Dr Anna Francis is a paediatric nephrologist and clinician researcher at Queensland Children’s Hospital, Australia. She completed her PhD in 2019 at the University of Sydney on “Long-Term Outcomes of Chronic Kidney Disease in Childhood and Adolescence”. She has a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology. In 2017, Dr Francis was awarded a Churchill Fellowship, travelling to Germany, England and Harvard to explore transition programs to adult care for young kidney transplant recipients. In 2019, she was appointed as an Editorial Fellow to Kidney International. In 2020, Dr Francis was accepted into the inaugural International Society of Nephrology “Emerging Leaders” programme. Dr Francis became an associate editor for Kidney International Reports in 2021.
Her key research interests are the life course impact of childhood CKD and optimising outcomes in paediatric kidney transplantation.
Francis, Anna, Wainstein, Marina, Irish, Georgina, Abdul Hafidz, Muhammad Iqbal, Chen, Titi, Cho, Yeoungjee, Htay, Htay, Kanjanabuch, Talerngsak, Lalji, Rowena, Neuen, Brendon L., See, Emily, Shah, Anim, Smyth, Brendan, Tungsanga, Somkanya, Viecelli, Andrea, Yeung, Emily K., Arruebo, Silvia, Bello, Aminu K., Caskey, Fergus J., Damster, Sandrine, Donner, Jo-Ann, Jha, Vivekanand, Johnson, David W., Levin, Adeera, Malik, Charu, Nangaku, Masaomi, Okpechi, Ikechi G., Tonelli, Marcello, Ye, Feng ... Zaidi, Deenaz (2024). Capacity for the management of kidney failure in the International Society of Nephrology Oceania and South East Asia (OSEA) region: report from the 2023 ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA). Kidney International Supplements, 13 (1), 110-122. doi: 10.1016/j.kisu.2024.01.004
Levin, Adeera, Ahmed, Sofia B., Carrero, Juan Jesus, Foster, Bethany, Francis, Anna, Hall, Rasheeda K., Herrington, Will G., Hill, Guy, Inker, Lesley A., Kazancıoğlu, Rümeyza, Lamb, Edmund, Lin, Peter, Madero, Magdalena, McIntyre, Natasha, Morrow, Kelly, Roberts, Glenda, Sabanayagam, Dharshana, Schaeffner, Elke, Shlipak, Michael, Shroff, Rukshana, Tangri, Navdeep, Thanachayanont, Teerawat, Ulasi, Ifeoma, Wong, Germaine, Yang, Chih-Wei, Zhang, Luxia, Robinson, Karen A., Wilson, Lisa, Wilson, Renee F. ... Stevens, Paul E. (2024). Executive summary of the KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: known knowns and known unknowns. Kidney International, 105 (4), 684-701. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.10.016
Journal Article: Differences in excess mortality by recipient sex after heart transplant: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
Vinson, Amanda J., Zhang, Xun, Dahhou, Mourad, Süsal, Caner, Döhler, Bernd, Melk, Anette, Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth, Cardinal, Heloise, Wong, Germaine, Francis, Anna, Pilmore, Helen, Grinspan, Lauren T. and Foster, Bethany J. (2024). Differences in excess mortality by recipient sex after heart transplant: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.03.016
The heart of the matter: long-term cardiovascular outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease
(2021–2023) Preclinical and Clinical Early Career Research
Improving long term outcomes for children and young adults with chronic kidney disease
(2021–2022) RACPFCF Research Establishment Fellowship
Francis, Anna, Wainstein, Marina, Irish, Georgina, Abdul Hafidz, Muhammad Iqbal, Chen, Titi, Cho, Yeoungjee, Htay, Htay, Kanjanabuch, Talerngsak, Lalji, Rowena, Neuen, Brendon L., See, Emily, Shah, Anim, Smyth, Brendan, Tungsanga, Somkanya, Viecelli, Andrea, Yeung, Emily K., Arruebo, Silvia, Bello, Aminu K., Caskey, Fergus J., Damster, Sandrine, Donner, Jo-Ann, Jha, Vivekanand, Johnson, David W., Levin, Adeera, Malik, Charu, Nangaku, Masaomi, Okpechi, Ikechi G., Tonelli, Marcello, Ye, Feng ... Zaidi, Deenaz (2024). Capacity for the management of kidney failure in the International Society of Nephrology Oceania and South East Asia (OSEA) region: report from the 2023 ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA). Kidney International Supplements, 13 (1), 110-122. doi: 10.1016/j.kisu.2024.01.004
Levin, Adeera, Ahmed, Sofia B., Carrero, Juan Jesus, Foster, Bethany, Francis, Anna, Hall, Rasheeda K., Herrington, Will G., Hill, Guy, Inker, Lesley A., Kazancıoğlu, Rümeyza, Lamb, Edmund, Lin, Peter, Madero, Magdalena, McIntyre, Natasha, Morrow, Kelly, Roberts, Glenda, Sabanayagam, Dharshana, Schaeffner, Elke, Shlipak, Michael, Shroff, Rukshana, Tangri, Navdeep, Thanachayanont, Teerawat, Ulasi, Ifeoma, Wong, Germaine, Yang, Chih-Wei, Zhang, Luxia, Robinson, Karen A., Wilson, Lisa, Wilson, Renee F. ... Stevens, Paul E. (2024). Executive summary of the KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: known knowns and known unknowns. Kidney International, 105 (4), 684-701. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.10.016
