Associate Professor Kotwal focuses on CKD, hypertension, innovative clinical trials and is passionate about embedding research into clinical practice. She is program head, Kidney and Metabolic Division at The George Institute for Global Health, Associate Professor, University of NSW and nephrologist at Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney. She is principal investigator for the Global Kidney Patients Trial Network and the Chronic kidney disease Adaptive Platform Trial Investigating Various Agents for Therapeutic Effect (CAPTIVATE). She has delivered several clinical trials to completion and participates on several steering committees.