Dr Lukas Kairaitis
A staff specialist nephrologist in the Sydney West Area Health Service with particular interests in clinical nephrology & medical education. In 2008 he was appointed Associate Professor in the faculty of Medicine at the University of Western Sydney. Dr Kairaitis recently co-edited a clinically oriented handbook and has published a number of papers in the area of haemodialysis physiology and complications, and is currently undertaking a research program on the impact of clinical protocol development on patient outcomes.
After a foray into research medicine, he has concentrated his efforts on becoming a clinician educator and is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. He is the director of physician training at Blacktown Hospital and clinical subdean of the Blacktown Hospital Clinical School. He is an active participant in educational programs for the local GP divisions.
