
Overview
Background
Carmel Hawley MBBS, FRACP, M.Med.Sci, is a Senior Staff Specialist and Director of Haemodialysis Services at Princess Alexandra Hospital. In addition, she is an Associate Professor (A/P) of Medicine at the School of Medicine, University of Queensland and current (inaugural) Chair for the Australasian Kidney Trials network (AKTN) formed in 2005. Under A/P Hawley’s stewardship, AKTN’s research output is now recognised internationally for its quality and impact. This has driven major advances in the evidence base, that directly informs care and outcomes for people living with chronic kidney disease. A/P Hawley also holds a Master’s degree in Biostatistics, has expertise in trial management, methodology, design and conduct. She is currently involved in numerous industry-led and/or investigator initiated international and national clinical trials as either a Principal or Associate Investigator, providing leadership and direction to emerging early and mid-career researchers.
Availability
- Professor Carmel Hawley is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), Institution to be confirmed
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Research interests
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Chronic Kidney Disease
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Kidney Transplant
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Kidney Dialysis
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Kidney Clinical Trials
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Goals of frail older people living with chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study
Logan, Benignus, Ludlow, Kristiana, Pascoe, Elaine M., Viecelli, Andrea K., Johnson, David W., Hawley, Carmel M., Hickey, Laura E., Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Matsuyama, Misa, Jaure, Allison and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2025). Goals of frail older people living with chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19421
2025
Journal Article
The effects of plasma exchange and glucocorticoids on early kidney function among patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis in the PEXIVAS trial
Odler, Balazs, Riedl, Regina, Geetha, Duvuru, Szpirt, Wladimir M., Hawley, Carmel, Uchida, Lisa, Wallace, Zachary S., Walters, Giles, Muso, Eri, Tesar, Vladimir, Pusey, Charles D., Little, Mark A., Merkel, Peter A., Walsh, Michael, Jayne, David R.W. and Kronbichler, Andreas (2025). The effects of plasma exchange and glucocorticoids on early kidney function among patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis in the PEXIVAS trial. Kidney International, 107 (3), 558-567. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.11.029
2025
Journal Article
Design and baseline characteristics of the Finerenone, in addition to standard of care, on the progression of kidney disease in patients with Non-Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease (FIND-CKD) randomized trial
Heerspink, Hiddo J. L., Agarwal, Rajiv, Bakris, George L., Cherney, David Z. I., Lam, Carolyn S. P., Neuen, Brendon L., Sarafidis, Pantelis A., Tuttle, Katherine R., Wanner, Christoph, Brinker, Meike D., Dizayee, Sara, Kolkhof, Peter, Schloemer, Patrick, Vesterinen, Paula, Perkovic, Vlado, Bittar, Julio, Zaidman, Cesar Javier, Cluigt, Natalia, Hominal, Miguel, Aguerre, Paola, Halac, Fernando, Gelersztein, Elizabeth, Arriola, Mariano, Maldonado, Rafael, Chahin, Mariano, Packham, David, Lee, Darren, Pedagogos, Eugenia, Foote, Celine ... Thethi, Tina (2025). Design and baseline characteristics of the Finerenone, in addition to standard of care, on the progression of kidney disease in patients with Non-Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease (FIND-CKD) randomized trial. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 40 (2), 308-319. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfae132
2025
Journal Article
A global survey of self-reported cancer screening practices by health professionals for kidney transplant candidates and recipients
Saleem, Nida, Lim, Wai H., Stephens, Jacqueline H., Wilson, Annabelle, Bonevski, Billie, Jaure, Allison, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Dal Grande, Eleonora, Howell, Martin, Boroumand, Farzaneh, van Zwieten, Anita, Guha, Chandana, Scholes-Robertson, Nicole, Chadban, Steven J., Hawley, Carmel M., Craig, Jonathan C., Chapman, Jeremy R., Hassan, Danyal, Knoll, Greg, Murakami, Naoka and Wong, Germaine (2025). A global survey of self-reported cancer screening practices by health professionals for kidney transplant candidates and recipients. Transplant International, 37 13965. doi: 10.3389/ti.2024.13965
2025
Journal Article
A golden year of innovative kidney disease therapeutics
Ng, Monica Suet Ying and Hawley, Carmel M. (2025). A golden year of innovative kidney disease therapeutics. Nature Reviews Nephrology, 21 (2), 75-76. doi: 10.1038/s41581-024-00916-z
2025
Journal Article
Baseline Characteristics of Frailty and Disease Stage in Older People Living With CKD
Logan, Benignus, Pascoe, Elaine M., Viecelli, Andrea K., Johnson, David W., Comans, Tracy, Hawley, Carmel M., Hickey, Laura E., Janda, Monika, Jaure, Allison, Kalaw, Emarene, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Matsuyama, Misa, Mihala, Gabor, Nguyen, Kim-Huong, Pole, Jason D., Polkinghorne, Kevan R., Pond, Constance, Raj, Rajesh, Reidlinger, Donna M., Scholes-Robertson, Nicole, Valks, Andrea, Wong, Germaine, Hubbard, Ruth E. and on behalf of The GOAL Trial Investigators (2025). Baseline Characteristics of Frailty and Disease Stage in Older People Living With CKD. Kidney International Reports, 10 (1), 120-133. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.10.009
