About Our Pediatric Nephrology Program

The Division of Pediatric Nephrology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh provides a full range of services for the evaluation and management of children with simple or complex nephrologic or urologic disorders, including:

Complex and serious disorders resulting in end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis and/or transplantation
Electrolyte disturbances
Glomerulonephritis
Hematuria
Pediatric hypertension
Proteinuria
Urinary tract infections

Research

One of the key missions of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology is to extend the knowledge of pathophysiology of renal disease through basic laboratory and clinical research. Key nephrology research includes an investigative focus on:

Nephropathy in type 1 diabetes
Nephropathy in pediatric renal transplantation outcomes
Proteinuria
Hypertension
Tubulointerstitial nephritis
Dysnatremias

Pediatric Nephrology Publications from UPMC

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