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DSM staff profile

Professor Rob Walker

PositionProfessor, Mary Glendining Chair in Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Medicine (Dunedin)
QualificationsMB ChB MD(Otago) FRACP FASN FAHA
Research summaryKidney health and disease
Memberships
  • Member International Society of Nephrology Nexus and Forefronts programme committee.
  • KDIGO lipid guidelines committee, CARI guidelines committee - Cardiovascular risk factors in renal disease.
  • Member CARI guidelines committee - Dialysis adequacy.
  • Honorary Secretary and Member Executive Council ASPN, with a strong interest in developing the links between Australia and New Zealand with South East Asia and the Pacific.
Clinical
  • Nephrology
  • Cardiovascular outcomes in kidney disease
  • Dialysis outcomes in the elderly
  • Acute kidney injury
  • Diabetic kidney disease

Research

Clinical research including cardiovascular risk factors associated with CKD; hypertension, obesity and inflammation; drug induced nephrotoxicity; drugs, exercise and kidney function; acute kidney injury; dialysis outcomes in the elderly.

Basic science research focused upon mechanisms of chronic interstitial fibrosis in a chronic-lithium animal model.

Funders include Health Research Council NZ, Lotteries Health, Kidney Health NZ, Otago Medical Research Foundation.

Over 180 publications.

Additional details

Director University of Otago Research Theme: The Kidney in Health and Disease.

Publications

Au, A. Y. M., Mantik, K., Bahadory, F., Stathakis, P., Guiney, H., Erlich, J., Walker, R., Poulton, R., … Endre, Z. H. (2023). Plasma arginine metabolites in health and chronic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, gfad108. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfad108

Perl, J., Brown, E. A., Chan, C. T., Couchoud, C., Davies, S. J., Kazancioğlu, R., … for Conference Participants, including Walker, R. J. (2023). Home dialysis: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) controversies conference [Conference report]. Kidney International, 103, 842-858. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.01.006

Wu, H., Chinnadurai, R., Walker, R. J., & Tennankore, K. K. (2023). Is it time to integrate frailty assessment in onconephrology. Cancers, 15, 1674. doi: 10.3390/cancers15061674

Talbot, B., Cass, A., Walker, R., Hooi, L., Jardine, M., Jung, M., … Gallagher, M. (2023). Comparing survival in patients with chronic kidney disease across three countries: Results from the study of heart and renal protection-extended review. Nephrology, 28, 36-43. doi: 10.1111/nep.14127

Hegerty, K., Jaure, A., Scholes-Robertson, N., Howard, K., Ju, A., Evangelidis, N., … INCremental dialysis to improve Health outcomes people starting Hemodialysis (INCH-HD) investigators, including Walker, R., Wyeth, E., & Wilson, L. (2022). Australian workshops on patients’ perspectives on hemodialysis and incremental start. Kidney International Reports. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.11.012

Russell, D. G., Parnell, W. R., Wilson, N. C., Faed, J. M., Ferguson, E. L., Horwath, C. C., Herbison, G. P., Nye, E. R., Reid, P., Walker, R. J., Wilson, B. D., & Tukuitonga, C. (1999). NZ Food: NZ People. Key results of the 1997 National Nutrition Survey (LINZ® Activity & Health Research Unit). Wellington: Ministry of Health, 268p.

Authored Book - Research

Endre, Z. H., & Walker, R. J. (2017). Biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease. In C. L. Edelstein (Ed.), Biomarkers of kidney disease. (2nd ed.) (pp. 485-511). London, UK: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803014-1.00011-X

Chapter in Book - Research

Walker, R. J., & Endre, Z. H. (2013). Cellular mechanisms of drug nephrotoxicity. In R. J. Alpern, O. W. Moe & M. Caplan (Eds.), Seldin and Giebisch's the kidney: Physiology and pathophysiology (Vol. 2). (5th ed.) (pp. 2889-2932). London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381462-3.00085-9

Chapter in Book - Research

Walker, R. J., & Endre, Z. H. (2008). Cellular mechanisms of drug nephrotoxicity. In R. J. Alpern & S. C. Hebert (Eds.), Seldin and Giebisch's: The kidney: Physiology and pathophysiology (Vols. 1-2). (4th ed.) (pp. 2507-2536). Burlington, MA: Academic Press.

