Nephrology and Hypertension

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    Prasad Devarajan, MD Louise M. Williams Endowed Chair

    researches acute kidney injury mechanisms, biomarkers and novel therapies. He also studies focal segmental glomerulosclerosis pathogenesis and biomarkers; and lupus nephritis molecular pathways and biomarkers. For each condition, his team employs an integrated approach of genomic and proteomic discovery in animal and human models, followed by translation, and validation in the human disease states.
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    Prasad Devarajan, MD

    Louise M. Williams Endowed Chair

    Director, Nephrology and Hypertension

    Academic Information

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4531

    Fax: 513-636-7407

    Email: prasad.devarajan@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    Premedical Studies: Bombay University, India, 1979. 

    MD: Bombay University, India, 1985.

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    Grants

    Research Training in Pediatric Nephrology 0.6 calendar months. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Jul 2007 - Jun 2012. 

    Biomarkers of renal injury in cardiac surgery 1.2 calendar months. Principal Investigator. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Jul 2007 - Jun 2012.

    Long term outcomes of AKI after cardiac surgery 0.6 calendar months. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Sep 2008 - Aug 2013.

    Faculty

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    Michael R. Bennett, PhD Director, Biomarker Laboratory

    research interests include developing early diagnostic markers for pediatric diseases, such as acute kidney injury, nephrotic syndrome and lupus nephritis. Dr. Bennett is also interested in unraveling the etiology of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis by studying both the underlying genetic and proteomic patterns associated with the disease. 

    513-636-8349
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    Michael R. Bennett, PhD

    Director, Biomarker Laboratory

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-8349

    Email: michael.bennett@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Diagnostic markers for pediatric diseases; acute kidney injury; nephrotic syndrome, lupus nephritis; focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; mechanisms of neurologic disease
     

    Education and Training

    Research Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

    PhD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 2004.

    BA: Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY, 1997.

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    John J. Bissler, MD Associate Program Director for Research and Academic Careers

    focuses on proliferative renal diseases such as tuberous sclerosis complex, the polycystic kidney diseases, renal tumors, von Hippel-Lindau disease, and Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome. The research includes mechanisms of mutation, and the cell biology of disease. Dr. Bissler extends his bench research into clinical trials in order to find new and better treatments for his patients.
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    513-636-1201
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    John J. Bissler, MD

    Associate Program Director for Research and Academic Careers

    Clark D. West Chair of Nephrology

    Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program

    Academic Information

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-1201

    Fax: 513-636-7407

    Email: john.bissler@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Proliferative renal diseases; renal cystic disease; solid lesions

    Research Interests

    Proliferative renal diseases; polycystic kidney disease; tuberous sclerosis complex; Von Hippel-Lindau disease; Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome and renal cancers; understanding the mechanisms of mutation leading to these diseases as well as the consequences of mutations in hope of finding effected treatments

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    Education and Training

    MD: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH, 1985

    Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center, Akron, OH

    Fellowship: Nephrology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1989; Pediatric Nephrology, 1992

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    Grants

    Placebo-Controlled Randomized Multicenter mTOR Inhibitor Trial for Angiomyolipomata. Principal Investigator. Jun 2006 – Jun 2014.
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    Bradley P. Dixon, MD

    focuses on the recognition and repair of DNA damage within the urinary microenvironment, specifically as it relates to the increased risk of malignancy in the augmented bladder. Dr. Dixon also has clinical and translational research interests in complement-mediated diseases such as atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, as well as cystic kidney diseases such as tuberous sclerosis and polycystic kidney disease.

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    Bradley P. Dixon, MD

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4531

    Fax: 513-636-7407

    Email: bradley.dixon@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    DNA damage response; DNA repair; biology of bladder augmentation; atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

    Biography

    Bradley Dixon, MD, joined the faculty in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Cincinnati Children's in 2006. He has received support for his research from a William Cooper Procter Pediatric Research Award in 2006, a Child Health Research Career Development Award (K12) in 2009, and is currently funded by a K08 through the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Dr. Dixon’s research interests focus on the effects of hyperosmolal microenvironments such as the renal medulla and urinary bladder upon vital cellular processes such as the DNA damage response pathway and activation of cell cycle checkpoints and apoptosis. This research focus attempts to understand the susceptibility of the gastrointestinal tissues used in bladder reconstructions to carcinogenesis.

