Dr John R Prowle, MA MB BChir MSc MD FHEA FRCP FFICM
Clinical Reader in Critical Care Nephrology
Centre: Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group
Email: j.prowle@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: +44(0) 20 3594 0322
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ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5002-2721
Dr Prowle is Clinical reader in Critical Care Nephrology in the Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group at William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London and is an Honorary Consultant Physician in Intensive Care Medicine and Renal Medicine at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust.
Dr Prowle graduated with distinction in medicine from the University of Cambridge in 1999 and undertook Doctoral Research under the supervision of Prof Rinaldo Bellomo (the most published and highly cited researcher in the history of Australian Medicine) in Melbourne, Australia leading to the award of his MD research doctorate in 2012.
His research interests include the pathogenesis, diagnosis and outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury, Renal replacement Therapy in the ICU the Epidemiology of Critical Illness and its recovery and the impact of multi-morbidity of high risk surgical and ICU outcomes. Since 2009 he has co-authored over 160 peer-reviewed publications and 30 book chapters.
He is a active senior contributor to national and international collaborations in critical care nephrology including the Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI), Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes AKI Group and the UK Kidney research Consortium Clinical Studies Group in AKI (as co-chair).
Research
Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group
Dr Prowle’s academic interests include the Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies in the ICU, Fluid Therapy and Medical Complications of Major Surgery.
Publications
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Walsh TS, Parker RA, Aitken LM et al. (2025). Dexmedetomidine- or Clonidine-Based Sedation Compared With Propofol in Critically Ill Patients. nameOfConference
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Fowler AJ, Abbott TEF, Harrison EM et al. (2026). Long-term outcomes for patients at high risk of death after surgery in the UK: a retrospective cohort study. nameOfConference
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Klinkmann G, Reis T, Ronco C (2026). Reply to author’s reply: “Critical care management of the patient with pharmaceutical poisoning”. nameOfConference
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Alcaide M, Puthucheary Z, Prowle JR (2026). Macronutrient excess in critical illness: too much of a good thing?. nameOfConference
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Klinkmann G, Reis T, Ronco C (2026). Correspondence regarding the article by Hüser et al. on “Critical care management of the patient with pharmaceutical poisoning”. nameOfConference
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Wieringa A, Smeets TJL, Horst PGJT et al. (2026). How to perform pharmacokinetic research of antimicrobial drugs in critically ill patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy: a scoping review of all relevant pharmacokinetic factors. nameOfConference
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Ostermann M, Alshamsi F, Artigas Raventos A et al. (2025). European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline on fluid therapy in adult critically ill patients: Part 3—fluid removal at de-escalation phase. nameOfConference
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Ostermann M, Forni LG, Joannidis M et al. (2025). State of the art: Renal recovery after AKI - from basic science to clinical practice. nameOfConference
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Gaudry S, Prowle JR, Darmon M (2025). Does ability and willingness to use continuous RRT improve patient outcomes? A few answers, plenty of questions and opportunities for research. nameOfConference
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Forni LG, Hodgson C, Prowle JR (2025). Rinaldo Bellomo: relentless architect of modern intensive care. nameOfConference
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