Key Researcher
Allyson Hart, MD, MS (she/her)
Dr. Hart is a nephrologist at Hennepin Healthcare, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, and Senior Staff for Patient and Family Affairs at the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).
She is also the Chair of Hennepin Healthcare’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), which oversees the ethical conduct of research on human subjects, and is the Co-Director of the University of Minnesota’s Mothers Leading Science program.
She obtained her MD from the University of California, San Francisco, and her internal medicine residency at the University of Utah. Following this, she completed a nephrology fellowship and a Master of Science in Clinical Research at the University of Minnesota.
Nephrology & Transplantation
Dr. Hart’s research focuses on patient engagement in research and policy, risk prediction, and the use of statistical modeling to create tools that are useful in clinical settings. In addition, she also focuses on developing feasible behavioral change interventions to improve the outcomes of patients faced with chronic kidney disease. She is passionate about changing the way research is conducted to collaborate with underserved patients and communities.
Outside of conducting clinical research, Dr. Hart’s interest lies in changing the structures and approaches to research and academia. As the Co-Director of Mothers Leading Science at the University of Minnesota, she is working to develop the next generation of leaders in academia with more diverse perspectives and inclusive approaches.
As the chair of the IRB, she hopes to improve community representation and transparency in the research ethics process. Finally, as the Deputy Director of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), she is championing work to create tools that allow patients and professionals to use this data in their clinical decision-making.
- One of her current projects is a pilot randomized controlled trial studying the effects of implementing virtual counseling interventions with potential kidney transplant candidates and their social support networks to improve access to kidney transplants in a safety net hospital setting. She is also working on developing tools to help transplant providers make individually tailored, data-driven decisions about transplants, as well as tools to help inform and empower patients.
Key Researcher
Allyson Hart, MD, MS (she/her)
Dr. Hart is a nephrologist at Hennepin Healthcare, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, and Senior Staff for Patient and Family Affairs at the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).
She is also the Chair of Hennepin Healthcare’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), which oversees the ethical conduct of research on human subjects, and is the Co-Director of the University of Minnesota’s Mothers Leading Science program.
She obtained her MD from the University of California, San Francisco, and her internal medicine residency at the University of Utah. Following this, she completed a nephrology fellowship and a Master of Science in Clinical Research at the University of Minnesota.