Gordon Reid (Robertson, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Professor Simon Roger is retiring this year from clinical medicine after working on the Central Coast for over 32 years. Starting in 1992, Professor Roger was the first nephrologist appointed by the Central Coast local health district. Along with practising nephrology in both the public and private setting, Professor Roger was instrumental in leadership as head of the division of medicine for 10 years, and as medical staff council chairman and head of department for renal medicine for 30 years.

During his career he served the community and looked after an enormous number of kidney disease, dialysis and transplant patients on the Central Coast. Professor Roger authored over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and delivered over 105 lectures sharing his expertise in erythropoietin, iron and pharmacological treatments for hyperkalaemia.

At the onset of his career, the hospital's renal services cared for around 20 patients, with this service expanding to over 500 patients under his leadership. Professor Roger was instrumental in setting up the kidney supportive care service on the Central Coast as an alternative treatment for end-stage kidney disease. The renal team expanded to include an advanced trainee, three consultant nephrologists, a renal social worker, dietetics and a dedicated renal pharmacist. Professor Roger's dedication to developing renal services has been felt by his colleagues and the constituents of the Central Coast. Well done, Professor Roger.

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