Vinson, Amanda J., Zhang, Xun, Dahhou, Mourad, Süsal, Caner, Döhler, Bernd, Melk, Anette, Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth, Cardinal, Heloise, Wong, Germaine, Francis, Anna, Pilmore, Helen, Grinspan, Lauren T. and Foster, Bethany J. (2024). Differences in excess mortality by recipient sex after heart transplant: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.03.016
Preventing Relapses in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome
Francis, Anna and Emma, Francesco (2024). Preventing Relapses in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome. Kidney International Reports. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.03.017
Vinson, Amanda Jean, Zhang, Xun, Dahhou, Mourad, Süsal, Caner, Döhler, Bernd, Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth, Cardinal, Heloise, Melk, Anette, Wong, Germaine, Francis, Anna, Pilmore, Helen and Foster, Bethany J. (2024). A Multinational Cohort Study Examining Sex Differences in Excess Risk of Death With Graft Function After Kidney Transplant. Transplantation. doi: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004915
Ambarsari, Cahyani Gita, Cho, Yeoungjee, Milanzi, Elasma, Francis, Anna, Koh, Lee Jin, Lalji, Rowena and Johnson, David W. (2023). Epidemiology and outcomes of children with kidney failure receiving kidney replacement therapy in Australia and New Zealand. Kidney International Reports, 8 (10), 1951-1964. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.07.006
Predicting graft survival in pediatric kidney transplantation: does the Box fit?
Sypek, Matthew, Francis, Anna and Chadban, Steve (2023). Predicting graft survival in pediatric kidney transplantation: does the Box fit?. American Journal of Transplantation, 23 (10), 1481-1482. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.08.021
Sex and gender disparities in living kidney donation: a scoping review
Vilayur, Eswari, van Zwieten, Anita, Chen, Mingxing, Francis, Anna, Wyld, Melanie, Kim, Siah, Cooper, Tess and Wong, Germaine (2023). Sex and gender disparities in living kidney donation: a scoping review. Transplantation Direct, 9 (9) e1530, 1-9. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001530
Kim, Siah, van Zwieten, Anita, Wyld, Melanie, Ladhani, Maleeka, Guha, Chandana, Dominello, Amanda, Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, Francis, Anna, Mannon, Roslyn B. and Wong, Germaine (2023). Sociodemographic drivers of donor and recipient gender disparities in living kidney donation in Australia. Kidney International Reports, 8 (8), 1553-1561. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.05.016
Timing of kidney replacement therapy among children and young adults
Larkins, Nicholas G., Lim, Wai, Goh, Carrie, Francis, Anna, McCarthy, Hugh, Kim, Siah, Wong, Germaine and Craig, Jonathan C. (2023). Timing of kidney replacement therapy among children and young adults. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 18 (8), 1041-1050. doi: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000204
Karam, Sabine, Abdul Hafidz, Muhammad Iqbal, Calice-Silva, Viviane, Chen, Titi, Dupuis, Sophie, Ekrikpo, Udeme E., Francis, Anna, Jha, Vivekanand, Kalyesubula, Robert, Kumar, Vivek, Nakhoul, Georges, Pereira-Kamath, Nikhil, Tannor, Elliot K., Tran, Anh, Wijewickrama, Eranga, Wong, Michelle M.Y. and Chanchlani, Rahul (2023). Nurturing global leadership, advocacy, research, and collegiality: the unique experience of the international society of nephrology emerging leaders program. Kidney International Reports, 8 (9), 1703-1707. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.07.001
A multinational cohort study uncovered sex differences in excess mortality after kidney transplant
Vinson, Amanda J., Zhang, Xun, Dahhou, Mourad, Süsal, Caner, Döhler, Bernd, Melk, Anette, Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth, Cardinal, Heloise, Wong, Germaine, Francis, Anna, Pilmore, Helen and Foster, Bethany J. (2023). A multinational cohort study uncovered sex differences in excess mortality after kidney transplant. Kidney International, 103 (6), 1131-1143. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.01.022
