Central and Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Services (CNARTS)
CNARTS is one of Australia’s largest dialysis and transplant units.
Our service provides medical, nursing and allied health expertise for all stages of CKD, dialysis, kidney, pancreas and islet transplant, conservative care, young adult transition care, obstetric nephrology care and surgical management of renal patients.
CNARTS is accredited to provide undergraduate teaching, basic physician training and advanced training in nephrology. We have a strong focus on teaching, training and mentorship of junior doctors. Many of the unit alumni have advanced to highly successful careers in nephrology in Australia and New Zealand.
CNARTS has a strong culture of academic nephrology excellence. We encourage and support all unit members in research activities including formal research qualifications. Our annual research report can be found via the link below.
Our staff members hold a variety of leadership roles in nephrology professional organisations for Australia and New Zealand and have strong academic ties to research institutions.
CNARTS is closely linked and co-located to the Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant registry (ANZDATA) which is one of the leading clinical quality registries for kidney failure in the world. https://www.anzdata.org.au/anzdata/
Management of all kidney conditions and chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Inpatient and outpatient consultant-led service (medical and surgical)
Peritoneal and haemodialysis - in hospital, self-managed, in home and via outreach ‘satellite’ units across South Australia (SA)
Dialysis Start Program (see more information on this page)
Kidney, pancreas and islet cell transplantation - SA and NT patients
Dialysis access - medical and surgical
Youth Transition Clinics
Obstetric Nephrology Service – pre-pregnancy planning for men and women, antenatal care and post-partum follow up
Kidney Care Team – CKD and renal treatment options education and support
Renal nurse practitioners - home therapies, haemodialysis and supportive care
Allied Health renal specialists: dietetics, social work, pharmacy, psychology, Aboriginal health practitioner
Renal nurse specialist consultation and service coordination for: vascular access, transplantation, complex care needs
24/7 onsite and on-call medical staff
Regional area and telemedicine consults
Services not provided:
Urinary Tract Obstruction
Assessment of Renal Tumours
Prostatic and other urological issues – please refer to Urology
Paediatric Nephrology
Dialysis Start Program
The Central Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service Dialysis Start Program is an intensive multidisciplinary service supporting patients and their care providers during the medically and socially challenging period of starting life-saving dialysis.
Patients are under the oversight of the program for the period of starting and stabilising on dialysis, usually 4-6 weeks. Patients are supported by a care team of specialised nurse practitioners, dialysis nurses, nephrologists, dieticians, and pharmacists, with additional support from occupational therapy, social work and psychology services if needed.
The Dialysis Start Program co-ordinates these services, links in with primary care, and ensures that all patients have access to high quality, safe and patient centred care.
Please note that Dialysis Start Program is available for patients starting their dialysis treatments at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Dialysis Start Program enquiries:
Renal Nurse Practitioner Fiona Donnelly (08) 70742559 or 0415618606
CNARTS service locations
Summary table
CNARTS Consulting Nephrologists and Surgeons
Consultant Nephrologists and listed locations
Prof Randall Faull (Head of Unit)
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Hampstead Dialysis Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Payneham Dialysis Unit
Dr Jobert Anjelo
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gawler Health Services
Port Augusta Hospital
Dr Samantha Bateman
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Murray Bridge Hospital
Broken Hill Base Hospital
Nunkuwarrin Yunti
A/Prof Robert Carroll
Royal Adelaide Hospital (including the Young Adult clinic)
Women’s and Children’s Hospital Transition Clinic
A/Prof Philip Clayton
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Hampstead Dialysis Centre
Payneham Dialysis Centre
Port Pirie Hospital
Prof Toby Coates (Director of Transplantation)
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mt Gambier Hospital
Clare District Hospital
Darwin Hospital
Alice Springs Hospital
Dr Susan Crail
