The Kidney Chronicles: A Pediatric Nephrology Podcast

Dr. Taylor Heald-Sargent, pediatric infectious disease specialist with expertise in transplantation and assistant professor of pediatrics at Lurie Children's, discusses vaccines in kidney transplant patients.    References Feldman et al. Safety and Immunogenicity of Live Viral Vaccines in Pediatric Transplant Recipients-  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2810579     Ame...

In this episode we discuss the use of growth hormone in patients with chronic kidney disease and interview Dr. Denver Brown, an assistant professor and pediatric nephrologist at Children’s National and Dr. Andrew Dauber a professor and department chair of pediatric endocrinology at Children’s National.    Reference- https://scispace.com/pdf/growth-hormone-and-insulin-like-growth-factor-dysregulati...

In this episode we speak to Dr. Hiep Nguyen a pediatric urologist at Banner Children’s Hospital on urinary tract dilation, a topic that while common is often poorly understood. He explains the pathophysiology of physiologic urinary tract dilation and discusses the risks associated with the various grades of urinary tract dilation.  References Nguyen HT, Benson CB, Bromley B, Campbell JB, Chow J, C...

In this episode, we are joined by two esteemed guests to review current practice guidelines, expert recommendations, and considerations for vascular access with a focus on arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in pediatric ESRD.  Vascular Surgery - Dr. Vincent Rowe, MD, Professor and Division Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCLA, Los Angeles Pediatric Nephrology - Dr. Shina Menon, MD, Associat...

Join us for Part 2 as we discuss the management of pediatric chronic hemodialysis and troubleshooting common complications. Guest experts include: Dr. Cherry Mammen, Assistant Professor and Dialysis Director at British Columbia Children's Hospital, Dr. Raj Munshi, Associate Professor and Dialysis Director at Seattle Children's, and Dr. Sarah Swartz, Associate Professor and Dialysis Director at Tex...

Dr. Molly Vega, RD and PhD at Texas Children's and Nonnie Polderman, RD at British Columbia Children's Hospital provide their expertise on pediatric dialysis nutrition considerations, specifically in the realm of chronic hemodialysis.   -Visit https://www.espn-online.org/nutrition-taskforce/ to see the clinical practice guidelines published by the Paediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce

Dr. Molly Vega, RD and PhD at Texas Children's and Nonnie Polderman, RD at British Columbia Children's Hospital provide their expertise on pediatric dialysis nutrition considerations, specifically in the realms of acute kidney injury and CRRT.   -Visit https://www.espn-online.org/nutrition-taskforce/ to see the clinical practice guidelines published by the Paediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce

We discuss initiation and considerations of pediatric chronic hemodialysis as well as the monthly visit and importance of an interdisciplinary team. Guest experts include: Dr. Cherry Mammen, Assistant Professor and Dialysis Director at British Columbia Children's Hospital, Dr. Raj Munshi, Associate Professor and Dialysis Director at Seattle Children's, and Dr. Sarah Swartz, Associate Professor and...

Dr. Carla Nester, Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine and Division Director of Pediatric Nephrology as well as the Associate Director of Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratory at the University of Iowa and international expert in Complement Disorders, discusses atypical HUS. She reviews the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, evaluation, management and transplant cons...

In this second episode of our two part series on pediatric hypertension, we talk to Dr. Tammy Brady, a pediatric nephrologist at Johns Hopkins, and Dr. Joshua Samuels, both a pediatric and adult nephrologist at University of Texas Houston. In this episode they review validated blood pressure cuff, home blood pressure monitoring, inpatient blood pressure concerns, end organ cardiac changes, end org...

In this first episode of our two part series on pediatric hypertension, we talk to Dr. Tammy Brady, a pediatric nephrologist at Johns Hopkins, and Dr. Joshua Samuels, both a pediatric and adult nephrologist at University of Texas Houston. In this episode they review ambulatory blood pressure monitors, the basis for our standards for diagnosing pediatric hypertension, the pathophysiology behind obe...

On this episode, we discuss all things CAKUT-related with the Neonatal Kidney Collaborative. Guests include Dr. Sangeeta Hingorani, a pediatric nephrologist at Seattle Children’s, Dr. Samantha Schwartz, a Six2 crew member and pediatric nephrology fellow at Lurie Children's, Kara Short, a nephrology nurse practitioner at the University of Alabama, Dr. Cara Slagle, a Neonatologist at Indiana Univers...