Chapter in Book - Research

Walker, R. J. (1997). Nephrology and urology. In The New Zealand Knowledge Base: a Report. (pp. 54-56). Wellington: Ministry of Research, Science and Technology.

Chapter in Book - Research

Kay, I. P., & Walker, R. J. (2004). Who should not go to the cathlab? In I. P. Kay, M. Sabaté & M. A. Costa (Eds.), Cardiac catheterization and percutaneous interventions. (pp. 1-7). London: Taylor & Francis Group.

Chapter in Book - Other

Au, A. Y. M., Mantik, K., Bahadory, F., Stathakis, P., Guiney, H., Erlich, J., Walker, R., Poulton, R., … Endre, Z. H. (2023). Plasma arginine metabolites in health and chronic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, gfad108. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfad108

Journal - Research Article

Talbot, B., Cass, A., Walker, R., Hooi, L., Jardine, M., Jung, M., … Gallagher, M. (2023). Comparing survival in patients with chronic kidney disease across three countries: Results from the study of heart and renal protection-extended review. Nephrology, 28, 36-43. doi: 10.1111/nep.14127

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Butcher, E., Walker, R., Wyeth, E., Samaranayaka, A., Schollum, J., & Derrett, S. (2022). Health-related quality of life and disability among older New Zealanders with kidney failure: A prospective study. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health & Disease. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/20543581221094712

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Chan, R., Walker, R. J., Samaranayaka, A., & Schollum, J. B. W. (2022). Long-term impact of early non-infectious complications at the initiation of peritoneal dialysis. Peritoneal Dialysis International. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/08968608221132647

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Ground, M., Waqanivavalagi, S., Park, Y.-E., Callon, K., Walker, R., Milsom, P., & Cornish, J. (2022). Fibroblast growth factor 2 inhibits myofibroblastic activation of valvular interstitial cells. PLoS ONE, 17(6), e0270227. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270227

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Guiney, H., Walker, R., Broadbent, J., Caspi, A., Goodin, E., Kokaua, J., … Robertson, S., Theodore, R., Poulton, R., & Endre, Z. (2022). Kidney-function trajectories from young adulthood to midlife: Identifying risk strata and opportunities for intervention. Kidney International Reports. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.10.005

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Heath, L., Egan, R., Iosua, E., Walker, R., Ross, J., & MacLeod, R. (2022). Palliative and end of life care in undergraduate medical education: A survey of New Zealand medical schools. BMC Medical Education, 22(1), 530. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03593-3

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Hegerty, K., Jaure, A., Scholes-Robertson, N., Howard, K., Ju, A., Evangelidis, N., … INCremental dialysis to improve Health outcomes people starting Hemodialysis (INCH-HD) investigators, including Walker, R., Wyeth, E., & Wilson, L. (2022). Australian workshops on patients’ perspectives on hemodialysis and incremental start. Kidney International Reports. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.11.012

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Mehta, P. M., Gimenez, G., Walker, R. J., & Slatter, T. L. (2022). Reduction of lithium induced interstitial fibrosis on co-administration with amiloride. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 14598. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18825-1

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Tafuna'i, M., Turner, R. M., Richards, R., Sopoaga, F., & Walker, R. (2022). The prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Samoans living in Auckland, New Zealand. Nephrology, 27(3), 248-259. doi: 10.1111/nep.13990

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Tafuna'i, M., Turner, R., Matalavea, B., Voss, D., Hazelman, L., Richards, R., & Walker, R. (2022). Results of a community-based screening programme for chronic kidney disease and associated risk factors, (obesity, diabetes and hypertension) in a Samoan cohort. BMJ Open, 12(4), e056889. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056889

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Ground, M., Waqanivavalagi, S., Walker, R., Milsom, P., & Cornish, J. (2021). Models of immunogenicity in preclinical assessment of tissue engineered heart valves. Acta Biomaterialia, 133, 102-113. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.05.049

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Heath, L., Egan, R., Ross, J., Iosua, E., Walker, R., & MacLeod, R. (2021). Preparing nurses for palliative and end of life care: A survey of New Zealand nursing schools. Nurse Education Today, 100, 104822. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104822

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Jayne, D. R. W., Merkel, P. A., Schall, T. J., Bekker, P., for the ADVOCATE Study Group, including Walker, R. (2021). Avacopan for the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis. New England Journal of Medicine, 384, 599-609. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2023386

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Kuan, I. H. S., Wilson, L. C., Leishman, J. C., Cosgrove, S., Walker, R. J., Putt, T. L., Schollum, J. B. W., & Wright, D. F. B. (2021). Metformin doses to ensure efficacy and safety in patients with reduced kidney function. PLoS ONE, 16(2), e0246247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246247

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Leader, C. J., Wilkins, G. T., & Walker, R. J. (2021). The effect of spironolactone on cardiac and renal fibrosis following myocardial infarction in established hypertension in the transgenic Cyp1a1Ren2 rat. PLoS ONE, 16(11), e0260554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260554

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McLean, R. M., Xie, Z., Nelson, V., Nosa, V., Po’e-Tofaeono, A., Walker, R., & Wyeth, E. H. (2021). Experiences of New Zealand haemodialysis patients in relation to food and nutrition management: A qualitative study. Nutrients, 13(7), 2299. doi: 10.3390/nu13072299

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Shettigar, R., Samaranayaka, A., Schollum, J. B. W., Wyeth, E. H., Derrett, S., & Walker, R. J. (2021). Predictors of health deterioration among older New Zealanders undergoing dialysis: A three-year accelerated longitudinal cohort study. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health & Disease, 8. doi: 10.1177/20543581211022207

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Shoemaker, L. N., Wilson, L. C., Lucas, S. J. E., Machado, L., Walker, R. J., & Cotter, J. D. (2021). Indomethacin markedly blunts cerebral perfusion and reactivity, with little cognitive consequence in healthy young and older adults. Journal of Physiology, 599(4), 1097-1113. doi: 10.1113/jp280118

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Zhou, Z., Jardine, M. J., Li, Q., Neuen, B. L., Cannon, C. P., de Zeeuw, D., … CREDENCE Trial Investigators, including Walker, R. (2021). Effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on stroke and atrial fibrillation in diabetic kidney disease: Results from the CREDENCE trial and meta-analysis. Stroke, 52, 1545-1556. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.031623

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Akerman, A. P., Walker, R. J., Schollum, J. B. W., Putt, T. L., & Wilson, L. C. (2020). Refinement of a protocol to induce reliable muscle cramps in the abductor hallucis. Physiological Measurement, 41, 055003. doi: 10.1088/1361-6579/ab8855

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Badve, S. V., Pascoe, E. M., Tiku, A., Boudville, N., Brown, F. G., Cass, A., … Palmer, S. C., … Walker, R. J., … for the CKD-FIX Study Investigators. (2020). Effects of allopurinol on the progression of chronic kidney disease. New England Journal of Medicine, 382(26), 2504-2513. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1915833

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Donnellan, S., Wright, D. F. B., Roberts, J. A., Duffull, S. B., Schollum, J. B. W., Putt, T. L., … Walker, R. J. (2020). The pharmacokinetics of meropenem and piperacillin-tazobactam during sustained low efficiency haemodiafiltration (SLED-HDF). European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 76, 239-247. doi: 10.1007/s00228-019-02792-0

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Heath, L., Egan, R., Ross, J., Iosua, E., Walker, R., & MacLeod, R. (2020). Teaching palliative care skills. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, 26(10), 16-17.

