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 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.
Journal Article: Renal genetics in Australia: kidney medicine in the genomic age
Jayasinghe, Kushani, Quinlan, Cathy, Stark, Zornitza, Patel, Chirag, Mallawaarachchi, Amali, Wardrop, Louise, Kerr, Peter G., Trnka, Peter, Mallett, Andrew J. and KidGen Collaborative (2018) Renal genetics in Australia: kidney medicine in the genomic age. Nephrology, . doi:10.1111/nep.13494
Journal Article: Antenatally diagnosed ADPKD
Aldridge, Melanie, Patel, Chirag, Mallett, Andrew and Trnka, Peter (2018) Antenatally diagnosed ADPKD. Kidney International Reports, 3 5: 1214-1217. doi:10.1016/j.ekir.2018.05.002
Journal Article: The impact of donor/recipient age difference and HLA mismatch on graft outcome in pediatric kidney transplantation
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. doi:10.1111/petr.13265
Renal genetics in Australia: kidney medicine in the genomic age
Jayasinghe, Kushani, Quinlan, Cathy, Stark, Zornitza, Patel, Chirag, Mallawaarachchi, Amali, Wardrop, Louise, Kerr, Peter G., Trnka, Peter, Mallett, Andrew J. and KidGen Collaborative (2018) Renal genetics in Australia: kidney medicine in the genomic age. Nephrology, . doi:10.1111/nep.13494
Aldridge, Melanie, Patel, Chirag, Mallett, Andrew and Trnka, Peter (2018) Antenatally diagnosed ADPKD. Kidney International Reports, 3 5: 1214-1217. doi:10.1016/j.ekir.2018.05.002
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. 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 S455-S455. doi:10.1097/01.tp.0000543249.46167.b6
Forbes, Thomas A., Howden, Sara E., Lawlor, Kynan, Phipson, Belinda, Maksimovic, Jovana, Hale, Lorna, Wilson, Sean, Quinlan, Catherine, Ho, Gladys, Holman, Katherine, Bennetts, Bruce, Crawford, Joanna, Trnka, Peter, Oshlack, Alicia, Patel, Chirag, Mallett, Andrew, Simons, Cas and Little, Melissa H. (2018) Patient-iPSC-derived kidney organoids show functional validation of a ciliopathic renal phenotype and reveal underlying pathogenetic mechanisms. American Journal of Human Genetics, 102 5: 816-831. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.03.014
Sharwood, Erin F., Hughes, Ian P., Pretorius, Carel J., Trnka, Peter, Peake, Jane and Huynh, Tony (2017) Therapeutic plasma exchange normalizes insulin-mediated response in a child with type 1 diabetes and insulin autoimmune syndrome. Pediatric Diabetes, 48 1: S89-179. doi:10.1111/pedi.12522
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
A protocol for the identification and validation of novel genetic causes of kidney disease
Mallett, Andrew, Patel, Chirag, Maier, Barbara, McGaughran, Julie, Gabbett, Michael, Takasato, Minoru, Cameron, Anne, Trnka, Peter, Alexander, Stephen I., Rangan, Gopala, Tchan, Michel C., Caruana, Georgina, John, George, Quinlan, Cathy, McCarthy, Hugh J., Hyland, Valentine, Hoy, Wedy E., Wolvetang, Ernst, Taft, Ryan, Simons, Cas, Healy H. and Little, Melissa (2015) A protocol for the identification and validation of novel genetic causes of kidney disease. BMC Nephrology, 16 152: . doi:10.1186/s12882-015-0148-8
A retrospective review of telehealth services for children referred to a paediatric nephrologist
Trnka, Peter, White, Megan M., Renton, William D., McTaggart, Steven J., Burke, John R. and Smith, Anthony C. (2015) A retrospective review of telehealth services for children referred to a paediatric nephrologist. BMC Nephrology, 16 125: 1-7. doi:10.1186/s12882-015-0127-0
KHA-CARI guideline: diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection in children
McTaggart, Steven, Danchin, Margie, Ditchfield, Michael, Hewitt, Ian, Kausman, Joshua, Kennedy, Sean, Trnka, Peter and Williams, Gabrielle (2015) KHA-CARI guideline: diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection in children. Nephrology, 20 2: 55-60. doi:10.1111/nep.12349
Reninoma: an uncommon cause of renin-mediated hypertension
Trnka, Peter, Orellana, Luisa, Walsh, Mark, Pool, Louis and Borzi, Peter (2014) Reninoma: an uncommon cause of renin-mediated hypertension. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2 89: 1-7. doi:10.3389/fped.2014.00089
Henoch-Schonlein purpura in children
Trnka, Peter (2013) Henoch-Schonlein purpura in children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49 12: 995-1003. doi:10.1111/jpc.12403
Defects in the IFT-B Component IFT172 Cause Jeune and Mainzer-Saldino Syndromes in Humans
