Dr Renuka Shanmugalingam is an Australian trained Nephrologist and Obstetric Medicine Physician. She has completed her PhD in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and has been awarded 3 national and international awards for the studies conducted as part of her PhD.

Dr Shanmugalingam is passionate about teaching and is a frequent invited speaker at national and international conferences. She is also the clinical sub-dean for Western Sydney University’s Bankstown Clinical School.

Dr Shanmugalingam is an executive council member of the Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia and New Zealand and heads the education committee of SOMANZ. She is also the lead in developing SOMANZ’s updated Guideline in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy 2023.

Dr Shanmugalingam prides herself in providing patient centred, evidence-based care. Her area of expertise includes:

• General nephrology
• Chronic kidney disease care
• Acute kidney injury
• Dialysis care (home/hospital-based dialysis)
• Hypertension
• Renal stones
• Renal obstetrics
• Hypertension in pregnancy
• Preconception care (including preconception renal review)
• Postpartum care (including post preeclampsia review)