Meredith P. Schuh, MD
- Clinical Director, Prenatal and Neonatal Nephrology Program
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- meredith.schuh@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I have always loved working with children and had a strong desire to help others. This passion, combined with wonderful role models, drew me to the pediatric nephrology specialty.
At Cincinnati Children’s, I’m fortunate to not only care for neonates and children with kidney disease, but also to study kidney development. My research focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying late gestation, normal and abnormal kidney development, and the impact of neonatal exposures on the development of acute and chronic kidney disease.
My clinical expertise is in fetal care and neonatal nephrology. As the director of the prenatal and neonatal nephrology program and as a member of the Fetal Care team, I’m privileged to counsel families on what to expect after a significant renal anomaly is identified during the 20-week anatomy scan. These infants and their families remind me daily of why I became a physician-scientist.
BA: Tufts University School of Medicine, Medford, MA, 2008
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 2012.
Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, 2015.
Fellowship: Pediatric Nephrology, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, 2018.
Services and Specialties
Interests
Kidney development; perinatal exposures and impact on kidney health; prematurity and chronic kidney disease
Research Areas
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Publications
Fetal growth restriction leads to prolonged nephrogenesis and gene dysregulation in the adult kidney. Life Science Alliance. 2026; 9(11).
STARZ Scoring in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) neonates: validation and risk-stratification for neonatal acute kidney injury. Pediatric Research. 2026.
Peritoneal dialysis catheter complications in neonates with kidney failure. Pediatric Nephrology. 2026; 41(10):3509-3518.
Maternal Health and Kidney Function in Offspring. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2026; 37(10):2088-2090.
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and neonatal acute kidney injury after selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation. Pediatric Nephrology. 2026; 41(8):2647-2655.
What's in a name? The critical importance of definitions in clinical medicine. Pediatric Research. 2026.
Single cell RNA sequencing reveals transitional states and signaling shifts in nephron progenitor cells of the late-gestation rhesus macaque kidney. BMC Genomics. 2026; 27(1).
Kidney care at NICU discharge and follow-up recommendations for preterm infants<34 weeks. Journal of Perinatology. 2026; 46(3):498-507.
P760: Implementation and application of genetic testing requirements for fetal intervention candidacy: Practical, counseling, and ethical considerations. Genetics in Medicine Open. 2026; 4:104252.
Low nephron number and high salt diet: the role of the "second hit" in chronic kidney disease development. Pediatric Research. 2025; 98(5):1633-1634.
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