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Leader, C. J., Kelly, D. J., Sammut, I. A., Wilkins, G. T., & Walker, R. J. (2020). Spironolactone mitigates, but does not reverse, the progression of renal fibrosis in a transgenic hypertensive rat. Physiological Reports, 8(10), e14448. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14448

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Tafuna'i, M., Matalavea, B., Voss, D., Turner, R. M., Richards, R., Sopoaga, F., … Walker, R. (2020). Kidney failure in Samoa. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 5, 100058. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2020.100058

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Toussaint, N. D., Pedagogos, E., Lioufas, N. M., Elder, G. J., Pascoe, E. M., Badve, S. V., … Walker, R. J., … IMPROVE-CKD Trial Investigators. (2020). A randomized trial on the effect of phosphate reduction on vascular end points in CKD (IMPROVE-CKD). Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 31, 2653-2666. doi: 10.1681/asn.2020040411

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Fuimaono, R. A., Sopoaga, F., Derrett, S., & Walker, R. (2019). The perspectives of Samoan patients and health professionals about access to renal services in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1492), 11-18. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Harris, D. C. H., Davies, S. J., Finkelstein, F. O., Jha, V., Donner, J.-A., Abraham, G., … on behalf of the Working Groups of the International Society of Nephrology's 2nd Global Kidney Health Summit, including Walker, R. (2019). Increasing access to integrated ESKD care as part of universal health coverage. Kidney International, 95(4, Suppl.), S1-S33. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.12.005

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Hurcombe, J. A., Hartley, P., Lay, A. C., Ni, L., Bedford, J. J., Leader, J. P., … Walker, R. J., … Coward, R. J. M. (2019). Podocyte GSK3 is an evolutionarily conserved critical regulator of kidney function. Nature Communications, 10, 403. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-08235-1

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Kuan, I. H. S., Savage, R. L., Duffull, S. B., Walker, R. J., & Wright, D. F. B. (2019). The association between metformin therapy and lactic acidosis. Drug Safety, 42, 1449-1469. doi: 10.1007/s40264-019-00854-x

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Leader, C. J., Moharram, M., Coffey, S., Sammut, I. A., Wilkins, G., & Walker, R. J. (2019). Myocardial global longitudinal strain: An early indicator of cardiac interstitial fibrosis modified by spironolactone, in a unique hypertensive rat model. PLoS ONE, 14(8), e0220837. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220837

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Lloyd, H., Li, G., Tomlin, A., Tilyard, M. W., Walker, R., & Schollum, J. (2019). Prevalence and risk factors for chronic kidney disease in primary health care in the Southern Region of New Zealand. Nephrology, 24(3), 308-315. doi: 10.1111/nep.13395

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McNoe, B., Schollum, J. B. W., Derrett, S., Marshall, M. R., Henderson, A., Samaranayaka, A., & Walker, R. J. (2019). Recruitment and participant baseline characteristics in the dialysis outcomes in those aged 65 years or older study. BMC Nephrology, 20, 137. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1328-8

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Pradhan, S., Duffull, S. B., Walker, R. J., & Wright, D. F. B. (2019). The intact nephron hypothesis as a model for renal drug handling. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 75(2), 147-156. doi: 10.1007/s00228-018-2572-8

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Walker, R. J., Tafunai, M., & Krishnan, A. (2019). Chronic kidney disease in New Zealand Māori and Pacific people. Seminars in Nephrology, 39(3), 297-299. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2019.03.001

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Kalita-De Croft, P., Bedford, J. J., Leader, J. P., & Walker, R. J. (2018). Amiloride modifies the progression of lithium-induced renal interstitial fibrosis. Nephrology, 23(1), 20-30. doi: 10.1111/nep.12929

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Leader, C. J., Clark, B. J., Hannah, A. R., Sammut, I. A., Wilkins, G. T., & Walker, R. J. (2018). Breeding characteristics and dose-dependent blood pressure responses of transgenic Cyp1a1-Ren2 rats. Comparative Medicine, 68(5), 360-366. doi: 10.30802/AALAS-CM-17-18000026

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Mafham, M. M., Staplin, N., Emberson, J., Haynes, R., Herrington, W., Reith, C., … Walker, R., … on behalf of the SHARP Collaborative Group. (2018). Prognostic utility of estimated albumin excretion rate in chronic kidney disease: Results from the Study of Heart and Renal Protection. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 33(2), 257-264. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfw396

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Samaranayaka, S., Walker, R. J., Samaranayaka, A., Derrett, S., & Schollum, J. B. W. (2018). Medication exposure and health outcomes in older patients with end-stage kidney disease: A prospective study undertaken in New Zealand. Drugs & Aging, 35, 1005-1015. doi: 10.1007/s40266-018-0582-y

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Storey, B. C., Staplin, N., Haynes, R., Reith, C., Emberson, J., Herrington, W. G., … Walker, R., … on behalf of the SHARP Collaborative Group. (2018). Lowering LDL cholesterol reduces cardiovascular risk independently of presence of inflammation. Kidney International, 93(4), 1000-1007. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.09.011

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de Groot, T., Doornebal, J., Christensen, B. M., Cockx, S. C., Sinke, A. P., Baumgarten, R., Bedford, J. J., Walker, R. J., … Deen, P. M. T. (2017). Lithium-induced NDI: Acetazolamide reduces polyuria, but does not improve urine concentrating ability. American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, 313(3), F669-F676. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00147.2017

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Derrett, S., Samaranayaka, A., Schollum, J. B. W., McNoe, B., Marshall, M. R., Williams, S., Wyeth, E. H., & Walker, R. J. (2017). Predictors of health deterioration among older adults after 12 months of dialysis therapy: A longitudinal cohort study from New Zealand. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 70(6), 798-806. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.06.023

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Herrington, W., Staplin, N., Judge, P. K., Mafham, M., Emberson, J., Haynes, R., … Walker, R., … on behalf of the SHARP Collaborative Group. (2017). Evidence for reverse causality in the association between blood pressure and cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic kidney disease. Hypertension, 69, 314-322. doi: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.116.08386

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Hoye, N. A., Wilson, L. C., Wilkins, G. T., Jardine, D. L., Putt, T. L., Samaranayaka, A., Schollum, J. B. W., & Walker, R. J. (2017). Endovascular renal denervation in end-stage kidney disease patients: Cardiovascular protection: A proof-of-concept study. Kidney International Reports, 2(5), 856-865. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.04.012

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Kuan, I. H. S., Duffull, S. B., Putt, T. L., Schollum, J. B. W., Walker, R. J., & Wright, D. F. B. (2017). A population pharmacokinetic model for 51Cr EDTA to estimate renal function. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 56(6), 671-678. doi: 10.1007/s40262-016-0489-x

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Lovell, S., Walker, R. J., Schollum, J. B. W., Marshall, M. R., McNoe, B. M., & Derrett, S. (2017). To dialyse or delay: A qualitative study of older New Zealanders' perceptions and experiences of decision-making, with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. BMJ Open, 7(3), e014781. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014781

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Obrador, G. T., Schultheiss, U. T., Kretzler, M., Langham, R. G., Nangaku, M., Pecoits-Filho, R., … Walker, R., … Köttgen, A. (2017). Genetic and environmental risk factors for chronic kidney disease. Kidney International Supplements, 7(2), 88-106. doi: 10.1016/j.kisu.2017.07.004

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Page, M. J., Wyeth, E. H., Samaranayaka, A., McNoe, B., Walker, R. C., Schollum, J., … Walker, R., & Derrett, S. (2017). Accuracy of ethnicity data recorded in hospital-based patient clinical records and the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1454), 65-71. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Stayner, C., Poole, C. A., McGlashan, S. R., Pilanthananond, M., Brauning, R., Markie, D., … Slobbe, L., … Parker, K., Wiles, A., … Leichter, A., Leask, M., … Jennings, M., Horsfield, J. A., Walker, R. J., & Eccles, M. R. (2017). An ovine hepatorenal fibrocystic model of a Meckel-like syndrome associated with dysmorphic primary cilia and TMEM67 mutations. Scientific Reports, 7, 1601. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01519-4

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Todd, A. S., Walker, R. J., MacGinley, R. J., Kelly, J., Merriman, T. R., Major, T. J., & Johnson, R. J. (2017). Dietary sodium modifies serum uric acid concentrations in humans. American Journal of Hypertension, 30(12), 1196-1202. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpx123

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Yao, Y., Davis, G., Harrison, J. C., Walker, R. J., & Sammut, I. A. (2017). Renal functional responses in diabetic nephropathy following chronic bilateral renal denervation. Autonomic Neuroscience, 204, 98-104. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2016.09.019

