Lavanya Bathini, Western University

Research

Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Low Kidney Function Pregnancy

Latest papers

PREDICT Tool for Pregnancy-Associated CKD Progression.
Kidney international reports · 2026
Pre-Pregnancy eGFR and the Risk of Adverse Maternal and Fetal Outcomes: A Population-Based Study
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2023
Initiation Dose of Allopurinol and the Risk of Severe Cutaneous Reactions in Older Adults With CKD: A Population-Based Cohort Study
American Journal of Kidney Diseases · 2022 · first author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Glucocorticoids or Avacopan in peopLe with high-risk renal Anti-Neutrophil cytoplasm antibody associated vasculitis Trial (GALANT) - Pilot
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$520,200
Effect of pregnancy on long-term kidney function in women with chronic kidney disease: an observational cohort study
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$74,997
Filling Knowledge Gaps for the Success of Ontario Renal Plan 3
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,143,676

All 3 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

PREDICT Tool for Pregnancy-Associated CKD Progression.

Ralston E, Hamill M, Santhakumaran S, Hladunewich M, Smith G, Bathini L, Jeyakumar N, Garg AX, Bramham K, PREDICT Investigation Group9, RaDaR Consortium, PREDICT Investigation Group

Kidney international reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2026.106636 PMID: 42438723

02

Pre-Pregnancy eGFR and the Risk of Adverse Maternal and Fetal Outcomes: A Population-Based Study

Tangren J, Bathini L, Jeyakumar N, Dixon SN, Ray J, Wald R, Harel Z, Akbari A, Mathew A, Huang S

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology202342 citations

DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000053

03

Initiation Dose of Allopurinol and the Risk of Severe Cutaneous Reactions in Older Adults With CKD: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Bathini L, Garg AX, Sontrop JM, Weir MA, Blake PG, Dixon SN, McArthur E, Muanda FT

American Journal of Kidney Diseases202215 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.04.006

04

Association of Baclofen With Falls and Fractures in Patients With CKD

Muanda FT, Blake PG, Weir MA, Bathini L, Chauvin K, Dixon SN, McArthur E, Sontrop JM, Moist L, Kim RB

American Journal of Kidney Diseases20217 citations

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.12.017

05

Baclofen has a risk of encephalopathy in older adults receiving dialysis

Chauvin KJ, Blake PG, Garg AX, Weir MA, Bathini L, Dixon SN, McArthur E, Sontrop JM, Moist L, Kim RB

Kidney International202024 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.04.047

06

Higher-Dose Sitagliptin and the Risk of Congestive Heart Failure in Older Adults with CKD

Muanda FT, Weir MA, Bathini L, Clemens KK, Perkovic V, Sood MM, McArthur E, Sontrop JM, Kim RB, Garg AX

American Society of Nephrology. Clinical Journal20204 citations

DOI: 10.2215/cjn.08310520

07

Association of Baclofen With Encephalopathy in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Muanda FT, Weir MA, Bathini L, Blake PG, Chauvin K, Dixon SN, McArthur E, Sontrop JM, Moist L, Garg AX

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)201967 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.17725

Glucocorticoids or Avacopan in peopLe with high-risk renal Anti-Neutrophil cytoplasm antibody associated vasculitis Trial (GALANT) - Pilot

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Walsh, Michael W; Massicotte-Azarniouch, David; Mendel, Arielle

Keywords: Anca; Autoimmune Disease; Dialysis; Kidney Failure; Kidney Function; Vasculitis

$520,200

Effect of pregnancy on long-term kidney function in women with chronic kidney disease: an observational cohort study

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit; Bathini, Lavanya; Hladunewich, Michelle A

Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease; Epidemiology; Low Kidney Function; Pregnancy

$74,997

Filling Knowledge Gaps for the Success of Ontario Renal Plan 3

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Weir, Matthew A; Beaucage, Mary B; Blake, Peter G; Chanchlani, Rahul; Clark, Edward G; Clemens, Kristin K; Dixon, Stephanie N; Harel, Ziv; Jain, Arsh K; Molnar, Amber; Silver, Samuel; Sood, Manish M; Zappitelli, Michael

Keywords: Administrative Health Care Data; Chronic Kidney Disease; Community-Based Research; Drug Safety; First Nations Communities; Kidney Transplantation; Mental Health; Patient-Oriented Research; Population-Based Study

$1,143,676

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Nephrology
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Department of Medicine
Medicine
Medicine/Nephrology
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Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Amit Garg

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

6 shared papers, latest 2023

Louise Moist

Faculty

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Joel Ray

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Michelle Hladunewich

Medicine/Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Ron Wald

Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Ziv Harel

Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Ayub Akbari

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Chronic Kidney Disease Dear Professor Bathini, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "PREDICT Tool for Pregnancy-Associated CKD Progression." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Effect of pregnancy on long-term kidney function in women with chronic kidney disease: an observational cohort study" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]