Nationally ranked
Our pediatric nephrology program ranked 23rd nationally in the 2024–2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals survey.
Toxoplasma donor kidneys don’t increase risks for transplant patients
A new UC Davis Health study published in Transplant International found that transplant patients who receive kidneys infected with the parasite toxoplasma have virtually the same outcomes as those who receive toxoplasma-negative organs. The findings could help expand donor kidney supplies and shorten wait lists. UC Davis Health is currently writing new protocols for pediatric transplants and the authors hope this work will help transplant centers unify their toxoplasma antibody positive donors (TPDs) policies.
Review examines home dialysis procedure for chronic kidney disease
An educational review from UC Davis Health and Oregon Health & Science University outlines the advantages of tidal continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (TPD) and highlights several clinical nuances to help nephrologists embrace the procedure. Published in the journal Pediatric Nephrology, the authors hope this type of home dialysis becomes more familiar and nephrologists prescribe it more frequently, as appropriate, for their patients.
Helping clinicians treat nephrocalcinosis in newborns
In an effort to raise awareness of nephrocalcinosis in newborns, pediatric nephrologists Lavjay Butani, M.D., and Gia Oh, M.D., published a review in the journal NeoReviews about the disease’s natural history and offered tips to help neonatologists identify and treat the condition successfully. They hope these tools will help prevent the most serious symptoms, such as high blood pressure and kidney failure.