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Mandic, S., Stevens, E., Hodge, C., Brown, C., Walker, R., Body, D., … Nye, E. R., & Williams, M. J. A. (2016). Long-term effects of cardiac rehabilitation in elderly individuals with stable coronary artery disease. Disability & Rehabilitation, 38(9), 837-843. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1061611

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Marti, H.-P., Jeffs, A., Scherer, A., Leader, J., Leader, C., Bedford, J., & Walker, R. (2016). Renal fibrosis mRNA classifier: Validation in experimental lithium-induced interstitial fibrosis in the rat kidney. PLoS ONE, 11(12), e0168240. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168240

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Staplin, N., Haynes, R., Herrington, W. G., Reith, C., Cass, A., Fellström, B., … Walker, R., … on behalf of the SHARP Collaborative Group. (2016). Smoking and adverse outcomes in patients with CKD: The Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP). American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 68(3), 371-380. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.02.052

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Chembo, C. L., Marshall, M. R., Williams, L. C., Walker, R. J., Lynn, K. L., Irvine, J., & Pilmore, H. L. (2015). Long-term outcomes for primary glomerulonephritis: New Zealand Glomerulonephritis study. Nephrology, 20(12), 899-907. doi: 10.1111/nep.12538

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Egan, R., Wood, S., MacLeod, R., & Walker, R. (2015). Spirituality in renal supportive care: A thematic review. Healthcare, 3(4), 1174-1193. doi: 10.3390/healthcare3041174

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Flynn, T. J., Cadzow, M., Dalbeth, N., Jones, P. B., Stamp, L. K., Harré Hindmarsh, J., Todd, A. S., Walker, R. J., Topless, R., & Merriman, T. R. (2015). Positive association of tomato consumption with serum urate: Support for tomato consumption as an anecdotal trigger of gout flares. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 16, 196. doi: 10.1186/s12891-015-0661-8

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Mandic, S., Body, D., Barclay, L., Walker, R., Nye, E. R., Grace, S. L., & Williams, M. J. A. (2015). Community-based cardiac rehabilitation maintenance programs: Use and effects. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 24, 710-718. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.01.014

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Marshall, M. R., Young, B. A., Fox, S. J., Cleland, C. J., Walker, R. J., Maskane, I., & Herold, A. M. (2015). The home hemodialysis hub: Physical infrastructure and integrated governance structure. Hemodialysis International, 19(Suppl. 1), S8-S22. doi: 10.1111/hdi.12273

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Berney-Meyer, L., Hung, N., Slatter, T., Schollum, J. B. W., Kitching, A. R., & Walker, R. J. (2014). Omeprazole-induced acute interstitial nephritis: A possible Th1–Th17-mediated injury? Nephrology, 19(6), 359-365. doi: 10.1111/nep.12226

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Bose, B., Badve, S. V., Hiremath, S. S., Boudville, N., Brown, F. G., Cass, A., … Palmer, S. C., … Walker, R. J., … Johnson, D. W. (2014). Effects of uric acid-lowering therapy on renal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 29(2), 406-413. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gft378

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Egan, R., MacLeod, R., Tiatia, R., Wood, S., Mountier, J., & Walker, R. (2014). Spiritual care and kidney disease in NZ: A qualitative study with New Zealand renal specialists. Nephrology, 19(11), 708-713. doi: 10.1111/nep.12323

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Haynes, R., Lewis, D., Emberson, J., Reith, C., Agodoa, L., Cass, A., … Walker, R., … for the SHARP Collaborative Group. (2014). Effects of lowering LDL cholesterol on progression of kidney disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 25(8), 1825-1833. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2013090965

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Haynes, R., Staplin, N., Emberson, J., Herrington, W. G., Tomson, C., Agodoa, L., … on behalf of the SHARP Collaborative Group, including Walker, R. (2014). Evaluating the contribution of the cause of kidney disease to prognosis in CKD: Results from the Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP). American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 64(1), 40-48. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.12.013

