Ronald Castelino

Ronald Castelino is an Associate Professor and Head of Pharmacy Practice & Health Services Research at the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. He earned his PhD in Pharmacy Practice from the University of Sydney in 2011, MPharm in Pharmacy Practice in 2006, and BPharm. After completing his PhD, he joined the University of Tasmania as a Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy from November 2011 to March 2016. He progressed to Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney from 2016 to 2022 before his promotion to Associate Professor in 2023. In addition to his academic duties, Castelino practices as a renal pharmacist at Blacktown Hospital, bridging clinical practice and research.

Castelino's academic interests center on health services research and implementation science to improve medication safety and optimize the quality use of medicines, especially for patients with kidney disease. His translational research in renal medicine promotes the selection of optimal medications by prescribers and enhances patient outcomes through better therapy adherence. With over 3,200 citations and 157 publications documented on ResearchGate, his work has substantial influence in pharmacy and nephrology. Key publications include "Quality use of medicines in patients with chronic kidney disease" (BMC Nephrology, 2020), "Medication Adherence, Burden and Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Kidney Disease" (2020), "Sick day management in people with chronic kidney disease: a scoping review" (2022), "Hospitalisation Due to Community-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study" (2023), and "Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus and patient-reported outcomes: A scoping review" (2025). He received the University of Sydney's 2023 SOAR Prize for mid-career researchers in the Faculty of Medicine and Health and was named a finalist in the 2025 NSW Allied Health Researcher Awards. Castelino supervises higher degree research students, having overseen 10 PhD completions and 3 MPhil.

Professional Email: ronald.castelino@sydney.edu.au