Overview
Background
Ben is Assistant Director of Haemodialysis at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, clinical trialist at the Australasian Kidney Trials Network, senior lecturer at The University of Queensland, junior associate editor at the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, and methodology fellow at KDIGO. He has expertise in chronic kidney disease, haemodialysis, quality improvement, and clinical trials and has received over $5.5 million in competitive research funding and numerous awards, including the Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) Young Investigator Award in 2023. His research has substantially informed the use of common medications in people with chronic kidney disease and the launch of a nationwide surveillance program for haemodialysis access-related bloodstream infections.
Availability
- Dr Benjamin Lazarus is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Research) of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine (Research), Monash University
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Volume Assessment in Patients Undergoing Long-Term Dialysis
Lazarus, Benjamin, Davies, Simon J. and Polkinghorne, Kevan R. (2025). Volume Assessment in Patients Undergoing Long-Term Dialysis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. doi: 10.1681/asn.0000000724
2025
Journal Article
Kidney Failure due to Diabetic Kidney Disease Among Australians Aged ≤ 45 Years, 2000-2022: A Population-Based Geospatial Analysis
Ellis, Robert J., Davies, Christopher E., Keuskamp, Dominic, Lazarus, Benjamin and McDonald, Stephen P. (2025). Kidney Failure due to Diabetic Kidney Disease Among Australians Aged ≤ 45 Years, 2000-2022: A Population-Based Geospatial Analysis. Nephrology, 30 (3) e70019, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/nep.70019
2025
Journal Article
Strategies to prevent hemodialysis catheter dysfunction
Lazarus, Benjamin, Lok, Charmaine E., Moist, Louise and Polkinghorne, Kevan R. (2025). Strategies to prevent hemodialysis catheter dysfunction. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 10.1681/ASN.0000000666. doi: 10.1681/asn.0000000666
2024
Conference Publication
A systematic review of the comparative prognostic accuracy of age-specific estimated glomerular filtration rate equations in older adults
Bongetti, Elisa, Lazarus, Benjamin, Wolfe, Rory and Polkinghorne, Kevan (2024). A systematic review of the comparative prognostic accuracy of age-specific estimated glomerular filtration rate equations in older adults. 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Adelaide, SA, Australia, 31 August–4 September 2024. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/nep.14361
2024
Journal Article
Replacement Strategies for Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheters with Complications : A Nationwide Cohort Study
Lazarus, Benjamin, Kotwal, Sradha, Gallagher, Martin, Gray, Nicholas A., Coggan, Sarah, Talaulikar, Girish, Polkinghorne, Kevan R. and on behalf of the REDUCCTION investigators (2024). Replacement Strategies for Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheters with Complications : A Nationwide Cohort Study. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 19 (9), 1148-1158. doi: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000495
2024
Journal Article
Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter Tip Design and Risk of Catheter Dysfunction: An Australian Nationwide Cohort Study
Lazarus, Benjamin, Polkinghorne, Kevan R., Gallagher, Martin, Coggan, Sarah, Gray, Nicholas A., Talaulikar, Girish, Kotwal, Sradha and REDUCCTION Investigators (2024). Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter Tip Design and Risk of Catheter Dysfunction: An Australian Nationwide Cohort Study. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 83 (4), 445-455. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.09.021
2024
Journal Article
Hematuria in Podocytopathies An Indicator of Poor Prognosis
Lazarus, Benjamin and Kitching, A. Richard (2024). Hematuria in Podocytopathies An Indicator of Poor Prognosis. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 19 (1), 5-7. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000383
2023
Book Chapter
Haematuria and acute kidney injury
Lazarus, Benjamin and Kerr, Peter G. (2023). Haematuria and acute kidney injury . Beyond evidence-based medicine: clinical pearls from experienced physicians. (pp. 207-212) edited by Ralph Junckerstorff, Sharmayne Brady and Ar Kar Aung. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_48
2023
Journal Article
Multifaceted Quality Improvement Interventions to Prevent Hemodialysis Catheter–Related Bloodstream Infections: A Systematic Review
