Nephrology and Hypertension
Meet the Team

Meet the Nephrology Team

Faculty

Donald L. Batisky, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Evaluation and management of hypertension

Stefanie W. Benoit, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Elif Erkan, MD, MS

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Proteinuria induced tubular injury; tubular apoptosis; albumin endocytosis.
Research Interests
Acute kidney injury epidemiology and biomarkers; heart failure associated chronic kidney disease; nephrotoxic medication associated acute kidney...

David K. Hooper, MD, MS

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Quality and outcomes improvement; health systems design; medication adherence; outcomes research; multi-center collaborative research

Kyle McCracken, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Kidney development; stem cell differentiation and organoids; tissue engineering and morphogenesis; kidney pathophysiology

Mark M. Mitsnefes, MD, MS

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Cardiovascular complications of chronic renal disease, clinical trials in hypertension

C. Frederic Strife, MD

Emeritus, UC Department of Pediatrics