DavidWheeler London United Kingdom

David C WheelerrDavid is Professor of Kidney Medicine at University College London and Honorary Consultant Nephrologist at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. He is a clinical scientist interested in chronic kidney disease (CKD). He has participated in the development and delivery of several large-scale clinical trials testing lipid lowering regimens (SHARP), calcimimetics (EVOLVE), intravenous iron (PIVOTAL), SGLT2 inhibitors (CREDENCE and DAPA-CKD) and HIF stabilisers (ASCEND) in patients with CKD. He was co-chief investigator for the DAPA-CKD study (with Hiddo Lambers Heerspink). David has been involved in the development of Clinical Practice Guidelines for several organisations, most recently for Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). He served as KDIGO co-chair between 2012 and 2019. Other recent roles include Chair of the International Society of Nephrology Advancing Clinical Trials (ISN-ACTs) committee. In the UK, he is National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Specialty Lead for Renal Disorders.