Overview
Background
Dr Anna Francis is a paediatric nephrologist and clinician researcher at Queensland Children’s Hospital, Australia. She completed her PhD in 2019 at the University of Sydney on “Long-Term Outcomes of Chronic Kidney Disease in Childhood and Adolescence”. She has a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology. In 2017, Dr Francis was awarded a Churchill Fellowship, travelling to Germany, England and Harvard to explore transition programs to adult care for young kidney transplant recipients. In 2019, she was appointed as an Editorial Fellow to Kidney International. In 2020, Dr Francis was accepted into the inaugural International Society of Nephrology “Emerging Leaders” programme. Dr Francis became an associate editor for Kidney International Reports in 2021.
Her key research interests are the life course impact of childhood CKD and optimising outcomes in paediatric kidney transplantation.
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Works
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2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Santos, Augusto Cesar Soares Dos, Correa‐Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li‐Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu‐Fai, Balducci, Alessandro, Liakopoulos, Vassilios and World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health. Nephrology, 30 (7) e70078, 1-7. doi: 10.1111/nep.70078
2025
Journal Article
A within-trial economic evaluation of a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease
Chen, Winnie, Wong, Germaine, Howard, Kirsten, Guha, Chandana, van Zwieten, Anita, Natsky, Andrea N., Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, Khalid, Rabia, Francis, Anna, Jaure, Allison, Kim, Siah, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Ryan, Elizabeth G., McCarthy, Hugh J., Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Larkins, Nicholas, Caldwell, Patrina, Woodleigh, Reginald, Carter, Simon A., Kennedy, Sean E., Alexander, Stephen I., McTaggart, Steven, Craig, Jonathan C., Hawley, Carmel M., Howell, Martin, Wong, Germaine ... on behalf of the NAVKIDS2 Trial Steering Committee (2025). A within-trial economic evaluation of a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease. Kidney International Reports, 10 (9), 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2025.06.043
2025
Journal Article
Are your kidneys ok? detect early to protect kidney health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Santos, Augusto C.S.D., Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro, Liakopoulos, Vassilios and World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee (2025). Are your kidneys ok? detect early to protect kidney health. Journal of The Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation, 25 (3), 93-101. doi: 10.4103/jesnt.jesnt_12_25
2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Soares dos Santos Jr, Augusto Cesar, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro, Liakopoulos, Vassilios and On behalf of World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health. American Journal of Nephrology, 1-9. doi: 10.1159/000546586
2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Dos Santos Jr, Augusto Cesar Soares, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro, Liakopoulos, Vassilios and On behalf of World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health. Kidney Diseases, 11 (1), 1-15. doi: 10.1159/000546671
2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health
A Vassalotti, Joseph, Francis, Anna, Dos Santos Jr, Augusto Cesar Soares, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro and Liakopoulos, Vassilios (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health. Journal of the Nephrology Society of Thailand, 31 (2), 94-104. doi: 10.63555/jnst.2025.278533
2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health
Vassalotti, Joseph A, Francis, Anna, Dos Santos Jr, Augusto Cesar Soares, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A, Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro, Liakopoulos, Vassilios and World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health. Nefrología, 45 (7) 501344, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.nefro.2025.501344
2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Dos Santos, Augusto Cesar Soares, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro, Liakopoulos, Vassilios and On behalf of World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health. Blood Purification, 45 (2), 524-532. doi: 10.1159/000546512
2025
Journal Article
Are your kidneys ok? Detect early to protect kidney health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Soares Dos Santos Jr, Augusto Cesar, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro, Liakopoulos, Vassilios and World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee (2025). Are your kidneys ok? Detect early to protect kidney health. Renal Failure, 47 (1) 2503514, 1. doi: 10.1080/0886022x.2025.2503514