Wong, M., Nakhoul, G., Calice-Silva, V., Tannor, E.K., Kumar, V., Abdul Hafidz, M.I., Chanchlani, R., Chen, T., Ekrikpo, U.E., Francis, A., Kalyesubula, R., Karam, S., Pereira-Kamath, N., Wijewickrama, E. and Jha, V. (2023). WCN23-0776 BARRIERS TO ACCESSING ESSENTIAL MEDICINES IN NEPHROLOGY AND RELATED NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: A SCOPING REVIEW. Kidney International Reports, 8 (3), S239. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.02.539
Au, Eric H., Wong, Germaine, Tong, Allison, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, van Zwieten, Anita, Dobrijevic, Ellen, Ahn, Curie, Blosser, Christopher D., Davidson, Bianca, Francis, Anna, Jhaveri, Kenar D., Malyszko, Jolanta, Mena-Gutierrez, Alejandra, Newell, Kenneth A., Palmer, Sarah, Scholes-Robertson, Nicole, Silva Junior, Helio Tedesco and Craig, Jonathan C. (2023). Scope and consistency of cancer outcomes reported in randomized trials in kidney transplant recipients. Kidney International Reports, 8 (2), 274-281. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.10.032
Guha, Chandana, Khalid, Rabia, van Zwieten, Anita, Francis, Anna, Hawley, Carmel M., Jauré, Allison, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Mallard, Alistair R., Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Pascoe, Elaine M., Ryan, Elizabeth G., Mackie, Fiona, McCarthy, Hugh J., Craig, Jonathan C., Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas G., Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Irving, Michelle, Caldwell, Patrina H. Y., Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudason, Shilpanjali, Carter, Simon A. ... Wong, Germaine (2023). Baseline characteristics of participants in the NAVKIDS2 trial: a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, 38 (5), 1577-1590. doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05772-2
Shingde, Rashmi, Guha, Chandana, van Zwieten, Anita, Kim, Siah, Walker, Amanda, Francis, Anna, Didsbury, Madeleine, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Prestidge, Chanel, Lancsar, Emily, Mackie, Fiona, Kwon, Joseph, Howard, Kirsten, Howell, Martin, Jaure, Allison, Hayes, Alison, Raghunandan, Rakhee, Petrou, Stavros, Lah, Suncica, McTaggart, Steven, Craig, Jonathan C., Mallitt, Kylie-Ann and Wong, Germaine (2023). Longitudinal associations between socioeconomic position and overall health of children with chronic kidney disease and their carers. Pediatric Nephrology. doi: 10.1007/s00467-023-06236-x
Hudson, Adam C., van Zwieten, Anita, Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, Durkan, Anne, Hahn, Deirdre, Guha, Chandana, Khalid, Rabia, Didsbury, Madeleine, Francis, Anna, McTaggart, Steven, Mackie, Fiona E., Prestidge, Chanel, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Lah, Suncica, Howell, Martin, Howard, Kirsten, Nassar, Natasha, Jaure, Allison, Craig, Jonathan C., Wong, Germaine and Kim, Siah (2023). School attendance and sport participation amongst children with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional analysis from the Kids with CKD (KCAD) study. Pediatric Nephrology. doi: 10.1007/s00467-023-06198-0
Francis, Anna, Abdul Hafidz, Muhammad Iqbal, Ekrikpo, Udeme E., Chen, Titi, Wijewickrama, Eranga, Tannor, Elliot K., Nakhoul, Georges, Wong, Michelle M. Y., Pereira-Kamath, Nikhil, Chanchlani, Rahul, Kalyesubula, Robert, Karam, Sabine, Kumar, Vivek, Calice-Silva, Viviane and Jha, Vivekanand (2022). Barriers to accessing essential medicines for kidney disease in low- and lower middle–income countries. Kidney International, 102 (5), 969-973. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.07.029
Equity and diversity in the nephrology workforce
Francis, Anna, O'Sullivan, Kim M., Patel, Pinika, Viecelli, Andrea K., Hedley, James A., Swaminathan, Ramyasuda, Crosthwaite, Amy, Haloob, Imad, Kennard, Alice, Rowlandson, Matthew, Boudville, Neil, Webster, Angela C., Wyburn, Kate and the Equity and Diversity and Inclusivity Committee of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (2022). Equity and diversity in the nephrology workforce. Internal Medicine Journal, 52 (11), 1900-1909. doi: 10.1111/imj.15768
Guha, Chandana, van Zwieten, Anita, Khalid, Rabia, Kim, Siah, Walker, Amanda, Francis, Anna, Didsbury, Madeleine, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Barton, Belinda, Prestidge, Chanel, Lancsar, Emily, Mackie, Fiona, Kwon, Joseph, Howard, Kirsten, Mallitt, Kylie-Ann, Howell, Martin, Jaure, Allison, Hayes, Alison, Raghunandan, Rakhee, Petrou, Stavros, Lah, Suncica, McTaggart, Steven, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2022). Longitudinal assessment of the health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease. Kidney International, 103 (2), 357-364. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.09.026