2024
Journal Article
Vitamin D status and intermediate vascular and bone outcomes in chronic kidney disease: a secondary post hoc analysis of IMPROVE-CKD
Yeung, Wing-Chi G., Toussaint, Nigel D., Lioufas, Nicole, Hawley, Carmel M., Pascoe, Elaine M., Elder, Grahame J., Valks, Andrea and Badve, Sunil V. (2024). Vitamin D status and intermediate vascular and bone outcomes in chronic kidney disease: a secondary post hoc analysis of IMPROVE-CKD. Internal Medicine Journal, 54 (12), 1960-1969. doi: 10.1111/imj.16516
2024
Journal Article
Perspectives of caregivers on access to health care for children with CKD
Guha, Chandana, Khalid, Rabia, Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, van Zwieten, Anita, Francis, Anna, Kim, Siah, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Aquino, Martha, Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Ryan, Elizabeth G., Mackie, Fiona, McCarthy, Hugh, Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas, Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Caldwell, Patrina, Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudason, Shilpanjali, Carter, Simon, Kennedy, Sean, Alexander, Stephen, McTaggart, Steven ... Jaure, Allison (2024). Perspectives of caregivers on access to health care for children with CKD. Kidney International Reports, 9 (11), 3177-3189. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.08.029
2024
Journal Article
Access to Waitlisting and Posttransplant Outcomes in Patients With Failed Kidney Allografts Secondary to Recurrent Glomerulonephritis
Gately, Ryan, Wong, Germaine, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Pilmore, Helen, Hawley, Carmel, Campbell, Scott, Mulley, William and Lim, Wai H. (2024). Access to Waitlisting and Posttransplant Outcomes in Patients With Failed Kidney Allografts Secondary to Recurrent Glomerulonephritis. Transplantation Direct, 10 (11) e1717, e1717. doi: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001717
2024
Journal Article
The randomized controlled trial (NAVKIDS2) of a patient navigator program created for children with chronic kidney disease
Wong, Germaine, Guha, Chandana, Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, van Zwieten, Anita, Khalid, Rabia, Francis, Anna, Jaure, Allison, Kim, Siah, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Aquino, Martha, Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Ryan, Elizabeth G., Mackie, Fiona, McCarthy, Hugh, Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas, Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Caldwell, Patrina, Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudason, Shilpa, Carter, Simon, Kennedy, Sean ... McTaggart, Steve (2024). The randomized controlled trial (NAVKIDS2) of a patient navigator program created for children with chronic kidney disease. Kidney International, 106 (4), 736-748. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.05.031
2024
Journal Article
Bariatric surgery outcomes in patients on chronic kidney replacement therapy in Australia and New Zealand
Chandler, Shaun, Palamuthusingam, Dharmenaan, Hawley, Carmel M., Pascoe, Elaine M., Johnson, David W., McDonald, Stephen, Boudville, Neil, Jose, Matthew D., Cross, Nicholas B. and Fahim, Magid (2024). Bariatric surgery outcomes in patients on chronic kidney replacement therapy in Australia and New Zealand. British Journal of Surgery, 111 (10) znae251. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znae251
2024
Journal Article
Disseminated toxoplasmosis infection 20 years post kidney transplant
Chandler, Shaun, Sundac, Lana and Hawley, Carmel (2024). Disseminated toxoplasmosis infection 20 years post kidney transplant. BMJ Case Reports, 17 (9) e260412. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-260412
2024
Journal Article
Nephrology clinical trials in learning health systems: the registry-based randomized clinical trial
Collins, Michael G., Hawley, Carmel M. and McDonald, Stephen P. (2024). Nephrology clinical trials in learning health systems: the registry-based randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 35 (9), 1274-1277. doi: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000448
2024
Journal Article
Risk of relapse of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis in a randomized controlled trial of plasma exchange and glucocorticoids
Junek, Mats L., Merkel, Peter A., Vilayur, Eswari, Wald, Ron, Khalidi, Nader, Jayne, David, Walsh, Michael, Paizis, Kathy, Reidlinger, Donna (PEXIVAS Investigators), Morrish, Alicia, Badve, Sunil V, Pascoe, Elaine (PEXIVAS Investigators), Paul-Brent, Peta-Anne, Robison, Laura, Valks, Andrea, Walters, Giles, Jardine, Meg, Milton, Caroline, Ibraham, Abu, Siva, Brian, Desmond, Michael, Perkovic, Vlado, Kurtkoti, Jadadeesh, Vilayur, Eswari, Cass, Alan, Summers, Shaun, Brown, Fiona, Ryan, Jessica, Kerr, Peter ... PEXIVAS Investigators (2024). Risk of relapse of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis in a randomized controlled trial of plasma exchange and glucocorticoids. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 76 (9), 1431-1438. doi: 10.1002/art.42843
2024
Conference Publication
Post-operative Outcomes In Patients With Kidney Failure Receiving Chronic Kidney Replacement Therapy After Gynaecological Surgery: A Bi-national Data Linkage Study
Khair, Mina, Palamuthusingam, Dharmenaan, Hawley, Carmel M., Pascoe, Elaine M., Shahid, Usama, Johnson, David Wayne and Fahim, Magid (2024). Post-operative Outcomes In Patients With Kidney Failure Receiving Chronic Kidney Replacement Therapy After Gynaecological Surgery: A Bi-national Data Linkage Study. 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.