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Herrington, W., Emberson, J., Staplin, N., Blackwell, L., Fellström, B., Walker, R., … on behalf of the SHARP Investigators. (2014). The effect of lowering LDL cholesterol on vascular access patency: Post hoc analysis of the Study of Heart and Renal Protection. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 9(5), 919. doi: 10.2215/CJN.10371013

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Hoye, N. A., Baldi, J. C., Putt, T. L., Schollum, J. B., Wilkins, G. T., & Walker, R. J. (2014). Endovascular renal denervation: A novel sympatholytic with relevance to chronic kidney disease. Clinical Kidney Journal, 7(1), 3-10. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sft130

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Putt, T. L., Duffull, S. B., Schollum, J. B. W., & Walker, R. J. (2014). GFR may not accurately predict aspects of proximal tubule drug handling. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 70(10), 1221-1226. doi: 10.1007/s00228-014-1733-7

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Weiner, I. D., Leader, J. P., Bedford, J. J., Verlander, J. W., Ellis, G., Kalita, P., Vos, F., de Jong, S., & Walker, R. J. (2014). Effects of chronic lithium administration on renal acid excretion in humans and rats. Physiological Reports, 2(12), e12242. doi: 10.14814/phy2.12242

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Yao, Y., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Harrison, J. C., Walker, R. J., Davis, G., & Sammut, I. A. (2014). Chronic bilateral renal denervation attenuates renal injury in a transgenic rat model of diabetic nephropathy. American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, 307, F251-F262. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00578.2013

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Mandic, S., Hodge, C., Stevens, E., Walker, R., Nye, E. R., Body, D., Barclay, L., & Williams, M. J. A. (2013). Effects of community-based cardiac rehabilitation on body composition and physical function in individuals with stable coronary artery disease: 1.6-year followup. BioMed Research International, 2013, 903604. doi: 10.1155/2013/903604

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Mandic, S., Walker, R., Stevens, E., Nye, E. R., Body, D., Barclay, L., & Williams, M. J. A. (2013). Estimating exercise capacity from walking tests in elderly individuals with stable coronary artery disease. Disability & Rehabilitation, 35(22), 1853-1858. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2012.759629

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Manning, P. J., Sutherland, W. H. F., Williams, S. M., Walker, R. J., Berry, E. A., De Jong, S. A., & Ryalls, A. R. (2013). The effect of lipoic acid and vitamin E therapies in individuals with the metabolic syndrome. Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, 23(6), 543-549. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.11.006

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Walker, R. J., Leader, J. P., Bedford, J. J., Gobe, G., Davis, G., Vos, F. E., deJong, S., & Schollum, J. B. W. (2013). Chronic interstitial fibrosis in the rat kidney induced by long-term (6-mo) exposure to lithium. American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, 304(3), F300-F307. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00182.2012

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Walker, R., Derrett, S., Campbell, J., Marshall, M. R., Henderson, A., Schollum, J., Williams, S., & McNoe, B. (2013). Dialysis outcomes in those aged ≥ 65 years. BMC Nephrology, 14, 175. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-175

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Zacharias, M., Mugawar, M., Herbison, G. P., Walker, R. J., Hovhannisyan, K., Sivalingam, P., & Conlon, N. P. (2013). Interventions for protecting renal function in the perioperative period (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 9, CD003590. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003590.pub4

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Berney-Meyer, L., Putt, T., Schollum, J., & Walker, R. (2012). Nephrotoxicity of recreational party drugs. Nephrology, 17(2), 99-103. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01537.x

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Nejat, M., Pickering, J. W., Devarajan, P., Bonventre, J. V., Edelstein, C. L., Walker, R. J., & Endre, Z. H. (2012). Some biomarkers of acute kidney injury are increased in pre-renal acute injury. Kidney International, 81, 1254-1262. doi: 10.1038/ki.2012.23

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Pickering, J. W., Frampton, C. M., Walker, R. J., Shaw, G. M., & Endre, Z. H. (2012). Four hour creatinine clearance is better than plasma creatinine for monitoring renal function in critically ill patients. Critical Care, 16, R107. doi: 10.1186/cc11391

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Schollum, J. B. W., & Walker, R. J. (2012). Adult urinary tract infection. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73(4), 218-223.

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Ting, Y.-T., Coates, P. T., Walker, R. J., & McLellan, A. D. (2012). Urinary tubular biomarkers as potential early predictors of renal allograft rejection. Nephrology, 17(1), 11-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01536.x

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Todd, A. S., MacGinley, R. J., Schollum, J. B. W., Williams, S. M., Sutherland, W. H. F., Mann, J. I., & Walker, R. J. (2012). Dietary sodium loading in normotensive healthy volunteers does not increase arterial vascular reactivity or blood pressure. Nephrology, 17(3), 249-256. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01550.x

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Vos, F. E., Schollum, J. B., Coulter, C. V., Manning, P. J., Duffull, S. B., & Walker, R. J. (2012). Assessment of markers of glycaemic control in diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease using continuous glucose monitoring. Nephrology, 17(2), 182-188. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01517.x

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Winburn, I. C., Gunatunga, K., McKernan, R. D., Walker, R. J., Sammut, I. A., & Harrison, J. C. (2012). Cell damage following carbon monoxide releasing molecule exposure: Implications for therapeutic applications. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 111(1), 31-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2012.00856.x

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Baigent, C., Landray, M. J., Reith, C., Emberson, J., Wheeler, D. C., Tomson, C., … Walker, R., … on behalf of the SHARP Investigators. (2011). The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with simvastatin plus ezetimibe in patients with chronic kidney disease (Study of Heart and Renal Protection): A randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet, 377(9784), 2181-2192. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60739-3

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Bird, S. D., Legge, M., & Walker, R. J. (2011). Thiols stabilize cobblestone morphology of cultured mesothelial cells. Cell Biology International, 35(8), 857-867. doi: 10.1042/CBI20100593

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Endre, Z. H., Pickering, J. W., & Walker, R. J. (2011). Clearance and beyond: The complementary roles of GFR measurement and injury biomarkers in acute kidney injury (AKI). American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, 301(4), F697-F707. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00448.2010

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Endre, Z. H., Pickering, J. W., Walker, R. J., Devarajan, P., Edelstein, C. L., Bonventre, J. V., Frampton, C. M., … Shaw, G. M., Henderson, S. J., Nejat, M., Schollum, J. B. W., & George, P. M. (2011). Improved performance of urinary biomarkers of acute kidney injury in the critically ill by stratification for injury duration and baseline renal function. Kidney International, 79, 1119-1130. doi: 10.1038/ki.2010.555

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Korell, J., Vos, F. E., Coulter, C. V., Schollum, J. B., Walker, R. J., & Duffull, S. B. (2011). Modeling red blood cell survival data. Journal of Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics, 38(6), 797-801. doi: 10.1007/s10928-011-9220-6

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Li, P. K.-T., Cheung, W. L., Lui, S. L., Blagg, C., Cass, A., Hooi, L. S., … Walker, R., … Yu, A. W.-Y. (2011). Increasing home-based dialysis therapies to tackle dialysis burden around the world: A position statement on dialysis economics from the 2nd Congress of the International Society for Hemodialysis. Hemodialysis International, 15(1), 10-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2010.00512.x

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Slade, H., Williams, S. M., Manning, P. J., & Walker, R. J. (2011). High-risk diabetic nephropathy patients: The outcome of evidence-based clinical practice in an outpatient clinic. Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice, 92(3), 356-360. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.02.022

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Vos, F. E., Manning, P. J., Sutherland, W. H. F., Schollum, J. B., & Walker, R. J. (2011). Anti-inflammatory effect of an insulin infusion in patients on maintenance haemodialysis: A randomized controlled pilot study. Nephrology, 16(1), 68-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2010.01329.x

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Vos, F. E., Schollum, J. B., & Walker, R. J. (2011). Glycated albumin is the preferred marker for assessing glycaemic control in advanced chronic kidney disease. NDT Plus, 4(6), 368-375. doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfr140

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Vos, F. E., Schollum, J. B., Coulter, C. V., Doyle, T. C. A., Duffull, S. B., & Walker, R. J. (2011). Red blood cell survival in long-term dialysis patients. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 58(4), 591-598. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.03.031

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