Dr Hugh Cairns
Consultant Nephrologist
- Year Qualified
- 1979
- Qualifications
- MB BS, MRCP, MD, FRCP
- Specialty
- Nephrology
Special Interests
- Chronic kidney disease
- Haemodialysis
- Health IT
- Peritoneal dialysis
Biography
Dr Cairns is a Consultant Nephrologist with a specialist interest in peritoneal dialysis, haemodialysis and chronic kidney disease. He was appointed as a Consultant at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 1995.
Dr Cairns trained at Guy’s Hospital Medical School and at the University of London. He was the Clinical Director of the Renal Unit at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 10 years and Clinical Director at the Institute of Liver Studies for four years. His research interests in the presentation of chronic kidney disease; effects of exercise on kidney function and the use of peritoneal dialysis.