John Knight
About Professor John Knight
Professorial Fellow, Renal and Metabolic Division
- Professor of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
- Adjunct Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Children’s Hospital, Westmead
- MBBS,
- MA,
- MBA,
- FRACP,
- FASN,
- GAICD
John joined The George Institute in March 2014 and has since contributed to a variety of academic and business projects in Australia, in China and with George Clinical. His current work with the Renal and Metabolic Division includes a prospective national cohort study of Dialysis Outcomes in India, and an epidemiological study of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin in Sri Lanka.
In 2015 John convened the Steering Committee and chaired the Judges Panel for the Affordable Dialysis Prize. From 2017-2022 John played a part in the establishment and leadership of Ellen Medical Devices Pty Ltd, a new Australian company founded to build and test a prototype of the winning entry.
Publications
View all publicationsThe potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through disease prevention: a secondary analysis of data from the CREDENCE trial
The Lancet Planetary Health Date published:
The Carbon Footprint of Peritoneal Dialysis in Australia
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Date published:
The Point-of-Care Peritoneal Dialysis System Early Evaluation Study (POC-PDEE): A pilot proof-of-principal study of the Ellen Medical Devices Point-of-Care affordable peritoneal dialysis system
Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis Date published:
