MD, MBBS, FRACP, MMedStat
Senior Lecturer
Senior Staff Specialist and Director of Nephrology at the Gold Coast Health Service District
Biography
Dr Hiremagalur completed his Nephrology training at Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India in 1988. Migrated to Australia after practicing Nephrology in India for 10 years. Balaji is currently Senior Staff Specialist and Director of Nephrology at the Gold Coast Health Service District.
Research interest
- Clinical research in the area of Nephrology
Publications
Refereed journal articles
- Menahem S, Hiremagalur B, Mudge D, Toussaint N, Walters G. (2008) Induction and maintenance therapy in ANCA-associated vasculitis. Nephrology. 13, s24-s36
- Kurtkoti K, Thomas S, Hiremagalur B. (2008) Gadolinium and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: Association or causation. Nephrology. 13, 235-241
- Armstrong KA, Hiremagalur B, Haluska BA, Campbell SB, Hawley CM, Marks L, Prins J, Johnson DW, Isbel NM. (2005) Free fatty acids are associated with obesity, insulin resistance and atherosclerosis in renal transplant recipients. Transplantation. 80(7):937-944
- Talaulikar G, Gallagher MP, Carney GM, Jadeer A, Falk MC, Hiremagalur B. (2004) Switchover to generic cyclosporine in stable renal transplant recipients: A single unit experience. Nephrology. 9,427-430
- Balaji HD, Hariharan S, Jacob CK, Kirubakaran MG, Shastry JC. (1988) Nandrolone decanoate therapy for anaemia in patients on haemodialysis. Assoc Physicians India Journal. 36(11):677-678
- Balaji HD, Hariharan S, Kirubakaran MG, Gopalakrishnan G, Shastry JC. (1988) The effect of donor-specific and third-party transfusions on graft survival in haplomatch renal transplants. Transplantation. 46(2):322-324
Current teaching areas
- Nephrology
- Evidence Based Medicine
- Biostatistics