van Zwieten, Anita, Ryan, Elizabeth G., Caldwell, Patrina, Howard, Kirsten, Tong, Allison, Craig, Jonathan C., Alexander, Stephen I., Howell, Martin, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Hawley, Carmel M., Jesudason, Shilpanjali, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona, Kennedy, Sean E., McTaggart, Steven, McCarthy, Hugh J., Carter, Simon A., Kim, Siah, Woodleigh, Reginald, Francis, Anna, Mallard, Alistair R., Bernier-Jean, Amélie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Pascoe, Elaine, Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Vergara, Liza ... Wong, Germaine (2022). NAVKIDS2 trial: a multi-centre, waitlisted randomised controlled trial of a patient navigator intervention in children with chronic kidney disease — statistical analysis plan and update to the protocol. Trials, 23 (1) 824. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06783-y
Khalid, Rabia, Van Zwieten, Anita, Kim, Siah, Didsbury, Madeleine, Francis, Anna, Mctaggart, Steven, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona E., Prestidge, Chanel, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Barton, Belinda, Lorenzo, Jennifer, Lah, Suncica, Howard, Kirsten, Nassar, Natasha, Au, Eric, Tong, Allison, Blazek, Katrina, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2022). Association between socioeconomic status and academic performance in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, 37 (12), 3195-3204. doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05515-3
Cognitive and academic outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease
Kim, Siah, Van Zwieten, Anita, Lorenzo, Jennifer, Khalid, Rabia, Lah, Suncica, Chen, Kerry, Didsbury, Madeleine, Francis, Anna, Mctaggart, Steven, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona E., Prestidge, Chanel, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Tong, Allison, Blazek, Katrina, Barton, Belinda, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2022). Cognitive and academic outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, 37 (11), 2715-2724. doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05499-0
Didsbury, Madeleine, van Zwieten, Anita, Chen, Kerry, James, Laura J., Francis, Anna, Kim, Siah, McTaggart, Steven, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona, Kara, Tonya, Prestidge, Chanel, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Barton, Belinda, Lorenzo, Jennifer, Lah, Suncica, Howard, Kirsten, Nassar, Natasha, Au, Eric, Tong, Allison, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2022). Correction to: The association between socioeconomic disadvantage and parent-rated health in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease—the Kids with CKD (KCAD) study (Pediatric Nephrology, (2019), 34, 7, (1237-1245), 10.1007/s00467-019-04209-7). Pediatric Nephrology, 37 (3), 693-696. doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05362-8
Sex-based differences in risk factors and complications of chronic kidney disease
Wyld, Melanie L. R., Mata, Nicole L. De La, Viecelli, Andrea, Swaminathan, Ramyasuda, O'Sullivan, Kim M., O'Lone, Emma, Rowlandson, Matthew, Francis, Anna, Wyburn, Kate and Webster, Angela C. (2022). Sex-based differences in risk factors and complications of chronic kidney disease. Seminars in Nephrology, 42 (2), 153-169. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2022.04.006
Lalji, Rowena, Francis, Anna, Blazek, Katrina, Teixeira‐Pinto, Armando, Wong, Germaine and Johnson, David W. (2022). Sex differences in the likelihood of pre‐emptive living donor kidney transplantation, and outcomes after kidney transplantation in children and adolescents. Pediatric Transplantation, 26 (5) e14224, e14224. doi: 10.1111/petr.14224
Age-dependent sex differences in graft loss after kidney transplantation
Vinson, Amanda J., Zhang, Xun, Dahhou, Mourad, Süsal, Caner, Döhler, Bernd, Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth, Cardinal, Heloise, Melk, Anette, Wong, Germaine, Francis, Anna, Pilmore, Helen and Foster, Bethany J. (2021). Age-dependent sex differences in graft loss after kidney transplantation. Transplantation, Publish Ahead of Print (7), 1473-1484. doi: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004026
