Allan Collins has over twenty five years of experience in nephrology and ESRD treatment. His clinical experience and research have focused on acute and chronic care of ESRD patients and prospective and retrospective focused clinical studies on dialysis techniques and associated outcomes. He has also done extensive work with high-efficiency dialysis and therapy prescription, the technical elements of dialysis, billing systems of ICD-9 and CPT-4 claims elements, and computer systems and operations.

From 1983 to 1995 Dr. Collins managed the Metropolitan Dialysis Division and the clinical database of the Regional Kidney Disease Program (RKDP) at Hennepin County Medical Center, coordinating all areas of patient care, data collection, quality assurance, death reviews, computer systems, and analyses.