Halbritter, Jan, Bizet, Albane A., Schmidts, Miriam, Porath, Jonathan D., Braun, Daniela A., Gee, Heon Yung, McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Krug, Pauline, Filhol, Emilie, Davis, Erica E., Airik, Rannar, Czarnecki, Peter G., Lehman, Anna M., Trnka, Peter, Nitschke, Patrick, Bole-Feysot, Christine, Schueler, Markus, Knebelmann, Bertrand, Burtey, Stephane, Szabo, Attila J., Tory, Kalman, Leo, Paul J., Gardiner, Brooke, McKenzie, Fiona A., Zankl, Andreas, Brown, Matthew A., Hartley, Jane L., Maher, Eamonn R., Li, Chunmei, Leroux, Michel R., Scambler, Peter J., Zhan, Shing H., Jones, Steven J., Kayserili, Hulya, Tuysuz, Beyhan, Moorani, Khemchand N., Constantinescu, Alexandru, Krantz, Ian D., Kaplan, Bernard S., Shah, Jagesh V., Hurd, Toby W., Doherty, Dan, Katsanis, Nicholas, Duncan, Emma L., Otto, Edgar A., Beales, Philip L., Mitchison, Hannah M., Saunier, Sophie and Hildebrandt, Friedhelm (2013) Defects in the IFT-B Component IFT172 Cause Jeune and Mainzer-Saldino Syndromes in Humans. American Journal of Human Genetics, 93 5: 915-925. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.09.012
Urinary tract obstruction in the mouse: the kinetics of distal nephron injury
Hiatt, Michael J., Ivanova, Larissa, Trnka, Peter, Solomon, Marc and Matsell, Douglas G. (2013) Urinary tract obstruction in the mouse: the kinetics of distal nephron injury. Laboratory Investigation, 93 9: 1012-1023. doi:10.1038/labinvest.2013.90
Burke, M. T., Trnka, P., Walsh, M., Poole, L., McTaggart, S. J. and Burke, J. R. (2013) Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy with gastrointestinal disease in a pediatric kidney transplant recipient. Pediatric Transplantation, 17 5: E119-E124. doi:10.1111/petr.12107
Congenital urinary tract obstruction: defining markers of developmental kidney injury
Trnka, Peter, Hiatt, Michael J., Tarantal, Alice F. and Matsell, Douglas G. (2012) Congenital urinary tract obstruction: defining markers of developmental kidney injury. Pediatric Research, 72 5: 446-454. doi:10.1038/pr.2012.113
Urinary biomarkers in obstructive nephropathy
Trnka, Peter, Ivanova, Larissa, Hiatt, Michael J. and Matsell, Douglas G. (2012) Urinary biomarkers in obstructive nephropathy. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 7 10: 1567-1575. doi:10.2215/CJN.09640911
Mammen, Cherry, Rupps, Rosemarie, Trnka, Peter and Boerkoel, Cornelius F. (2012) Hypothesis: SLC12A3 polymorphism modifies thiazide hypersensitivity of antenatal Bartter syndrome to thiazide resistance. European Journal of Medical Genetics, 55 2: 96-98. doi:10.1016/j.ejmg.2011.12.006
Otto, Edgar A., Ramaswami, Gokul, Janssen, Sabine, Chaki, Moumita, Allen, Susan J., Zhou, Weibin, Airik, Rannar, Hurd, Toby W., Ghosh, Amiya K., Wolf, Matthias T., Hoppe, Bernd, Neuhaus, Thomas J., Bockenhauer, Detlef, Milford, David V., Soliman, Neveen A., Antignac, Corinne, Saunier, Sophie, Johnson, Colin A., Hildebrandt, Friedhelm, GPN Study Group and Trnka,Peter (2011) Mutation analysis of 18 nephronophthisis associated ciliopathy disease genes using a DNA pooling and next generation sequencing strategy. Journal of Medical Genetics, 48 2: 105-116. doi:10.1136/jmg.2010.082552
Co-occurence of Joubert Syndrome and Jeune Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy
Lehman, A. M., Eydoux, E., Doherty, D., Glass, I. A., Chitayat, D., Hon-Yin, Chung B., Langlois, S., Yong, S. L., Lowry, B., Hildrebrandt, F. and Trnka, P. (2010) Co-occurence of Joubert Syndrome and Jeune Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 152A 6: 1411-1419. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.33416
Phenotypic transition of the collecting duct epithelium in congenital urinary tract obstruction
Trnka, Peter, Hiatt, Michael J., Ivanova, Larissa, Tarantal, Alice F. and Matsell, Douglas G. (2010) Phenotypic transition of the collecting duct epithelium in congenital urinary tract obstruction. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2010 . doi:10.1155/2010/696034
White, Colin Thomas, Trnka, Peter and Matsell, Douglas George (2007) Selected primary care issues and comorbidities in children who are on maintenance dialysis: A review for the pediatric nephrologist. Clinical Journal of The American Society of Nephrology, 2 4: 847-857. doi:10.2215/CJN.04021206
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
Long-term outcome and treatment practices in distal renal tubular acidosis
