Dr Max Ralston
- Honorary Clinical Lecturer (School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing)
email:
Maximilian.Ralston@gla.systa-s.com
Department of Critical Care, Level 1, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, G51 4TF
Publications
2025
Ralston, Maximilian R., McCreath, Gordan, Lees, Zoe J. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3215-5205, Salt, Ian P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0055-3724, Sim, Malcolm A.B., Watson, Malcolm J. and Freeman, Dilys J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6078-5271
(2025)
Beyond body mass index: exploring the role of visceral adipose tissue in intensive care unit outcomes.
BJA Open, 14,
100391.
(doi: 10.1016/j.bjao.2025.100391)
(PMID:40223920)
(PMCID:PMC11986990)
2021
Ralston, Maximilian R., Stevenson, Karen S., Mark, Patrick B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123 and Geddes, Colin C.
(2021)
Clinical factors associated with severe hypophosphataemia after kidney transplant.
BMC Nephrology, 22,
407.
(doi: 10.1186/s12882-021-02624-3)
2020
Witham, M. D. et al. (2020) Vitamin K supplementation to improve vascular stiffness in chronic kidney disease: the K4Kidneys randomised controlled trial. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 31(10), pp. 2434-2445. (doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020020225) (PMID:32817311)
2019
Gillis, Keith A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0003-4000, Lees, Jennifer S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-0178, Ralston, Maximilian R., Glen, Julie A., Stevenson, Karen S., McManus, Siobhan K., Geddes, Colin C., Clancy, Marc, Traynor, Jamie P. and Mark, Patrick B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123
(2019)
Interaction between socioeconomic deprivation and likelihood of pre‐emptive transplantation: influence of competing risks and referral characteristics – a retrospective study.
Transplant International, 32(2),
pp. 153-162.
(doi: 10.1111/tri.13336)
(PMID:30152890)
Articles
Ralston, Maximilian R., McCreath, Gordan, Lees, Zoe J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3215-5205, Salt, Ian P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0055-3724, Sim, Malcolm A.B., Watson, Malcolm J. and Freeman, Dilys J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6078-5271
(2025)
Beyond body mass index: exploring the role of visceral adipose tissue in intensive care unit outcomes.
BJA Open, 14,
100391.
(doi: 10.1016/j.bjao.2025.100391)
(PMID:40223920)
(PMCID:PMC11986990)
Ralston, Maximilian R., Stevenson, Karen S., Mark, Patrick B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123 and Geddes, Colin C.
(2021)
Clinical factors associated with severe hypophosphataemia after kidney transplant.
BMC Nephrology, 22,
407.
(doi: 10.1186/s12882-021-02624-3)
Witham, M. D. et al. (2020) Vitamin K supplementation to improve vascular stiffness in chronic kidney disease: the K4Kidneys randomised controlled trial. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 31(10), pp. 2434-2445. (doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020020225) (PMID:32817311)
Gillis, Keith A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0003-4000, Lees, Jennifer S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-0178, Ralston, Maximilian R., Glen, Julie A., Stevenson, Karen S., McManus, Siobhan K., Geddes, Colin C., Clancy, Marc, Traynor, Jamie P. and Mark, Patrick B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123
(2019)
Interaction between socioeconomic deprivation and likelihood of pre‐emptive transplantation: influence of competing risks and referral characteristics – a retrospective study.
Transplant International, 32(2),
pp. 153-162.
(doi: 10.1111/tri.13336)
(PMID:30152890)
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Adipose tissue immunometabolic function in viscerally obese individuals at risk of poor ICU outcome in sepsis
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Endowment Funds
2023 - 2024