Overview
Background
Peter obtained his medical degree at the Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia. He completed his paediatric nephrology fellowship and worked as a paediatric nephrologist at the British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada. Peter moved to Brisbane in 2010 and worked as a staff nephrologist at both Royal Children's Hospital and Mater Children's Hospital. He became the Director of Nephrology at Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in November 2014. Peter is currently the Service Group Director of Endocrinology and Nephrology at Queensland Children's Hospital. He is the Director of Queensland Child and Adolescent Renal Service, a state-wide service providing the nephrology care for children with kidney disease, including dialysis, kidney transplant and apheresis service.
Peter also holds a Master of Science degree in Experimental Medicine from the University of British Columbia, Canada. He is an Associate Professor at the School of Medicine, the University of Queensland.
Research Interests
Congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract, obstructive nephropathy, biomarkers of chronic kidney disease, renal tumours associated with tuberous sclerosis.
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Works
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2007
Conference Publication
Standardized surveillance of pediatric hemidialysis vascular access using an ultrasound dilution method
Mammen, C., Trnka, P., Paille, L., Heran, R., Robinson, A., Potts, J. and White, C. (2007). Standardized surveillance of pediatric hemidialysis vascular access using an ultrasound dilution method. 27th Annual Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis, 13th International Symposium on Hemodialysis, and 18th Annual Symposium on Pediatric Dialysis, Denver, Colorado, USA, 18–20 February 2007. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
2007
Conference Publication
Web calculators vs. inonic conductance vs. 1-URR
Mammen, C., Trnka, P., Paille, L., Heran, R., Robinson, A., Potts, J. and White, C. (2007). Web calculators vs. inonic conductance vs. 1-URR. 27th Annual Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis, Denver, Colorado, USA, 18–20 February 2007. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
2003
Conference Publication
Cystatin C is a promising marker of renal function in newborns during the first 3 months
Kulkarni, H., Jureidini, K., Trnka, P., Henning, P., Vigneswaran, R. and Harris, S. (2003). Cystatin C is a promising marker of renal function in newborns during the first 3 months. World Congress of Nephrology (Jointly organised by the European Renal Association - European Dialysis & Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) 40th Congress and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) 17th Congress), Berlin, Germany, 8-12 June 2003. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a004675
1998
Journal Article
Candiduria in critically ill children: Risk factors and predictors of mortality
Trnka, P., Kralik, J., Pevalova, L., Tuharsky, J., Sagat, T., Hudecova, N., Krchova, D., Krcmeryova, T., West, D., Savatteri, S. and Krcmery, V. (1998). Candiduria in critically ill children: Risk factors and predictors of mortality. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 7 (5), 234-239. doi: 10.1097/00019048-199806000-00007
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