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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2018
Journal Article
Lactic acidosis, metformin use, and dose-response association - reply
Lazarus, Benjamin, Shin, Jung-Im and Grams, Morgan E. (2018). Lactic acidosis, metformin use, and dose-response association - reply. JAMA Internal Medicine, 178 (10), 1427-1428. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4430
2018
Journal Article
Association of Metformin Use With Risk of Lactic Acidosis Across the Range of Kidney Function A Community-Based Cohort Study
Lazarus, Benjamin, Wu, Aozhou, Shin, Jung-Im, Sang, Yingying, Alexander, G. Caleb, Secora, Alex, Inker, Lesley A., Coresh, Josef, Chang, Alex R. and Grams, Morgan E. (2018). Association of Metformin Use With Risk of Lactic Acidosis Across the Range of Kidney Function A Community-Based Cohort Study. Jama Internal Medicine, 178 (7), 903-910. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.0292
2016
Journal Article
Adverse effects of proton pump inhibitors in chronic kidney disease—reply
Lazarus, Benjamin, Coresh, Josef and Grams, Morgan E. (2016). Adverse effects of proton pump inhibitors in chronic kidney disease—reply. JAMA Internal Medicine, 176 (6), 869-870. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1863
2016
Journal Article
Recent advances in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
Lazarus, B., John, G. T., O'Callaghan, C. and Ranganathan, D. (2016). Recent advances in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. Indian Journal of Nephrology, 26 (2), 86-96. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.171225
2016
Journal Article
Proton pump inhibitor use and the risk of chronic kidney disease
Lazarus, Benjamin, Chen, Yuan, Wilson, Francis P., Sang, Yingying, Chang, Alex R., Coresh, Josef and Grams, Morgan E. (2016). Proton pump inhibitor use and the risk of chronic kidney disease. JAMA Internal Medicine, 176 (2), 238-246. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7193
2015
Journal Article
Less evidence for an important role of food-producing animals as source of antibiotic resistance in humans reply
Lazarus, Benjamin, Paterson, David L., Mollinger, Joanne L. and Rogers, Benjamin A. (2015). Less evidence for an important role of food-producing animals as source of antibiotic resistance in humans reply. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60 (12), 1867-1868. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ276
2014
Journal Article
Do Human Extraintestinal Escherichia coli Infections Resistant to Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporins Originate From Food-Producing Animals? A Systematic Review
Lazarus, Benjamin, Paterson, David L., Mollinger, Joanne L. and Rogers, Benjamin A. (2014). Do Human Extraintestinal Escherichia coli Infections Resistant to Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporins Originate From Food-Producing Animals? A Systematic Review. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60 (3), 439-452. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu785
2013
Conference Publication
Are Food-Producing Animals a Source of Third Generation Cephalosporin Resistant Escherichia Coli Infections in Humans? a Systematic Review
Lazarus, Ben (2013). Are Food-Producing Animals a Source of Third Generation Cephalosporin Resistant Escherichia Coli Infections in Humans? a Systematic Review. RACP Future Directions in Health Congress 2013, Perth, WA Australia, 26-29 May 2013. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/imj.12149
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Benjamin Lazarus is:
- Available for supervision
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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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