    In addition to his basic science research interests, Dr. Dixon has a clinical research interest in thrombotic microangiopathies such as atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), and is an investigator in a number of clinical trials and registries for these diseases. Dr. Dixon is also involved in clinical research studying cystic kidney diseases such as tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).

    Dr. Dixon is the assistant program director for the Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Training Program, serves in an advisory capacity to the Adaptive Care Team, and on the Board of the Cincinnati Pediatric Society, most recently as president in 2011.

    Education and Training

    BA: College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, 1995.

    MD: University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1999.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 1999-2002.

    Chief Residency: Cincinnati Childrens Hospital, 2002-2003.

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Childrens Hospital, 2003-2006.

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    Grants

    DNA Damage and Response in the Bladder Microenvironment. Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Jul 2011 - Apr 2015. #K08 DK081737.
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    Jens W. Goebel, MD Clinical Director, Nephrology and Hypertension

    is involved in multi-center projects investigating non-invasive predictors of kidney transplant outcome and the influence of immunosuppressive regimens on transplantation tolerance. He is also conducting collaborative studies of the pharmacokinetics, genetics and dynamics of drugs used for anti-rejection prophylaxis, and participating in efforts to better understand our patients’ adherence to their immunosuppressive regimen.

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    Jens W. Goebel, MD

    Clinical Director, Nephrology and Hypertension

    Medical Director, Kidney Transplantation

    Clinical Director, Kidney Transplantation

    Academic Information

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4531

    Fax: 513-636-7407

    Email: jens.goebel@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Organ transplantation in children

    Research Interests

    Transplant-relevant immunology 

    Biography

    Dr. Goebel was recruited by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2002 from the University of Kentucky to enhance the institution's kidney transplant program. His efforts along these lines focus both on further improving the clinical care of pediatric kidney transplant recipients and their families, as well as advancing basic and translational investigations into immunological aspects especially relevant to the field of transplantation.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Heidelberg (Germany), 1991.

    Residency and Chief Residency: Department of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, 1991 to 1995.

    Fellowship: Section of Pediatric Nephrology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 1995 to 1998

    Certifications: General Pediatrics, 1994, 2002; Pediatric Nephrology, 1999.

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    Grants

    Center-PI / Co-Investigator / Collaborator:

    NIH UO1 grant: Noninvasive Monitoring to Predict Outcome in de novo Kidney Transplant Recipients (CTOT-01, Protocol Chair: P. Heeger, MD, City), commenced in late 2005 and ongoing

    NIH UO1 grant: Health and Literacy in Child and Adult Assessment: Expanded Testing of the Pediatric PROMIS (Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Tool (Sponsor: D. DeWalt, MD, MPH, ), ongoing

    NIH UO1 grant: Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKID, PI: B. Warady, MD, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO), ongoing

    NIH RO1 grant: Calcineurin Inhibitor Minimization And Foxp3+ Tregs Post-Transplant (PIs: Wayne Hancock, MD, Children’s , and John Bucuvalas, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital), ongoing

    Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium: Assessing and Implementing Transition to Adult Care in Children with CKD (PI: M. Ferris, MD, MPH, PhD, ), ongoing

    Amgen Pharmaceuticals: Pediatric Anemia Correction Study (Protocol 20050256), ongoing

    Roche Pharmaceuticals: Development of Population Pharmacokinetic models of Mycophenolic Acid for use in Bayesian Dose Individualization in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patients (PI: A. Vinks, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital), ongoing

    Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Outcomes Research Award: Validation of a Real-Time Adherence Assessment System (PI: A. Pai, PhD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital), ongoing

    Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Translational Research Initiative grant: Pharmacogenetics of Mycophenolic Acid in Kidney Transplant Patients (PI: A. Vinks, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital), ongoing

    Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Translational Research Initiative grant: Biomarkers for Patient-tailored Therapies in Pediatric Lupus Nephritis using Mycophenolic Acid (PI: H. Brunner, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital), ongoing

    Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Translational Research Initiative grant: Pharmacogenetics of IMPDH in Kidney Transplant Patients (PI: A. Vinks, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital), ongoing

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    Stuart L. Goldstein, MD Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology

    focuses on all aspects of acute kidney injury (AKI) spanning from translational work in AKI biomarker validation to long-term AKI epidemiology and outcomes. He is specifically interested in improving outcomes in the critically ill child with or at risk for AKI.

