fellowship. She conceived and delivers the undergraduate UBC medicine lecture ‘The climate crisis, planetary health, and medical practice’, and is working with UBC educators to incorporate Planetary Health throughout all levels of medical education and practice. She is physician lead for Island Health’s Climate Change Steering Committee, a co-investigator with UBC Planetary Healthcare Lab to study the environmental impact of kidney therapies, a principle investigator with CASCADES Canada for a range of ESKC materials, and inaugural chair of the Sustainable Nephrology Action Planning ‘SNAP’ Committee of the Canadian Society of Nephrology. Dr. Stigant proudly represents Canadian nephrology as a Steering Committee Member of the ISN’s GREEN-K (Global Environmental Evolution in Nephrology and Kidney Care) initiative.
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