Lim, Wai H., Adams, Brigitte, Alexander, Stephen, Bouts, Antonia H. M., Claas, Frans, Collins, Michael, Cornelissen, Elisabeth, Dunckley, Heather, de Jong, Huib, D’Orsogna, Lloyd, Francis, Anna, Heidt, Sebastiaan, Herman, Jean, Holdsworth, Rhonda, Kausman, Joshua, Khalid, Rabia, Kim, Jon Jin, Kim, Siah, Knops, Noël, Kosmoliaptsis, Vasilis, Kramer, Cynthia, Kuypers, Dirk, Larkins, Nicholas, Palmer, Suetonia C., Prestidge, Chanel, Prytula, Agnieszka, Sharma, Ankit, Shingde, Meena, Taverniti, Anne ... Wong, Germaine (2021). Improve in-depth immunological risk assessment to optimize genetic-compatibility and clinical outcomes in child and adolescent recipients of parental donor kidney transplants: protocol for the INCEPTION study. BMC Nephrology, 22 (1) 416, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-021-02619-0
Francis, Anna, Prestidge, Chanel, Kausman, Joshua, Le Page, Amelia, Larkins, Nicholas and McCarthy, Hugh (2021). Impact of initial steroid response on transplant outcomes in children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Pediatric Nephrology, 37 (5), 1149-1156. doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05270-x
Effectiveness of growth hormone on growth and final height in paediatric chronic kidney disease
Aldridge, Melanie K., Trnka, Peter, Francis, Anna and McTaggart, Steven J. (2021). Effectiveness of growth hormone on growth and final height in paediatric chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, 37 (3), 651-658. doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05259-6
Patient navigator programmes for children and adolescents with chronic diseases
Lalji, Rowena, Francis, Anna, Khalid, Rabia, Guha, Chandana, Johnson, David W. and Wong, Germaine (2021). Patient navigator programmes for children and adolescents with chronic diseases. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021 (7) CD014688. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014688
Francis, Anna, Baigent, Colin, Ikizler, T. Alp, Cockwell, Paul and Jha, Vivekanand (2021). The urgent need to vaccinate dialysis patients against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: a call to action. Kidney International, 99 (4), 791-793. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.02.003
Survival and transplant outcomes among young children requiring kidney replacement therapy
Larkins, Nicholas G., Wong, Germaine, Alexander, Stephen, McDonald, Stephen, Prestidge, Chanel, Francis, Anna, Le Page, Amelia K. and Lim, Wai H. (2021). Survival and transplant outcomes among young children requiring kidney replacement therapy. Pediatric Nephrology, 36 (8), 2443-2452. doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-04945-9
Urinary tract infection: management in children
Didsbury, Madeleine, Mctaggart, Steven and Francis, Anna (2021). Urinary tract infection: management in children. Medicine Today, 22 (3), 14-20.
Health-related quality of life in people across the spectrum of CKD
Krishnan, Anoushka, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Lim, Wai H., Howard, Kirsten, Chapman, Jeremy R., Castells, Antoni, Roger, Simon D., Bourke, Michael J., Macaskill, Petra, Williams, Gabrielle, Lok, Charmaine E., Diekmann, Fritz, Cross, Nicholas, Sen, Shaundeep, Allen, Richard D. M., Chadban, Steven J., Pollock, Carol A., Turner, Robin, Tong, Allison, Yang, Jean Y. H., Williams, Narelle, Au, Eric, Kieu, Anh, James, Laura, Francis, Anna, Wong, Germaine and Craig, Jonathan C. (2020). Health-related quality of life in people across the spectrum of CKD. Kidney International Reports, 5 (12), 2264-2274. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.09.028
Post-transplant cancer: an epidemiological evaluation
Francis, Anna, Au, Eric, Lim, Wai H. and Wong, Germaine (2020). Post-transplant cancer: an epidemiological evaluation. Journal of Onco-Nephrology, 4 (3), 145-152. doi: 10.1177/2399369320953869
Disparities in end-stage kidney disease care for children: a global survey
Lalji, Rowena, Francis, Anna, Wong, Germaine, Viecelli, Andrea K., Tong, Allison, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, McCulloch, Mignon, Bello, Aminu K., Levin, Adeera, Lunney, Meaghan, Osman, Mohamed A., Ye, Feng, Jha, Vivekanand, Feehally, John, Harris, David C. and Johnson, David W. (2020). Disparities in end-stage kidney disease care for children: a global survey. Kidney International, 98 (3), 527-532. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.04.058
Francis, Anna and Wong, Germaine (2020). Different sized slices of cake: macroeconomic impacts on access to transplantation and graft survival for children. Kidney International, 98 (2), 283-285. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.04.043
Prediction modeling—part 1: regression modeling