    513-803-3295
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    Stuart L. Goldstein, MD

    Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology

    Academic Information

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-803-3295

    Fax: 513-636-6407

    Email: stuart.goldstein@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Acute kidney injury; continuous renal replacement therapy; end-stage renal disease; health-related quality of life

    Research Interests

    Acute kidney injury epidemiology and biomarkers; health-related quality of life in ESRD; cardiovascular complications and inflammation in ESRD

    Biography

    Stuart L. Goldstein, MD has been an active investigator in the field of pediatric acute kidney injury (AKI) since 2000. Dr. Goldstein's main research foci include AKI epidemiology and outcomes, acute renal replacement therapy provision and investigation of novel urinary AKI biomarkers in the pediatric population. Dr. Goldstein has a strong record of interdisciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration, evidenced by his establishment and directing of the Prospective Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (ppCRRT) and its success as well as collaboration with critical care physicians, cardiologists and emergency medicine physicians to study AKI in their populations.

    This collaboration includes publication of the first article demonstrating the existence of a cardio-renal syndrome in pediatric patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Dr. Goldstein has also performed the only published assessment of novel urinary AKI biomarkers in a heterogeneous group of critically ill children, demonstrating their accuracy to predict AKI development and severity. Dr. Goldstein has been developing a program to investigate and minimize nephrotoxic medication associated AKI in non-critically ill children.

    Education and Training

    MD: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 1990.

    Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.

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    Grants

    PlasmaLyte Gastroenteritis Study. Principal Investigator. Baxter Healthcare. Nov 2010 - Oct 2011.

    Inflammation, malnutrition and cardiac calcification in pediatric ESRD patients receiving dialysis- a comparison of hemodialysis vs. peritoneal dialysis. Principal Investigator. Baxter Healthcare. Dec 2010 - Dec 2011.

    Optimize Fluid Dosing in Critically Ill Children with Acute Kidney Injury. Principal Investigator. Casey Lee Ball Foundation. Jan 2011 – Dec 2011.

    Use of NGAL to Optimize Fluid Dosing, CRRT Initiation and Discontinuation in Critically Ill Children with Acute Kidney Injury. Principal Investigator. Casey Lee Ball Foundation. Feb 2011 - Jan 2012.

    Evaluation of cystatin C and Urine Proteins as Early Biomarkers of AKI in Children Treated with Nephrotoxic Medication. Principal Investigator. The Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre. Jun 2011 – Jun 2012.

    Center for Acute Care Nephrology Fellowship. Fellowship Director. Funded by Gambra Renal Products.  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013.

    Inflammation, malnutrition and cardiac calcification in pediatric ESRD patients receiving dialysis. Principal Investigator.  Casey Lee Ball Foundation. Jan 2010 - Dec 2020.

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    David K. Hooper, MD, MS Pediatric Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

    aims to improve clinical outcomes for pediatric kidney transplant recipients through research in personalized care and the design of systems capable of delivering that care with high reliability. His primary focus is the prevention of cardiovascular disease through a combination of quality improvement and clinical/translational research methods.

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    David K. Hooper, MD, MS

    Pediatric Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4531

    Fax: 513-636-7407

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    Specialties

    Nephrology; kidney transplantation; quality improvement

    Biography

    Jointly appointed in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and the James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Dr. Hooper's aim is to improve clinical outcomes for pediatric kidney transplant recipients through research in personalized care and the design of reliable healthcare systems.

    Dr. Hooper's research training includes a Masters Degree in clinical and translational research from the University of Cincinnati, in addition to advanced training in quality improvement methodology through the Quality Scholars in Healthcare Transformation program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

    Dr. Hooper's career focus is to combine clinical outcomes research with quality improvement to reliably prevent cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of long-term death and disability in pediatric transplant recipients.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2003.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2006.

    Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2007.

    MS: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2010.

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati Ohio, 2010; Quality Scholar in Healthcare Transformation, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2011.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2006.

