Shilpa Jesudason

 

Academic Nephrologist & Chair of the Clinical Research Group | Royal Adelaide Hospital’s Central Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplant Service

Associate Professor Shilpa Jesudason (MBBS, PhD, FRACP) is an academic nephrologist and Chair of the Clinical Research Group at the Royal Adelaide Hospital’s Central Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplant Service (CNARTS). She established a state-wide obstetric nephrology service in SA and the research group, Pregnancy and Kidney Research Australia. She is the Chair of the ANZDATA Parenthood working group, having led many registry studies on parenthood. She is co-leading and ISN Train the Trainer program for pregnancy and kidney disease. She is a former Clinical Director of Kidney Health Australia (2017-20) and has expertise in consumer and community engagement. She is an associate investigator with the AKCTION (Aboriginal Kidney Care Together, Improving Outcomes Now) research group and led community consultations for the inaugural CARI Guidelines for Culturally Safe Kidney Care in First Nations Australians.