Au, Eric H., Francis, Anna, Bernier-Jean, Amelie and Teixeira-Pinto, Armando (2020). Prediction modeling—part 1: regression modeling. Kidney International, 97 (5), 877-884. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.02.007
Survival after kidney transplantation during childhood and adolescence
Francis, Anna, Johnson, David W., Melk, Anette, Foster, Bethany J., Blazek, Katrina, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2020). Survival after kidney transplantation during childhood and adolescence. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 15 (3), 392-400. doi: 10.2215/cjn.07070619
Lalji, Rowena, Francis, Anna, Johnson, David W. and McCulloch, Mignon (2020). Health disparities in access to kidney replacement therapy amongst children and adolescents with end-stage kidney disease in low- and lower-middle-income countries. Kidney International, 97 (3), 463-465. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.11.030
Toward transparency in nephrology research
Francis, Anna and Mallett, Andrew (2020). Toward transparency in nephrology research. Kidney International Reports, 5 (2), 118-120. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.11.019
Hanson, Camilla S., Craig, Jonathan C., Logeman, Charlotte, Sinha, Aditi, Dart, Allison, Eddy, Allison A., Guha, Chandana, Gipson, Debbie S., Bockenhauer, Detlef, Yap, Hui-Kim, Groothoff, Jaap, Zappitelli, Michael, Webb, Nicholas J.A., Alexander, Stephen I., Furth, Susan L., Samuel, Susan, Neu, Alicia, Viecelli, Andrea K., Ju, Angela, Sharma, Ankit, Au, Eric H., Desmond, Hailey, Shen, Jenny I., Manera, Karine E., Azukaitis, Karolis, Dunn, Louese, Carter, Simon A., Gutman, Talia, Cho, Yeoungjee ... Salih, Zeynab (2020). Establishing core outcome domains in pediatric kidney disease: report of the Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology—Children and Adolescents (SONG-KIDS) consensus workshops. Kidney International, 98 (3), 553-565. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.05.054
Manickavasagar, Revathy, Wong, Germaine, Alexander, Stephen, Francis, Anna, Prestidge, Chanel, Larkins, Nicholas G., Le Page, Amelia and Lim, Wai H. (2019). Allograft outcome following repeat transplantation of patients with non-adherence-related first kidney allograft failure: a population cohort study. Transplant International, 32 (12), 1247-1258. doi: 10.1111/tri.13492
Didsbury, Madeleine, van Zwieten, Anita, Chen, Kerry, James, Laura J., Francis, Anna, Kim, Siah, McTaggart, Steven, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona, Kara, Tonya, Prestidge, Chanel, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Barton, Belinda, Lorenzo, Jennifer, Lah, Suncica, Howard, Kirsten, Nassar, Natasha, Au, Eric, Tong, Allison, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2019). The association between socioeconomic disadvantage and parent-rated health in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease-the Kids with CKD (KCAD) study. Pediatric Nephrology, 34 (7), 1237-1245. doi: 10.1007/s00467-019-04209-7
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor as a therapeutic target in multiple sclerosis
Aram, Jehan, Francis, Anna, Tanasescu, Radu and Constantinescu, Cris S. (2019). Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor as a therapeutic target in multiple sclerosis. Neurology and Therapy, 8 (1), 45-57. doi: 10.1007/s40120-018-0120-1
Francis, Anna, Johnson, David W., Craig, Jonathan, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando and Wong, Germaine (2018). Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease may be an adverse risk factor for patient survival but not graft loss in kidney transplant recipients. Kidney International, 94 (4), 809-817. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.06.009
Francis, Anna, Didsbury, Madeleine, McCarthy, Hugh and Kara, Tonya (2018). Treatment of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis post-kidney transplantation in Australian and New Zealand children: a retrospective cohort study. Pediatric Transplantation, 22 (5) e13185, e13185. doi: 10.1111/petr.13185
Quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study
Francis, Anna, Didsbury, Madeleine S., van Zwieten, Anita, Chen, Kerry, James, Laura J., Kim, Siah, Howard, Kirsten, Williams, Gabrielle, Bahat Treidel, Omri, McTaggart, Steven, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona, Kara, Tonya, Nassar, Natasha, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Tong, Allison, Johnson, David, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2018). Quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study. e ADC, 104 (2), archdischild-2018. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-314934