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Payneham Dialysis Centre
Kanggawodli
Ceduna GP Plus
Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands
Dr Tony Elias
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Lyell McEwin Hospital
Hampstead Dialysis Centre
Payneham Dialysis Centre
Dr Georgina Irish
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Broken Hill Base Hospital
A/Prof Shilpa Jesudason
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hampstead Dialysis Centre
Dr Jola Kapojos
Lyell McEwin Hospital
Modbury Hospital
Port Augusta Hospital
Dr Maleeka Ladhani
Lyell McEwin Hospital
Prof Stephen McDonald (Director of Dialysis)
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hampstead Dialysis Centre
Gawler Health Services
Tanunda Hospital
Whyalla Hospital
Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands
Darwin Hospital
Alice Springs Hospital
Prof Chen Au Peh
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Hampstead Dialysis Centre
A/Prof Nitesh Rao
Lyell McEwin Hospital
Berri Hospital
Dr Bee Tan
Lyell McEwin Hospital
Hampstead Dialysis Centre
Port Pirie Hospital
Dr Chii Yeap
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Hampstead Dialysis Centre
Mount Gambier Health Service
Transplant and Dialysis Access Surgeons
Dr Shantanu Bhattacharjya (Director of Transplant Surgery and Surgery in Renal Failure)
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Flinders Medical Centre
Port Pirie Hospital
Port Augusta Hospital
Dr Santosh Olakkengil
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Women’s and Children’s Hospital (renal transplant and vascular access)
Flinders Medical Centre
Port Augusta Hospital
Whyalla Hospital
Dr Christine Russell
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Women’s and Children’s Hospital Flinders Medical Centre
For urgent opinion and referrals, contact the on-call renal registrar via the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) switchboard: (08) 7074 0000.
An on-call Consultant is also available.
Please contact the renal registrar or on-call Consultant prior to sending your patient to ED, to facilitate the most appropriate course of action and service*
*The RAH and Lyell McEwin provide acute inpatient dialysis services, other sites provide outpatient dialysis service only. If your patient is on dialysis or in likely need of dialysis, please discuss with the renal registrar or on-call Consultant.
For urgent enquiries about medications, contact the renal pharmacist via the RAH switchboard on speed dial 81006.
Urgent referrals are triaged and seen the same day or as soon as possible.
Non-urgent referrals are rapidly triaged and seen as soon as possible.
All patients have a lead primary nephrologist for continuity of care.
Private consultations (Medicare bulk billed) are provided at all locations. Please note: A current referral to a named specialist is required.
Patients are triaged on clinical need and may be seen by another specialist to expedite treatment.
Please note:
Country and outer metropolitan clinics are generally for review patients only owing to capacity. Initial appointments are usually conducted in RAH or TQEH or Hampstead Renal Dialysis Unit.
Telehealth is available for some consultations.
Referrals for Lyell McEwin Hospital, Modbury Hospital and Broken Hill consultation should be faxed directly to the hospital outpatients Department; see details at ‘Referral Process’ below.
Information required for referral triage
Reason for patient referral – Please indicate urgency
All recent and past kidney function tests; CBE, CRP, LFT, urine tests (protein and urine microscopy if blood and protein present); and x-rays (renal tract ultrasound & other imaging)
Past Medical History: Cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension (include historical blood pressure readings), medical comorbidities, family history, previous medical reactions and allergies
Current medication list
If an interpreter is required
Guidelines for referral priority rating - urgency
Immediate / Emergency
Contact the on-call Renal Registrar via (08) 7074 0000
Renal emergencies with threat to major organs
Acute kidney disease
Advanced kidney failure; chronic or acute
Urgent priority
Contact the on-call Renal Registrar via (08) 7074 0000 to clarify prioritisation
Severe / life-threatening hypertension
Acute kidney failure / new onset advanced kidney failure
Suspected glomerulonephritis, vasculitis or other rapidly progressing immune condition
New onset heavy proteinuria
Oliguria or Anuria
Intermediate and non-urgent priority
For guidance regarding referral to tertiary services refer to the table below, an excerpt from the Kidney Health Australia
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