2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health
Vassalotti, Joseph A, Francis, Anna, Santos Jr, Augusto Cesar Soares Dos, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Ágnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A, Lui, Siu Fai, Balducci, Alessandro and Liakopoulos, Vassilios (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health. Indian Journal of Nephrology (4) 1, 1-7. doi: 10.25259/ijn_252_2025
2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Santos, Augusto Cesar Soares Dos, Correa‐Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li‐Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu‐Fai, Balducci, Alessandro, Liakopoulos, Vassilios and World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health. Journal of Renal Care, 51 (2) e70019, e70019-2. doi: 10.1111/jorc.70019
2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Dos Santos Jr, Augusto Cesar Soares, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro and Liakopoulos, Vassilios (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 12 20543581251338937, 12. doi: 10.1177/20543581251338937
2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health
Vassalotti, Joseph A, Francis, Anna, Cesar Soares Dos Santos Jr, Augusto, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A, Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro, Liakopoulos, Vassilios and World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health. Turkish Journal of Nephrology, 34 (2), 71-78. doi: 10.5152//turkjnephrol.2025.25032425
2025
Journal Article
Are your kidneys OK? Detect early to protect kidney health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Dos Santos, Augusto Cesar Soares, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro and Liakopoulos, Vassilios (2025). Are your kidneys OK? Detect early to protect kidney health. Hong Kong Medical Journal, 31 (2), 88-95. doi: 10.12809/hkmj255178
2025
Journal Article
Are your kidneys ok? Early detection to protect kidney health1
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Dos Santos, Augusto Cesar Soares, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro and Liakopoulos, Vassilios (2025). Are your kidneys ok? Early detection to protect kidney health1. Néphrologie & Thérapeutique, 21 (2), 65-72. doi: 10.1684/ndt.2025.120
2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Dos Santos, Augusto Cesar Soares, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro and Liakopoulos, Vassilios (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health. Turkish Journal of Nephrology, 34 (2), 71-78. doi: 10.5152/turkjnephrol.2025.25032425
2025
Journal Article
Are your kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Soares dos Santos, Jr, Augusto Cesar, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro and Liakopoulos, Vassilios (2025). Are your kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health. Nephrology (Saint-Petersburg), 29 (1), 9-18. doi: 10.36485/1561-6274-2025-29-1-9-18
2025
Journal Article
Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: Synopsis of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline
Madero, Magdalena, Levin, Adeera, Ahmed, Sofia B., Carrero, Juan Jesus, Foster, Bethany, Francis, Anna, Hall, Rasheeda K., Herrington, William G., Hill, Guy, Inker, Lesley A., Kazancıoğlu, Rümeyza, Lamb, Edmund, Lin, Peter, McIntyre, Natasha, Morrow, Kelly, Roberts, Glenda, Sabanayagam, Dharshana, Shlipak, Michael, Shroff, Rukshana, Tangri, Navdeep, Thanachayanont, Teerawat, Ulasi, Ifeoma, Wong, Germaine, Yang, Chih-Wei, Zhang, Luxia, Robinson, Karen A., Wilson, Lisa M., Wilson, Renee F., Kasiske, Bertram L. ... Schaeffner, Elke (2025). Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: Synopsis of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline. Annals of Internal Medicine, 178 (5), 1-11. doi: 10.7326/annals-24-01926
2025
Journal Article
Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Soares dos Santos, Augusto Cesar, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro, Liakopoulos, Vassilios and for the World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee (2025). Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health. Kidney International Reports, 10 (3), 629-636. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2025.01.033
2025
Journal Article
Are your kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health
Vassalotti, Joseph A., Francis, Anna, Soares dos Santos, Augusto Cesar, Correa-Rotter, Ricardo, Abdellatif, Dina, Hsiao, Li-Li, Roumeliotis, Stefanos, Haris, Agnes, Kumaraswami, Latha A., Lui, Siu-Fai, Balducci, Alessandro, Liakopoulos, Vassilios and for the World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee (2025). Are your kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health. Kidney International, 107 (3), 370-377. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.12.006
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