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Pediatric Nephrology
Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Delivering compassionate care, advancing research and training the next generation of pediatric nephrology leaders.
The U-M Medical School Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Nephrology excels in patient care, research and physician training. The division's goals are to provide state-of-the-art care for patients with all forms of kidney disease from infancy through late adolescence, as well as to advance our knowledge about pediatric kidney diseases.
Clinical Care
The Division of Pediatric Nephrology is staffed by a team of attending physicians, fellows, nurses, dietitians, a psychologist and social workers. We practice in partnership across the Children’s Hospital to provide high quality, multi-disciplinary health care to meet the needs of each child and family. On average, our division sees more than 4,000 children in our outpatient clinics every year. We average 15-20 chronic dialysis patients and perform approximately 700 acute inpatient dialysis treatments per year. Our program performs 15 to 20 transplants per year. Learn more about our services
Conditions We Treat
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract
- Hematuria
- Hypertension, including Renovascular Hypertension
- IgA Nephropathy
- Inherited Kidney Diseases
- Kidney Failure
- Kidney Stones
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Polycystic Kidney Diseases
- Proteinuria
- Renal transplantation
- Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, including Lupus and ANCA Vasculitis
- Urinary Tract Infections
Nationally Ranked in Pediatric Nephrology
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation's best in pediatric nephrology by U.S. News & World Report for 2025-2026.
Education
We are committed to advancing the field of Pediatric Nephrology through the education of physicians, fellows, medical students and residents.
Our Pediatric Nephrology fellowship program is designed to provide clinical training and research opportunities to allow trainees to be successful as academic pediatric nephrologist and deliver the highest quality patient care and experience to children with kidney disease from infancy to young adulthood.
Research
The Pediatric Nephrology Division employs clinical, health services research methodologies, translational and basic research to improve the health and care of children with kidney disease. This is a highly collaborative program with assembled experts from across scientific disciplines and institutions to focus on the needs of children and adults with kidney disease. The Pediatric Nephrology research program includes career development opportunities for faculty, fellows, residents and students and includes innumerable options to explore research careers, methods and mentored projects. The program receives funding from a variety of sources including Department of Defense, NIH, foundations, philanthropy and industry.
Our Research Areas
- Ciliopathies (Wu lab)
- Drug development for different forms of kidney disease (Wolf lab)
- Genetic variants and their impact on clinical outcomes in nephrotic and proteinuric kidney disease (Yee lab)
- High-throughput functional assays to define genetic variants in childhood kidney disease (Yee lab)
- Magnesium handling and effects on metabolism (Wolf lab)
- Tubular calcium handling and effects on kidney stones (Wolf lab)
- Application of big data in healthcare for nephrology (Modi/Salmon group)
- Clinical trials, translational and observational research to improve nephrotic syndrome outcomes (Modi/Salmon group)
- Ethical problems surrounding neonatal dialysis and the transition of care for adolescents (Luckritz group)
- Identification and recognition of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Impact of environmental chemical exposures on kidney development and disease progression in children with CKD (Trachtman lab)
- Longstanding interest in pediatric renovascular hypertension
- Outcomes in pediatric dialysis and acute kidney injury (Luckritz group)
- Patterns and changes in health care delivery and insurance policy for children with kidney disease and multiple chronic diseases (Modi/Salmon group)
- Quality improvement in pediatric kidney transplant and patient safety initiatives (Kershaw-Lindner-Willson group)
- Resource utilization in kidney transplant, hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis
Our group also participates in large national, collaborative research efforts:
- Biostatistical method development for mediation analysis in kidney disease research
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKiD Study) and drug trials for pediatric indications
- Development of interventions to improve patient-physician communication and preconception counseling for women with CKD
- Participation in several collaborative research studies for glomerular disease
- Sex and gender differences in kidney disease, with a focus on women’s health and shared decision making
- North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies (NAPRTCS)
- Improving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Outcomes in Neonates and Infants Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration (ICONIIC)
- Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium (PNRC)
- Worldwide Exploration of Renal Replacement Outcomes Collaborative in Kidney Disease (We-ROCK)
- Standardizing Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric End-Stage Renal Disease
- Phenotyping recurrent disease after kidney transplant (Modi-Salmon group)
Opportunities for Excellence
The Department of Pediatrics includes 17 clinical divisions and over 300 faculty members. Join our dynamic team dedicated to advancing pediatric care, education and research.
Your Gift is Invaluable
Your gift helps our pediatric nephrology team at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital meet the needs of each child and family. Our goal is to provide the best care for pediatric kidney disease, from diagnosis through ongoing management.
Division Leadership
Matthias T F Wolf
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