In this episode of the podcast we focus on recurrent urinary tract infections, looking at how we diagnose UTIs, the diagnostic challenges, the causes of recurrent UTIs, and the management. We interview Dr. John David Spencer the division chief of pediatric nephrology at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Dr. David Hains the division chief of pediatric nephrology at Riley Children's Hospital who ar...

A NephMadness special episode on minimal change disease in kids, supported by the AJKD and NKF. Guests include Dr. Alvarez Elias, who is an AJKD executive team member, pediatric nephrologist and research scientist at Fresenius, and Dr. Mallory Downie, a pediatric nephrologist at McGill University with her own lab studying genetics behind kidney disease in kids, specifically nephrotic syndrome. We...

Dr. Maria Diaz-Gonzalez de Ferris, MD, MPH, PhD, joins us for a conversation about her approach to transitions of care in Nephrology. She is a pediatric nephrologist at UNC Chapel Hill, the Director of the UNC Transition Program otherwise known as STARx. Through her research work focusing on healthcare transitions for children with medical complexity, she has developed a system of healthcare check...

Drs. Stu Goldstein, Professor & Director of the Center of Acute Care Nephrology at Cincinnati Children's, and Jordan Symons, Professor, Fellowship Program Director and Apheresis Director at Seattle Children's Hospital provide their expertise regarding pediatric acute kidney injury. We discuss the emergence of the sub-specialty of critical care nephrology, harms of fluid overload, utility of bi...

For this episode on ARPKD interviewed Dr. Lisa Guay-Woodford a clinician scientist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who is a world-renowned expert on cystic kidney diseases. She was part of one of the teams that discovered the ARPKD gene and provides fascinating insight into the history and management of the condition.   References ARPKD genetic variations: https://www.sciencedirect.com/scie...

We talk to the experts in the Neonatal Kidney Collaborative (NKC) about the recently published guidelines regarding kidney follow-up for NICU graduates, a product of the NIH-supported workshop in 2024 spearheaded by Dr. Michelle Starr of Indiana University/Riley Children's Hospital. Guests include Dr. Marissa DeFreitas, pediatric nephrologist at the University of Miami, Dr. Matt Harer, neonatologi...

Dr. Matthew Sampson, a pediatric nephrologist and associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, walks us through genetic testing for pediatric patients with kidney disease. He discusses indications for genetic testing and how to interpret results. He also talks about his lab and work as a genomics researcher.  Episode References Sampson Lab:  https://www.sampsonlab.org/ ClinVar:  ht...

Join us for an episode on anemia of chronic kidney disease with two pediatric nephrology experts on the topic, Dr. Meredith Atkinson, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins, and Dr. Mark Hanudel, Associate Professor of Medicine at UCLA. We will explore the underlying mechanisms behind anemia of CKD, novel treatments for anemia, thoughts on preventing hemoglobin cycling in the setting o...

Join us for a journal-style episode covering 2023 CJASN article, "Timing of Kidney Replacement Therapy among Children and Young Adults." Drs. Nick Larkins and Simon Carter discuss the findings from the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry and compare and contrast it to United States, Canada and European data.  Article link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37279903/  

Dr. Clemens Bergwitz, an associate professor of endocrinology at Yale University, walks us through how to work-up and treat patients with calcium and phosphorus disorders. He helped to discover the disease HHRH (hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria) and has wonderful knowledge to share with listeners regarding the bone-mineral axis!    References 2024 KIR Update on HHRH https://...

Join us to learn about hyperoxaluria from nephrolithiasis expert and division director of pediatric nephrology at Mayo Clinic, Dr. David Sas! We discuss pathophysiology, work-up and management of primary hyperoxaluria, including new game-changing therapies. Dr. Sas also answers other high-yield kidney stone management questions.    Resources: Novodetect primary hyperoxaluria/nephrolithiasis geneti...

Dr. Laura Hesemann, a med/peds-trained adult and pediatric nephrologist and Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri, shares her expertise about SGLT-2 inhibitors and their utility in clinical practice.

Drs. Donna Claes, Vivian Shih and Annie Kouri (our co-host) discuss their roles as pediatric dialysis directors at their institutions. Donna Claes is an associate professor of pediatric nephrology and chronic dialysis director at Cincinnati Children's and Vivian Shih is an assistant professor of pediatric nephrology and acute dialysis director at Children's Hospital Colorado. We talk about the roa...