2024
Conference Publication
Navkids2: a randomised controlled trial of a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease
Wong, Germaine, Guha, Chandana, Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, Van Zwieten, Anita, Khalid, Rabia, Francis, Anna, Jaure, Allison, Kim, Siah, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Aquino, Martha, Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David, Hahn, Deidre, Reidlinger, Donna, Ryan, Elizabeth, Mackie, Fiona, Mccarthy, Hugh, Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas, Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Caldwell, Patrina, Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudason, Shilpa, Carter, Simon, Kennedy, Sean ... Hawley, Carmel (2024). Navkids2: a randomised controlled trial of a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease. 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Adelaide, SA Australia, 1 August-4 September 2024. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2024
Journal Article
Drug repurposing for glomerular diseases: an underutilized resource
Ng, Monica Suet Ying, Kaur, Gursimran, Francis, Ross S., Hawley, Carmel M. and Johnson, David W. (2024). Drug repurposing for glomerular diseases: an underutilized resource. Nature Reviews Nephrology, 20 (11), 707-721. doi: 10.1038/s41581-024-00864-8
2024
Journal Article
Revised cardiac risk index in predicting cardiovascular complications in patients receiving chronic kidney replacement therapy undergoing elective general surgery
Palamuthusingam, Dharmenaan, Pascoe, Elaine M., Hawley, Carmel M., Johnson, David Wayne and Fahim, Magid (2024). Revised cardiac risk index in predicting cardiovascular complications in patients receiving chronic kidney replacement therapy undergoing elective general surgery. Perioperative Medicine, 13 (1) 70. doi: 10.1186/s13741-024-00429-0
2024
Journal Article
Peritoneal dialysis versus haemodialysis for people commencing dialysis
Ethier, Isabelle, Hayat, Ashik, Pei, Juan, Hawley, Carmel M., Francis, Ross S., Wong, Germaine, Craig, Jonathan C., Viecelli, Andrea K., Htay, Htay, Ng, Samantha, Leibowitz, Saskia, Johnson, David W. and Cho, Yeoungjee (2024). Peritoneal dialysis versus haemodialysis for people commencing dialysis. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews (6) CD013800. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013800.pub2
2024
Journal Article
Long-term effect of increasing water intake on repeated self-assessed health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Rangan, Gopala, Allman-Farinelli, Margaret, Boudville, Neil, Fernando, Mangalee, Haloob, Imad, Harris, David C. H., Hawley, Carmel M., Kumar, Karthik, Johnson, David W., Lee, Vincent W., Mai, Jun, Rangan, Anna, Roger, Simon D., Sagar, Priyanka, Sud, Kamal, Torres, Vicente and Vilayur, Eswari (2024). Long-term effect of increasing water intake on repeated self-assessed health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Clinical Kidney Journal, 17 (7) sfae159, 1-7. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfae159
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Perioperative outcomes and risk assessment of patients on chronic kidney replacement therapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
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Doctor Philosophy
Increemental dialysis to improve health outcomes in people starting haemodialysis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli
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Master Philosophy
Standardised Reporting of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli
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Doctor Philosophy
The IMPEDE-PKD Clinical Trial - Investigating the repurposing of metformin in ADPKD
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Dr Christine Staatz, Dr Andrew Mallett, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli
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Doctor Philosophy
Inflammation and endotoxemia in dialysis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
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Doctor Philosophy
Viral Complications Following Kidney Transplantationn
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli
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Doctor Philosophy
Perioperative outcomes and risk assessment of patients on chronic renal replacement therapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
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Doctor Philosophy
Establishing the Role of Metformin for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Dr Christine Staatz, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli, Dr Andrew Mallett
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Strategies to Improve Vascular Access Outcomes in Haemodialysis Patients
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Cardiac Biomarkers for The Diagnosis and Monitoring of Cardiovascular Disease in The Dialysis Population
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Novel Strategies to Assess Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney Disease
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Strategies to improve infectious complications in kidney transplant patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ross Francis, Professor David Johnson
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2019
Master Philosophy
Very early acute rejection in an Australian and New Zealand kidney transplant population
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Associate Professor Yeoung Jee Cho, Associate Professor Ross Francis, Professor David Mudge
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Therapeutic interventions to improve clinical outcomes in advanced chronic kidney disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Inflammation in Peritoneal Dialysis: Investigating the Roles of Biocompatible Solutions and Biological Markers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Professor David Mudge
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Vitamin D and Chronic Kidney Disease: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk
Associate Advisor
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- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Haemodialysis
- Kidney Clinical Trials
- Kidney Dialysis
- Kidney Transplant
- Nephrology
- Peritoneal Dialysis
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