Anne-Laure Faucon
About me
I am a researcher in renal epidemiology at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, and senior nephrologist, specialized in clinical nephrology and renal physiology.
CURRENT POSITION
2022-present: Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
2020-2022: Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Paris-Saclay University, France
MEDICAL TRAINING
2018-present: Senior nephrologist
2014-2017: Asssistant-Professor in clinical nephrology and hypertension
2014: Specialization in Nephrology
2014: Doctor of Medicine
2009-2014: Residency
RESEARCH TRAINING
2017-2020: PhD in renal epidemiology, Paris-Saclay University
2017: Master of sciences in epidemiology-biostatistics, Paris-Saclay University
2013: Master of sciences in renal physiology, Paris-Descartes University
Research
- The main purpose of my research projects aims to contribute to better understand chronic kidney disease (CKD) across its different stages, its etiologies and its complications; to identify (modifiable) risks factors and biomarkers of CKD, CKD progression, its complications, and of CKD-related diseases; to contribute to better characterize the prognosis of CKD and improve risk stratification; and to assess real-life clinical and therapeutic management associated with improved clinical outcomes in CKD.
Teaching
TEACHING
2024-present: Renal Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
2018-2021: Renal Physiology, Medical School, Paris
Glomerular filtration rate, sodium, water and potassium homeostasis, electrolyte disorders, diuretics
2014-2016: Semiology (theory and practice), Medical School, Paris
SUPERVISION (current)
2025-present: Julia Burlin (PhD, MEB-KI)
2024-present: Antoine Créon (PhD, MEB-KI)
2023-present: Aurora Caldinelli (PhD, MEB-KI)
2023-present: Charikleia Chrysostomou (MedS-KI)
SUPERVISION (past)
2023-2024: Shigeru Tanaka (nephrologist, visiting researcher, MEB-KI)
2022-2024: Alessandro Bosi (PhD)
2023: Viyaasan Mahalingasivam (nephrologist, visiting PhD, MEB-KI)
2022-2023: Stefania Lando (Master thesis)
Articles
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES. 2026;88(1):88-98.e1Xiao R; Faucon A-L; He N; Javaid MK; Ji D; Xu Y; Carrero J-J
- Article: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2026;41(7):1239-1252Walker H; Carrero J-J; Sullivan MK; Field R; Faucon A-L; Lees JS; Fu EL; Jani BD; Gallacher K; Mark PB
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY. 2026Russel WA; Engberink RO; Creon A; Caldinelli A; Faucon A-L; Grams ME; Fu EL; Inker LA; Levey AS; Carrero JJ
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES. 2026;87(4):540-552.e1Creon A; Faucon A-L; Caldinelli A; Shin J-I; Grams ME; Sjolander A; Fu EL; Carrero J-J
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2026;415:120692Tanaka S; Bosi A; Nakano T; Hultgren R; Matsushita K; Carrero JJ; Faucon A-L
- Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2026;24(1):213Beridze G; Mark PB; Sullivan MK; Walker H; Tanaka S; Faucon A-L; Vetrano DL; Calderon-Larranaga A; Carrero J-J
- Article: KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL. 2026;109(3):559-568Yang Y; Creon A; Levey AS; Faucon A-L; Caldinelli A; Evans M; Sjolander A; Ortiz A; Fu EL; Carrero JJ
- Article: KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL. 2026;109(2):379-389Chrysostomou C; Faustini F; Segelmark M; Carrero J-JS; Gunnarsson I; Barany P; Evans M; Faucon A-L
- Article: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2026;41(2):275-285Russel WA; Fu EL; Creon A; Faucon A-L; Caldinelli A; Bouwmans P; Inker LA; Delanaye P; Pottel H; Ortiz A; Levey AS; Carrero JJ
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES. 2026;87(1):31-43.e1Faucon A-L; Lando S; Murata S; Grams ME; Fu EL; Welander F; Khan NF; Atkins GB; Barash I; Ramey DR; Modig K; Evans M; Carrero J-J
- Article: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2025;41(1):102-111Caldinelli A; Faucon A-L; Sjolander A; Lankinen R; Creon A; Fu EL; Evans M; Carrero JJ
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2025;133(11):1652-1659Lees JS; Fu EL; Faucon A-L; Elyan BMP; Inker LA; Levey AS; Jones RJ; Wilson RH; Mark PB; Carrero J-J
- Article: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2025;334(21):1915-1926Estrella MM; Ballew SH; Sang Y; Grams ME; Coresh J; Surapaneni A; Alencar de Pinho N; Arnlov J; Brenner H; Carrero J-J; Chen TK; Cohen DL; Cushman M; Gansevoort RT; Hwang S-J; Inker LA; Ix JH; Kabasawa K; Konta T; Lees JS; Polkinghorne KR; Shlipak MG; Vernooij RWM; Wheeler DC; Yadav AK; Levey AS; Eckardt K-U
- Article: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2025;40(12):2326-2337Astley ME; Chesnaye NC; Gambaro G; Ortiz A; Hallan S; Carrero J-J; Ebert N; Eriksen BO; Faucon A-L; Ferraro PM; Ittermann T; Jonsson AJ; Langlo KAR; Melsom T; Schaeffner E; Stracke S; Palsson R; Jager KJ; Stel VS
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-QUALITY OF CARE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES. 2025;11(7):993-1003Gonzalez-Ortiz A; Hjemdahl P; Mazhar F; Bosi A; Faucon A-L; Savarese G; Lund LH; Carrero JJ