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    Grants

    A Reliable System for Blood Pressure Control. Principal Investigator. KL2 Research Scholars (8KL2TR000078-04), Center for Clinical and Translational Science Training, University of Cincinnati. Apr 2012 - Mar 2014.

    A Reliable System for Blood Pressure Control. Principal Investigator. Place Outcomes Research Award. James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Jul 2012 - Jun 2014.

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    Elizabeth C. Jackson, MD Director, Healthy Bladder Clinic

    has clinical research in types of bedwetting alarms that are useful for nocturnal enuresis, in outcomes of neurogenic bladder, and in the relationship of obesity and kidney stones as well as industry sponsored research in anticholinergics for neurogenic bladder.

    513-636-4975
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    Elizabeth C. Jackson, MD

    Director, Healthy Bladder Clinic

    Academic Information

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4975

    Fax: 513-636-6753

    Email: elizabeth.jackson@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Functional bladder disorders; neurogenic bladder; urolithiasis 
     

    Biography

    Elizabeth C. Jackson, MD, is a pediatric nephrologist recognized in the need for bladder management. Dr. Jackson has recently discontinued her inpatient nephrology role, and is currently focused on outpatient lower urinary tract management. She is the director of the Healthy Bladder Clinic at Cincinnati Children's. The Healthy Bladder Clinic cares for children with functional lower urinary tract disorders. There are more than 1200 visits per year to this clinic.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1978.

    Residency: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1981.

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1984.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1983; Pediatric Nephrology, 1985.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Comparison of voice and buzzer alarms for nocturnal enuresis. Principal Investigator. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Oct 2011 - present.
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    Paul T. McEnery, MD

    has focused his career on the research of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and is a key member of the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Consortium data base. Besides his research in transplantation and immune-mediated renal disease, he also was responsible for bringing the Ronald McDonald House to Cincinnati Children's as well as initiating dialytic therapy for children in Cincinnati.

    513-636-4531
    paul.mcenery@cchmc.org

    Paul T. McEnery, MD

    Academic Information

    UC Department of Pediatrics

    Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4531

    Fax: 513-636-7407

    Email: paul.mcenery@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Glomerulonephritis; vitamin D resistant rickets; care of the child with end-stage renal disease

    Education and Training

    MD: Loyola University, Chicago, IL, 1965. 

    Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Fellowship: Nephrology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: Pediatrics 1974, 1986, 1993; Pediatric Nephrology, 1974, 1986, 1993.

    MBA: Xavier University, 1989.

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    Mark M. Mitsnefes, MD, MS Pediatric Nephrologist

    is an established clinical investigator with expertise in the area of understanding the development of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in children with chronic kidney disease. The long-term goal of his research is to define biologic targets for interventions to prevent and slow progression of cardiovascular disease in children with chronic kidney disease.

    513-636-0125
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    Mark M. Mitsnefes, MD, MS

    Pediatric Nephrologist

    Academic Information

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-0125

    Fax: 513-636-7407

    Email: mark.mitsnefes@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Nephrology with focus on chronic kidney disease and hypertension

    Biography

    Mark Mitsnefes, MD, MS, is an established clinical investigator with expertise in the area of understanding the development of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in children with chronic kidney disease. The long-term goal of his research is to define biologic targets for interventions to prevent and slow progression of cardiovascular disease in children with chronic kidney disease.

    Dr. Misnefes has received numerous awards, including the Proctor Scolar Award (Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation), the Pediatrician Scientist Award (Children's Health Research Center, NIH), the Clinical Scientist Award (National Kidney Foundation), and has been ranked as one of the Best Doctors in America, 2007-2011.

    Education and Training

    MD: Gorky Medical Institute, Gorky, Russia, 1985.

    Residency: Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida, 1997.

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2000.

    MS: Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2001.

    Certifications: Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), 1995; Pediatrics, 1996; Pediatric Nephrology, 2001, 2008.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Adiponectin and Cardiovascular Disease in the CKiD Children. Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. 2007 - 2011. #R01 DK076957.

    Modify Dietary Behavior in Adolescents with Elevated Blood Pressure. Co-investigator. National Institutes of Health. 2007 - 2012.

