Faculty

C. Frederic Strife, MD

Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director Pediatric Dialysis Unit

Education and Training

  • AB, Middlebury College
  • MD, College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
  • Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Pediatric Nephrology, Cincinnati Children's

Clinical Interests

  • Tubular disorders
  • End-stage renal disease in children
  • Glomerulonephritis

Research Interests

Dr. Strife's research interests involve clinical studies of nutrition and growth in end-stage renal disease. He is also undertaking studies in the monitoring and prevention of complications of chronic peritoneal dialysis. He has a particular interest in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.

Representative Recent Publications

  • Braun MC, Strife CF (2004). Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. Pediatric nephrology and urology. BS Kaplan and K Meyers. Philadelphia, Elsevier Mosby: 147-155.
  • Chand D, Brier M, Strife C. (2005) Comparison of vascular access type in pediatric hemodialysis patients with respect to urea clearance, anemia management, and serum albumin concentration. Am J Kidney Dis 45:303-8.
  • McEnery PT, Strife CF (2005). Long-term management of renal disorders. Pediatrics. LM Osborn, TG DeWitt, LR First and JA Zenel. Philadelphia, Elsevier Mosby: 1145-1151.
  • Sedman A, Friedman A., Boineau F, Strife CF, Fine R. Nutritional management of the child with mild to moderate chronic renal failure. J Pediatr 129: s13-s18, 1996.
  • Golper TA, Brier ME, Bunke M, Schreiber MJ, Bartlett DK, Hamilton RW, Strife CF, Hamburger RJ: Risk factors for peritonitis and catheter loss in patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis: the Network 9 peritonitis and catheter survival study. Am J Kid Dis 28:428-36, 1996.
  • Strife CF, Hug H. Effect of growth hormone on urine calcium and serum vitamin D metabolites. Pediatr Nephrol 10:648-650, 1996.
  • Foreman JW, Abitbol CL, Trachtman H, Garin EH, Feld LG, Strife CF, Massie MD, Boyle RM and Chan JCM: Nutritional intake in children with renal insufficiency: A report of the Growth Failure in Children with Renal Diseases Study. J Am Coll Nutrit 15:579-585, 1996.
  • Strife CF, Gelfand MJ. Renal cortical scintigraphy: effect on medical decision making in childhood urinary tract infection. (Invited Editorial) J Pediatr 129: 785-787, 1996.
  • Barcia J, Strife CF, Langman C. Infantile hypophosphatasia: treatment options to control acute hypercalcemia and chronic bone demineralization. J Pediatr 130, 825-828, 1997.
  • Sardegna KM, Beck AM, Strife CF. Evaluation of perioperative antibiotics at the time of dialysis catheter placement. Pediatr Nephrol 12:149-152, 1998.
  • Brady RC, Strife CF, Sheth AP, Passo M, Schleiss MR. An adolescent with nephrotic syndrome and multiple leg nodules. Ped Infect Dis J 17:1057-63, 1998.
  • Braun M, West CD, Strife CF. Differences between membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis types I and III in long term response to an alternate day prednisone regimen. Am J kidney Dis 34:1022-1032, 1999.
  • Patterson LT and Strife CF. Acquired vs congenital renal scarring after childhood UTI. (Editorial) J Pediatr 136:2-4, 2000.
  • Mitsnefes, MM, Daniels, SR, Schwartz, SM, Meyer, RA, Khoury, P, Strife, CF. Severe left ventricular hypertrophy in pediatric dialysis: prevalence and predictors. Pediatr Nephrol 14:898-902, 2000.
  • Strife CF, West CD: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. In Massry SG and Glassock RJ eds. Textbook of Nephrology. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. Chap 39:713-717.
  • Mitsnefes MM, Daniels SR, Schwartz SM, Khoury P, Strife CF. Changes in left ventricular hypertrophy in children and adolescents during long-term dialysis. Pediatr Nephrol 14:898-902, 2001.
  • Mitsnefes MM, Schwartz SM, Daniels SR, Kimball TR, Khoury P, and Strife CF. Changes in left ventricular mass in children and adolescents after renal transplantation. Pediatr Transplantation 5:279-84, 2001.