
Professor of Medicine,@medicineAtUL, Kidney Specialist, Limerick, @ULHospitals, clinician-scientist,#chronickidneydisease,#acutekidneyinjury, #clinicaltrials
Limerick, Ireland
Joined February 2017
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Great to be recognised on top 2% Scientists ๐ along with my colleagues @MedicineAtUL. Our research teams are committed to improving #GlobalHealth and #KidneyHealth for all individuals through impactful research. @UL @HSEMidWest @Johncalvincoffe
ul.ie/news/university-of-limโฆ
Fabulous showcasing of all clinical specialties at UL hospitals Careers Evening @HSEMidWest. Fun competition across all specialties. Huge thanks to Dr John McManus and the organisers. Kidney Team in full force!๐ช๐@HSELive @IrishKidneyAs @NixLimerick @RCPI_news
You just never know who you bump into these days at these fabulous meetings @ERAkidney @UKRenalResearch @IrishNephSoc ๐
Just finishing a fantastic week with colleagues at @ERAkidney Congress 2025 in Vienna ๐ฆ๐น Cutting edge science in kidney disease led by the nephrology community from all over the world addressing๐challenges to improve patient outcomes.
@ERAkidney @IrishNephSoc @IrishKidneyAs
The Irish Society of Nephrology has started with a big bang. Two hugely impressive talks from Prof Anthony Bleyer and Prof James Gleeson. We are on a roll!
@IrishKidneyAs @IrishNephSoc @dredd001 @DamianFog @dmjsexton
@ballyPOH
Huge thank you to all our examiners and support staff participating in the Final Medicine Examinations today @MedicineAtUL. What a great location!
Best of luck to our final year students! ๐จโ๐
@ul @HSEMidWest @ballyPOH @CERC_UHL @Munsterrugby
Delighted to partner with @IrishKidneyAs on World Kidney Day13th March 2025
๐EARLY DETECTION OF KIDNEY DISEASE is the key to protecting long term kidney health and saving lives. ๐
@IrishKidneyAs @MedicineAtUL @RCPI_news @drivetimerte @IrishTimes @IMT_latest @IrishNephSoc
๐ข New paper @CKJsocial
CKD is common in
๐ท Older adults
๐ท chronic medical conditions
๐ท socially disadvantaged
๐ข EARLY DETECTION of CKD is the key to protecting long term kidney health and saving lives.
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academic.oup.com/ckj/advanceโฆ
@IrishKidneyAs @worldkidneyday @CKJsocial
๐ขNew analysis of CARES Trial from Dr Ghang is food for thought no matter what side of the debate youโre on.
๐ 65% of patientsโก๏ธno fall in eGFR
๐ Urate <6mg/dl โก๏ธ36% less likely to have fall in GFR
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kdvfโฆ
@ISNkidneycare @MedicineAtUL @IrishKidneyAs @Kidney_Int
Dr Faucon maps trajectories and outcomes of common primary glomerular diseases in Sweden.๐Our editorial underscores the importance of registry-based platforms to support these studies. @IrishNephSoc @jjcarrero1 @THKC1 @JInternMed
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3974โฆ
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3953โฆ

ALT Faucon AL, Lando S, Chrysostomou C, Wijkstrรถm J, Lundberg S, Bellocco R, Segelmark M, Evans M, Carrero JJ. Primary glomerular diseases and long-term adverse health outcomes: A nationwide cohort study. J Intern Med. 2025 Jan;297(1):22-35. doi: 10.1111/joim.20024. Epub 2024 Nov 13. PMID: 39537335; PMCID: PMC11636430.