    Prospective study of chronic kidney disease in children. Co-investigator, Co-chair of the Cardiovascular Committee. National Institutes of Health. 2003 - 2013. #U01 DK-03-012.

    Cardiovascular disease in children with CKD. Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. 2011 - 2016. #K24 DK090070-01.

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    Edward J. Nehus, MD, MS

    is a pediatric nephrologist who has conducted clinical research in chronic kidney disease and critical care nephrology.  His primary area of research is studying pharmacokinetic alterations in critically ill children receiving continuous renal replacement therapy.  Other research interests include studying cardiovascular risk factors and glomerular filtration rate estimation in children with chronic kidney disease.

    513-636-4531
    edward.nehus@cchmc.org

    Edward J. Nehus, MD, MS

    Academic Information

    Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4531

    Email: edward.nehus@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Critical care nephrology; chronic kidney disease

    Biography

    Edward conducted and published a cross-sectional study which investigated the association of serum resistin with cardiovascular risk factors in children with chronic kidney disease.  In addition, he recently published a study evaluating the outcomes steroid-avoidance protocols in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.  He continues to be the primary investigator for ongoing studies that explore pharmacokinetic alterations in critically ill children receiving continuous renal replacement therapy.

    Education and Training

    MD:  University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 2002.

    MS:  University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2011.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2009.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Nephrology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

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    C. Frederic Strife, MD Emeritus Professor

    has focused his research career around immune-mediated renal disease and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in particular. Furthermore, Dr. Strife also has been active in understanding how to improve the care of the pediatric dialysis patient.

    513-636-4531
    fred.strife@cchmc.org

    C. Frederic Strife, MD

    Emeritus Professor

    Director of the Dialysis Unit

    Academic Information

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4531

    Fax: 513-636-7407

    Email: fred.strife@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Glomerulonephritis; renal tubular disorders; growth failure in chronic renal disease; dialysis

    Education and Training

    MD: College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1968.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Fellowship: Nephrology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1973; Pediatric Nephrology, 1976.

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    Rene G. Van De Voorde III, MD Medical Director, Dialysis Unit

    focuses on clinical research in the sequelae, treatment, and outcomes of chronic kidney disease, including end stage renal disease. He is currently involved in drug trials and research projects on the treatment of anemia (2 studies), bone and mineral disease (3 studies), poor growth, cardiovascular disease, and quality of life (1 study each).

    513-636-4531
    rene.vandevoorde@cchmc.org

    Rene G. Van De Voorde III, MD

    Medical Director, Dialysis Unit

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4531

    Fax: 513-636-7407

    Email: rene.vandevoorde@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Dialysis; primarily infant dialysis; chronic kidney disease; acute kidney injury; hypertension

    Education and Training

    MD: Vanderbilt University.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

    Chief Resident: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Nephrology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2003; Pediatric Nephrology, 2008.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Prospective, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety of Vitamin D Receptor Activators as Determined by Hypercalcemia in Pediatric Patients ages 0 to 16 with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis within Current Clinical Practice. Site- Principal Investigator. Jun 2010 - present.

    Randomized, Open-Label, Active-Controlled Study of the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Ferumoxytol Compared with Oral Iron for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pediatric Subjects with Dialysis dependent Chronic Kidney Disease. Site Co-investigator. AMAG Pharmaceutical. Apr 2011 - present.

    Randomized, Open-Label, Active-Controlled Study of the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Ferumoxytol Compared with Oral Iron for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pediatric Subjects with Non-dialysis dependent Chronic Kidney Disease. Site-Principal Investigator. AMAG Pharmaceuticals. Apr 2011 - present.

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    Clark D. West, MD Emeritus Physician

    has been a pioneer in fluid and electrolyte therapy for children as well as complement-mediated renal diseases.  He is one of the true founding fathers of the field of pediatric nephrology.  Dr. West's career includes the introduction of cyclophosphamide for nephrotic syndrome and the therapy for hypophosphatemic rickets.  His research led to understanding the hypocomplementemic glomerulonephritides.  

    Clark D. West, MD

    Emeritus Physician

    Academic Information

    Emeritus, UC Department of Pediatrics

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    Education and Training

    MD: University of Michigan Medical School, 1943

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