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Brendan Kerr

Dr. Brendan Kerr
Brendan Kerr

BSc, MD, FRCPC, RDMS

Primary Specialty:
Internal Medicine
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Other Specialties:
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Dr. Brendan Kerr completed his Internal Medicine residency in 2013 and General Internal Medicine fellowship at the University of Calgary in 2015. He completed an additional fellowship in Critical Care and Emergency Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), obtained certification as a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) in 2016 and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physician of Canada (FRCPC). He created Calgary’s first clinical consultative POCUS service.

He is currently the General Internal Medicine Site Chief at the Rockyview General Hospital and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. Dr. Kerr is actively involved in medical education with the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine and the Internal Medicine Residency Program.

As a General Internist, Dr. Kerr is a specialist in acute and chronic multisystem disease and has expertise managing a vast array of medical presentations. His clinical practice consists of inpatient acute care, perioperative and outpatient medicine.

I can help with:

Cardiology: Hypertension, Congestive heart failure, Coronary artery disease, Lipid management, Cardiac risk stratification

Hematology: Thrombosis medicine, Anemia, Platelet disorders, Iron deficiency

Renal: Acute kidney injury (without active nephritis), Chronic kidney disease (eGFR > 30), Electrolyte abnormalities, Proteinuria

Endocrinology: Diabetes management, Calcium disorders, Thyroid disorders

Please see the full list of conditions Dr. Kerr is currently accepting referrals for below:

Average decrease in Specialist wait times of 51%
Over 7,200 eConsults sent
70% of patients were not sent directly to the specialist 

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