- Journal article: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2025;40:gfaf116.0219-I437Chrysostomou C; Faustini F; Gunnarsson I; Barany FP; Evans M; Faucon A-L
- Journal article: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2025;40:gfaf116.050Caldinelli A; Faucon A-L; Sjolander A; Lankinen R; Creon A; Fu EL; Evans M; Carrero J-J
- Journal article: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2025;40:gfaf116.045Creon A; Faucon A-L; Caldinelli A; Sjolander A; Fu EL; Carrero J-J
- Journal article: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2025;40:gfaf116.0370Xiao R; Ji D; Faucon A-L; Xu Y; Carrero J-J
- Journal article: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2025;40:gfaf116.1468Caldinelli A; Carrero J-J; Faucon A-L; Cockburn E; Leyland K; Evans M
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All other publications
- Letter: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY. 2026;71(2):335-336Tanaka S; Faucon A-L; Carrero J-J
- Review: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY. 2025Astley ME; Ortiz A; Hallan S; Gambaro G; Carrero J-J; Ebert N; Eriksen BO; Faucon A-L; Ferraro PM; Ittermann T; Indridason OS; Langlo KAR; Melsom T; Rule AD; Schaeffner E; Stracke S; Palsson R; Jager KJ; Stel VS; Chesnaye NC
- Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES. 2025;86(6):860-864Inker LA; Mehta SS; Chang AR; Blecker S; Blum M; Faucon A-L; Flaherty C; Horwitz LI; Surapaneni A; Shin J-I; Xu Y; Grams ME; Carrero JJ
- Conference publication: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2025;40:gfaf116.1413Lankinen R; Carrero J-J; Evans M; Faucon A-L
- Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2025;54:197-198Chrysostomou C; Faustini F; Gunnarsson I; Barany P; Evans M; Faucon A-L
- Editorial: KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS. 2025;10(8):2524-2526Faucon A-L
- Corrigendum: JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025;185(3):352Huang T; Bosi A; Faucon AL
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2024;45:ehae666.1300Mazhar F; Faucon AL; Fu EL; Szummer KE; Mathisen J; Gerward S; Reuter SB; Marx N; Mehran R; Carrero JJ
- Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY. 2024;35(10):10.1681/asn.2024w8sh7fhqLees JS; Fu E; Faucon A-L; Elyan BMP; Lesley A; Levey AS; Mark PB; Carrero JJ
- Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY. 2024;35(10):10.1681/asn.2024vjyanv1vTuttle KR; Mazhar F; Fu E; Faucon A-L; Hjemdahl P; Mathisen J; Muhammad IF; Plunde O; Perkovic V; Carrero JJ
- Conference publication: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2024;39:gfae069-1402-1737-I2248Tanaka S; Bosi A; Fu EL; Faucon A-L; Carrero J-J
- Meeting abstract: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2024;39:gfae069-0316-1804-I541Chrysostomou C; Faustini F; Gunnarsson I; Carrero J-J; Barany FP; Evans M; Faucon A-L
- Meeting abstract: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2024;39:gfae069-0350-1798-I594Chrysostomou C; Faustini F; Gunnarsson I; Carrero J-J; Barany FP; Faucon A-L; Evans M
- Conference publication: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2024;39:gfae069-0406-1444Faucon A-L; Lundberg S; Lando S; Wijkstrom J; Segelmark M; Evans M; Carrero J-J
- Conference publication: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2024;39:I188-I189Bosi A; Xu Y; Fu EL; Faucon A-L; Sjolander A; Carrero J-J
- Conference publication: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2024;39:I82-I84Mahalingasivam V; Faucon A-L; Sjolander A; Bosi A; Mansfield K; Bruchfeld A; Evans M; Nitsch D; Tomlinson L; Carrero J-J
- Conference publication: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2024;39:I186-I187Xu Y; Huang T; Bosi A; Faucon A-L; Fu E; Carrero J-J
- Conference publication: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2024;39:I85-I86Walker H; Carrero J-J; Sullivan M; Faucon A-L; Jani B; Gallacher K; Mark P
- Conference publication: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2024;39:I670-I671Faucon A-L; Lundberg S; Lando S; Wijkstrom J; Segelmark M; Evans M; Carrero J-J
- Conference publication: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2024;39:I184-I185Faucon A-L; Caldinelli A; Regland M; Carrero J-J; Evans M
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Grants
- Lifetime risks of rare kidney diseases: a nationwide collection of histopathology dataALF medicine1 January 2025
- Karolinska Institutet research grant1 January 2025 - 1 December 2026
- Karolinska Institutet - special grant for young scientists1 January 2025 - 1 December 2026
- Swedish Kidney Foundation, 20251 January 2025 - 31 December 2025
- Njurfonden - Swedish Kidney Fundation, 20241 January 2024
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2027
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-2026
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
Supervision
Supervision to doctoral degree
- Charikleia Chrysostomou