Dr Kevin Loudon

My current role

I have been a consultant nephrologist at Addenbrooke’s hospital since 2022, with clinical responsibilities spanning the lupus and vasculitis service, renal transplantation, and specialist glomerular disease clinics.

I am actively involved in clinical trials, with a particular focus on immune-mediated kidney diseases such as FSGS, membranous glomerulonephritis, IgA nephropathy, and ANCA-associated vasculitis.

Previous history

I trained in nephrology and general medicine in the East of England (Cambridge and Stevenage), completing my specialist training in 2021.

I undertook a PhD in immunology at the molecular immunity unit in the laboratory of molecular biology with Prof. Menna Clatworthy, where I investigated how specific immune cell populations (kidney-resident mononuclear phagocytes and innate lymphoid cells) in the kidney contribute to protection against infection and help the kidney heal after injury.

I spent a year as a clinical research fellow funded by the Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust/Isaac Newton Trust, and subsequently completed my PhD with support from a Kidney Research UK clinical training fellowship.

I am currently director of studies in medicine at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, alongside my clinical and research commitments.

Membership and accreditations

• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
• European Vasculitis Society
• UK and Ireland Vasculitis Rare Disease Group
• British Transplant Society

Personal interests

In my spare time, I enjoy being with family and friends, and I’m a keen cyclist who also loves to travel.