Trnka, Peter, McTaggart, Steven J. and Francis, Anna (2018). The impact of donor/recipient age difference and HLA mismatch on graft outcome in pediatric kidney transplantation. Pediatric Transplantation, 22 (7) e13265, e13265. doi: 10.1111/petr.13265
Trnka, Peter, McTaggart, Steven and Francis, Anna (2018). The impact of donor/recipient age difference and HLA matching on graft outcome in pediatric kidney transplantation. Transplantation, 102 (Supplement 7), S455-S455. doi: 10.1097/01.tp.0000543249.46167.b6
Francis, Anna, Johnson, David W., Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2018). Incidence and predictors of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease after kidney transplantation during adulthood and childhood: a registry study. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, 33 (5), 881-889. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfx356
Moving on: transitioning young people with chronic kidney disease to adult care
Francis, Anna, Johnson, David W., Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2017). Moving on: transitioning young people with chronic kidney disease to adult care. Pediatric Nephrology, 33 (6), 973-983. doi: 10.1007/s00467-017-3728-y
Incidence and Predictors of Cancer Following Kidney Transplantation in Childhood
Francis, A., Johnson, D. W., Craig, J. C. and Wong, G. (2017). Incidence and Predictors of Cancer Following Kidney Transplantation in Childhood. American Journal of Transplantation, 17 (10), 2650-2658. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14289
Long-term outcome of kidney transplantation in recipients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Francis, Anna, Trnka, Peter and McTaggart, Steven J. (2016). Long-term outcome of kidney transplantation in recipients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 11 (11), 2041-2046. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03060316
Francis, Anna, Burke, John, Francis, Leo, McTaggart, Steven and Mallett, Andrew (2016). Polypoid change of the glomerular basement membrane in a child with steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome and ARHGAP24 mutation: a case report. Open Urology & Nephrology Journal, 9 (1), 88-93. doi: 10.2174/1874303X01609010088
Francis, Anna, Didsbury, Madeleine, Lim, Wai H., Kim, Siah, White, Sarah, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2016). The impact of socioeconomic status and geographic remoteness on access to pre-emptive kidney transplantation and transplant outcomes among children. Pediatric Nephrology, 31 (6), 1011-1019. doi: 10.1007/s00467-015-3279-z
Honey in the prevention and treatment of infection in the CKD population: a narrative review
Francis, Anna, Cho, Yeoungjee and Johnson, David W. (2015). Honey in the prevention and treatment of infection in the CKD population: a narrative review. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015 261425, 1-8. doi: 10.1155/2015/261425
HOSPITALISATION AND EMERGENCY PRESENTATIONS IN CHILDREN WITH CKD: A DATA LINKAGE STUDY
Kim, Siah, Van Zwieten, Anita, Guha, Chandana, Khalid, Rabia, Didsbury, Madeleine, Francis, Anna, Mctaggart, Steven, Mackie, Fiona, Prestidge, Chanel, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Howard, Kirsten, Nassar, Natasha, Jaure, Allison, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2023). HOSPITALISATION AND EMERGENCY PRESENTATIONS IN CHILDREN WITH CKD: A DATA LINKAGE STUDY. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Emotional and behavioural function of children with chronic kidney disease
Drohan, Campbell, Kim, Siah, Van Zwieten, Anita, Khalid, Rabia, Durkan, Anne, Hahn, Deirdre, Lah, Suncica, Francis, Anna, McTaggert, Steve, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona, Prestidge, Chanel, Tong, Allison, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2023). Emotional and behavioural function of children with chronic kidney disease. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.
Hudson, Adam, Kim, Siah, Van Zwiten, Anita, Khalid, Rhabia, Durkan, Anne, Hahn, Deirdre, Guha, Chandana, Francis, Anna, McTaggart, Steven, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona, Prestidge, Chanel, Tong, Allison, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2023). Life participation in children with CKD: Impact on school attendance, social interests and sport participation. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.