Lopez Garcia, Sergio Camilo , Emma, Francesco , Walsh, Stephen , Fila, Marc , Hooman, Nakysa , Marcin, Zaniew , Bertholet‐Thomas, Aurélia , Colussi, Giacomo , Ebner, Kathrin , Levtchenko, Elena , Sharma, Jyoti , Singhal, Jyoti , Soliman, Neveen A. , Ariceta, Gema , Basu, Biswanath, Murer, Luisa , Tasic, Velibor , Tsygin, Alexey , Decramer, Stéphane , Gil-peña, Helena , Koster‐kamphuis, Linda , La Scola, Claudio , Gellermann, Jutta , Konrad, Martin , Lilien, Marc , Francisco, Telma , Tramma, Despoina , Trnka, Peter , Yuksel, Selcuk , Caruso, Maria Rosa , Chromek, Milan , Ekinci, Zelal , Gambaro, Giovanni , Kari, Jameela , Konig, Jens , Taroni, Francesca , Thumfart, Julia , Trepiccione, Francesco , Winding, Louise , Wuhl, Elke , Agbas, Ayse , Belkevich, Anna , Vargas‐poussou, Rosa , Blanchard, Anne , Conti, Giovanni , Boyer, Olivia, Dursun, Ismail , Seda Cosku, Ayse , Melek, Engin , Miglinas, Marius , Novo, Robert , Mallett, Andrew , Milosevic, Danko , Szczepanska, Maria , Wente, Sarah , Drta Consortium , Kleta, Robert , Schaefer, Franz and Bockenhauer, Detlef (2018). Long-term outcome and treatment practices in distal renal tubular acidosis. In: Abstracts of the 51st Annual ESPN Meeting, Antalya, October 2018. 51st Annual ESPN Meeting, Antalya, Turkey, (1817-1817). October 2018. doi:10.1007/s00467-018-4028-x
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. In: 14th World Congress of the International-Pancreas-and-Islet-Transplant-Association (IPITA), Monterey, CA, United States, (S455-S455). 24-27 September 2013.
The Impact of Prematurity on Postnatal Renal Medulla Development
Li, Joan, Guandalini, Michael, Kandasamy, Joga, Moritz, Karen M. and Trnka, Peter (2017). The Impact of Prematurity on Postnatal Renal Medulla Development. In: Kidney Week, American Society of Nephrology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, (517-517). October 31 - November 5 2017.
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. In: , , (S168-S169). .
Rmnd1 Mutations Are Associated with Autosomal Recessive Syndromic Nephropathy
Mallett, A., Mordaunt, D., Sonawane, R., Walker, A., Kausman, J., Peters, H., White, S., Stark, Z., Trnka, P., Patel, C., Crawford, J., Holman, K., Farnsworth, E., Ho, G., Alexander, S., Bennetts, B., Healy, H., Little, M., Simons, C. and Yaplito-Lee, J. (2015). Rmnd1 Mutations Are Associated with Autosomal Recessive Syndromic Nephropathy. In: Special Issue: 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology. 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Canberra, ACT Australia, (42-42). 7-9 September 2015. doi:10.1111/nep.12543
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. In: World Transplant Congress, San Francisco Ca, (530-531). Jul 26-31, 2014.
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. In: 2014 World Transplant Congress, San Francisco CA, United States, (530-531). 26-31 July 2014.
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. In: IPNA Congress, Shanghai, China, (1517-1517). 30 August - 3 September 2013. doi:10.1007/s00467-013-2518-4
TRPV-4 deficiency inhibits apoptosis during urinary tract obstruction
Hiatt, M., Ivanova, L., Trnka, P. and Matsell, D. (2013). TRPV-4 deficiency inhibits apoptosis during urinary tract obstruction. In: Western Regional Meeting, Carmel, CA, United States, (221-221). 23–26 January 2013. doi:10.2310/JIM.0b013e31827d3ac9
The role of Y-box binding protein-1 in collecting duct epithelial-mesenchymal transition
Trnka, P., Ivanova, L., Hiatt, M. J., Dunn, S. E. and Matsell, D. G. (2010). The role of Y-box binding protein-1 in collecting duct epithelial-mesenchymal transition. In: 15th International Pediatric Nephrology Association Meeting, New York City, New York, USA, (1827-1827). 29 August - 2 September 2010.
Phenotypic transition of the human fetal obstructed duct epithelium
Trnka, P., Butt, M. J., Ivanova, L., Yoder, M. C., Tarantal, A. F. and Matsell, D. G. (2008). Phenotypic transition of the human fetal obstructed duct epithelium. In: Kidney Week, American Society of Nephrology, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (201A-201A). 4-9 November 2008.
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. In: 27th Annual Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis, 13th International Symposium on Hemodialysis, and 18th Annual Symposium on Pediatric Dialysis, Denver, Colorado, USA, (141-142). 18–20 February 2007.
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. In: 27th Annual Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis, Denver, Colorado, USA, (142-143). 18–20 February 2007.
Congenital urinary tract obstruction: linking form and function
Trnka, Peter (2010). Congenital urinary tract obstruction: linking form and function M.Sc Thesis, University of British Columbia.