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Dharshana Sabanayagam

Current Position, Affiliation
  • Post-Graduate Fellow, Department of Renal Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Australia, NSW 2145
Education / Training
  • 2022, FRACP, Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  • 2014, M.D., University of New South Wales
Professional and Research Experience
  • 2022 - Present, Post-Graduate Fellow, Department of Renal Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Australia, NSW 2145
  • 2019 - 2022, Nephrology Advanced Trainee, Western Renal Services, Australia
  • 2017 - 2019, Basic Physician Trainee, Westmead Hospital. Australia
  • 2015 - 2017, Resident Medical Officer, Westmead Hospital. Australia
  • 2022 - Present, Doctor of Philosophy Student, University of Sydney
Selected Publications
  • Sabanayagam, Dharshana et al. Association of Sex With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Peritoneal Dialysis Discontinuation. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2025 (Articles in Press)
  • Sabanayagam, D., Makris, A., Sciberras, F., Scholes-Robertson, N.J. and Wong, G. (2025), Dialysis care in Australia: a call for reform and innovation. Med J Aust, 223: 58-60. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52672
  • Stevens, P.E., …, Sabanayagam D., et al., KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease. Kidney International, 2024. 105(4): p. S117-S314
  • Hall, R.K., Kazancıoğlu, R., Thanachayanont, T.,…., Sabanayagam, D. et al. Drug stewardship in chronic kidney disease to achieve effective and safe medication use. Nat Rev Nephrol (2024).
  • Sabanayagam D, Hegerty K, Au EH, Beruni NA, Cooper TE, Hawley CM, Howell M, Johnson DW, Teixeira-Pinto A, Jaure A, Wolley M, Sluiter A, Scholes-Robertson N, Wong G, Viecelli AK. Incremental versus standard dialysis for people with kidney failure. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD015501.