Guha, Chandana, Khalid, Rabia, Van Zwieten, Anita, Francis, Anna, Hawley, Carmel M., Jaure, Allison, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Mallard, Alistair R., Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Pascoe, Elaine M., Ryan, Elizabeth G., Mackie, Fiona, Mccarthy, Hugh J., Craig, Jonathan C., Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas G., Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Irving, Michelle, Caldwell, Patrina H. Y., Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudasan, Shilpanjali, Carter, Simon A. ... Wong, Germaine (2022). BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE NAVKIDS2 TRIAL: A PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Kim, S., Van Zwieten, A., Khalid, R., Lah, S., Lorenzo, J., Francis, A., Mctaggart, S., Walker, A., Mackie, F. E., Prestidge, C., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Tong, A., Blazek, K., Barton, B., Craig, J. and Wong, G. (2021). COGNITIVE AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) - A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF THE KIDS IN THE CKD STUDY. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Burden of illness for adolescents and young adults with kidney transplants
Francis, A., Halloran, J., Burke, M., Francis, R., Corias, C., Mcgahan, G. and Denny, S. (2020). Burden of illness for adolescents and young adults with kidney transplants. 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Virtual, Online, 28 November- 2 December 2020. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
Lalji, R., Francis, A., Johnson, D. and Wong, G. (2020). FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ALLOGRAFT LOSS IN AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND PAEDIATRIC KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Francis, A., Prestidge, C., Kausman, J., Le Page, A., Larkins, N. and Mccarthy, H. (2020). STRATIFYING RISK OF POST TRANSPLANT RECURRENCE AND TRANSPLANT FAILURE IN CHILDREN WITH STEROID RESISTANT NEPHROTIC SYNDROME: A STUDY FROM THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATION. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Khalid, R., Van Zwieten, A., Didsbury, M., Chen, K., James, L., Francis, A., Kim, S., Mctaggart, S., Walker, A., Mackie, F., Kara, T., Prestidge, C., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Barton, B., Lorenzo, J., Lah, S., Howard, K., Nassar, N., Au, E., Tong, A., Blazek, K., Craig, J. and Wong, G. (2020). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Didsbury, M., Van Zwieten, A., Chen, K., James, L., Francis, A., Kim, S., Williams, G., Howard, K., Mctaggart, S., Walker, A., Mackie, F., Kara, T., Nassar, N., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Tong, A., Craig, J. C. and Wong, G. (2017). SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - THE KIDS WITH CKD STUDY (KCAD). HOBOKEN: WILEY.
THE IMPACT OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Francis, A., Didsbury, M., Van Zwieten, A., Chen, K., James, L., Kim, S., Howard, K., Williams, G., McTaggart, S., Walker, A., Mackie, F., Kara, T., Nassar, N., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Tong, A., Johnson, D. W., Craig, J. C. and Wong, G. (2017). THE IMPACT OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Health and wealth in children and adolescents with kidney transplants (K-CAD study)
Didsbury, Madeleine, Van Zwieten, Anita, Chen, Kerry, Medway, Meredith, Tong, Allison, Turner, Robin, Mackie, Fiona, McTaggart, Steven, Francis, Anna, Kara, Tonya, Walker, Amanda, White, Sarah, Howard, Kirsten, Kim, Siah, Craig, Jonathan and Wong, Germaine (2016). Health and wealth in children and adolescents with kidney transplants (K-CAD study). PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
Francis, Anna, Didsbury, Madeleine and Kara, Tonya (2016). Treatment and outcomes of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis post kidney transplantation in children. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
Outcomes of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis post kidney transplantation
Francis, Anna, Trnka, Peter and McTaggart, Steven (2016). Outcomes of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis post kidney transplantation. 2016 TTS Congress, Hong Kong, China, 18-23 August 2016. Philadelphia, PA United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
McTaggart, S., Francis, A., Burke, J., Trnka, P. and Clayton, P. (2014). Outcome of Primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in Australian and New Zealand Renal Transplant Recipients. World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA United States, 26-31 July 2014. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
Francis, A., Trnka, P., Burke, J. R., Clayton, P. and McTaggart, S. J. (2014). Outcome of primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in Australian and New Zealand pediatric renal transplant recipients. 2014 World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA United States, 26-31 July 2014. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
Francis, Anna, Trnka, Peter, Burke, John R., Clayton, Philip and McTaggart, Steven J. (2013). Outcome of Primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in Australian and New Zealand Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients. IPNA Congress, Shanghai, China, 30 August - 3 September 2013. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/s00467-013-2518-4
The heart of the matter: long-term cardiovascular outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease
(2021–2023) Preclinical and Clinical Early Career Research
Improving long term outcomes for children and young adults with chronic kidney disease
(2021–2022) RACPFCF Research Establishment Fellowship