Lazarus, Benjamin, Bongetti, Elisa, Ling, Jonathan, Gallagher, Martin, Kotwal, Sradha and Polkinghorne, Kevan R. (2023). Multifaceted Quality Improvement Interventions to Prevent Hemodialysis Catheter–Related Bloodstream Infections: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 82 (4), 429-442.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.02.006
2023
Journal Article
Effect of a Multifaceted Intervention on the Incidence of Hemodialysis Catheter Dysfunction in a National Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
Lazarus, Benjamin, Kotwal, Sradha, Gallagher, Martin, Gray, Nicholas A., Coggan, Sarah, Rogers, Kris, Talaulikar, Girish, Polkinghorne, Kevan R. and REDUCCTION Investigators (2023). Effect of a Multifaceted Intervention on the Incidence of Hemodialysis Catheter Dysfunction in a National Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial. Kidney International Reports, 8 (10), 1941-1950. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.07.013
2023
Book Chapter
Swollen legs
Lazarus, Benjamin and Kerr, Peter G. (2023). Swollen legs. Beyond evidence-based medicine: clinical pearls from experienced physicians. (pp. 203-206) edited by Ralph Junckerstorff, Sharmayne Brady and Ar Kar Aung. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_47
2023
Book Chapter
It’s not always essential hypertension
Lazarus, Benjamin and Kerr, Peter G. (2023). It’s not always essential hypertension. Beyond evidence-based medicine: clinical pearls from experienced physicians. (pp. 199-201) edited by Ralph Junckerstorff, Sharmayne Brady and Ar Kar Aung. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_46
2023
Book Chapter
Acute Kidney Injury and Cancer
Lazarus, Benjamin and Kerr, Peter G. (2023). Acute Kidney Injury and Cancer. Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine: Clinical Pearls from Experienced Physicians. (pp. 195-198) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_45
2022
Conference Publication
A novel electronic Surveillance Program to Track Bloodstream Infections in Haemodialysis Patients (SPoT-BSI) : TH-PO270
Lazarus, Ben, Polkinghorne, Kevan, Duong, Alex, Seneviratne, Mechelle K. and Rogers, Benjamin A. (2022). A novel electronic Surveillance Program to Track Bloodstream Infections in Haemodialysis Patients (SPoT-BSI) : TH-PO270. Kidney Week, Orlando, FL, United States, 3-6 November 2022. Washington, DC, United States: American Society of Nephrology. doi: 10.1681/asn.20223311s1124a
2021
Conference Publication
Risk Of Death At 3 Years Among Patients That Have Survived The First 6 Months Of Dialysis In Australia And New Zealand
Lazarus, B., Wolfe, R. and Polkinghorne, K. (2021). Risk Of Death At 3 Years Among Patients That Have Survived The First 6 Months Of Dialysis In Australia And New Zealand. ISN World Congress of Nephrology (ISN WCN '21), Montreal, Canada, 15-19 April 2021. New York, NY United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.03.563
2020
Journal Article
Time to acute kidney injury in β-lactam−induced acute interstitial nephritis
Lazarus, Benjamin, Davies, Matthew R. P., Trubiano, Jason A. and Pellicano, Rebecca (2020). Time to acute kidney injury in β-lactam−induced acute interstitial nephritis. Kidney International Reports, 5 (7), 1068-1070. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.04.008
2020
Journal Article
Long-term renal effects of proton pump inhibitor use
Lazarus, Benjamin and Carrero, Juan-Jesus (2020). Long-term renal effects of proton pump inhibitor use. Gastroenterology, 158 (4), 1173-1174. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.07.066
2019
Journal Article
Pregnancy Prolongation after Eculizumab Use in Early-Onset Preeclampsia
Lu, Angela B., Lazarus, Benjamin, Rolnik, Daniel L. and Palmer, Kirsten R. (2019). Pregnancy Prolongation after Eculizumab Use in Early-Onset Preeclampsia. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 134 (6), 1215-1218. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003570
2019
Journal Article
Inconsistencies in reporting studies of lactic acidosis - reply
Lazarus, Benjamin and Grams, Morgan E. (2019). Inconsistencies in reporting studies of lactic acidosis - reply. JAMA Internal Medicine, 179 (3), 456-456. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.8594
2018
Journal Article
Proton pump inhibitors in kidney disease
Lazarus, Benjamin and Grams, Morgan E. (2018). Proton pump inhibitors in kidney disease. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 13 (10), 1458-1459. doi: 10.2215/CJN.10110818
Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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Making haemodialysis safer for patients
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Reducing the burden of chronic kidney disease
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