(MBChB, MD, FRACP, FASN, FAHA)
Rob is currently a professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, and is a consultant Nephrologist for Te Whatu Ora. He is the Director of the ‘Kidney in Health and Disease’ research network based at the University of Otago. He has over 290 peer-reviewed publications. He is an active clinician scientist with translational research projects investigating mechanisms of kidney injury fibrosis and repair. At a clinical level his research interests are cardiovascular risk factors in chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury and drug induced kidney injury.
Professor Walker is actively involved in the International Society of Nephrology serving ISN South-East Asia Oceania regional board representing the Oceania region, the chair of the ISN Clinical Research Programme committee, a member of the ISN Continuing Medical Education committee and deputy chair ISN Core Programmes committee. He recently stepped down as the Honorary Secretary for the Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology Council but remains on the APSN Executive Committee as chair of the awards subcommittee and is actively involved in the APSN CME committee and its activities. Within the Australia & New Zealand Society of Nephrology, he serves on the Research Advisory Committee and Policy and Quality Committee.
He is also active within the RACP serving on the advanced training committee for nephrology and the RACP grants advisory committees. Professor Walker was awarded the College Medal “hominum, servire, saluti” for outstanding services to medicine and nephrology.
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