Oxford Desk Reference

Edited by:   Jonathan Barratt (The Mayer Professor of Renal Medicine The Mayer Professor of Renal Medicine University of Leicester UK), Peter Topham (Consultant Nephrologist, Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust), Sue Carr (Consultant Nephrologist, Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust), Mustafa Arici (Professor of Internal Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine), Adrian Liew (Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Director, Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Director, The Kidney & Transplant Practice, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital)
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 253mm,  Width: 177mm,  Spine: 43mm
Weight:   2g
ISBN:   9780198777182
ISBN 10:   0198777183
Series:   Oxford Desk Reference Series
Pages:   848
Publication Date:   29 September 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Professor Barratt has been a Consultant Nephrologist for the past 15 years working across all aspects of nephrology but with a clinical and research interest in glomerular disease. He leads the Renal Research Group within the College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester and his research is focussed on a bench to bedside approach to improving our understanding of the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy a common global cause of kidney failure. Peter Topham has been a consultant nephrologist for 20 years working in a UK teaching hospital renal unit. He has worked across all aspects of nephrology but has a particular clinical and research interest in renal transplantation, ANCA-associated vasculitis and lupus, glomerular disease, and hypertension. Professor Carr has been a Consultant Nephrologist for 25 years working across all aspects of clinical nephrology with an interest in cardiovascular disease, pregnancy and renal transplantation. She has a broad experience of clinical research and an interest in medical education and training. Mustafa ARICI, MD. is a Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) at Hacettepe University in Ankara-TURKEY. He is a member of the Science Academy of TURKEY, Secretary General to Turkish Society of Nephrology, Executive Committee Member of KDIGO and Registry Committee Member of ERA-EDTA. His main research interests are concentrated on chronic kidney disease and hypertension with a special focus on mechanisms involved in progression of kidney disease, albuminuria and fibrosis, cardiovascular risks and complications in CKD and dialysis, epidemiology of hypertension and cardiorenal risks of sodium consumption. He is the author of over 150 original contributions and review articles, as well as author/editor of several books in internal medicine and nephrology. Dr Adrian Liew is a Senior Consultant Nephrologist who holds multiple leadership positions in various international societies and organizations. He has been involved in the development and improvement of renal programs, focusing on glomerular diseases and peritoneal dialysis initiatives, in several low-resource countries and has spearheaded various educational programs in these regions. He is also part of the Steering Committee, national leader and investigator for multiple global clinical trials on glomerular diseases, peritoneal dialysis and diabetic kidney disease.

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