Pediatric Kidney Transplant - End Stage Renal Disease in Children

The Pediatric Kidney Transplant team and Nephrology Department at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, specializes in the diagnosis and comprehensive care of infants, children and adolescents with kidney and urinary tract disorders, including end-stage renal disease and pediatric kidney transplant needs.

How is the Pediatric Kidney Transplant team and Nephrology department at Children's Mercy Hospital different?
With five board-certified pediatric nephrologists, the Children's Mercy Nephrology department is the largest and most experienced service provider in Kansas City, Missouri and the Midwest region.

Why is Children's Mercy the best children's hospital for pediatric kidney transplant?
Children's Mercy offers a nationally/internationally recognized End Stage Renal Disease (Dialysis and Transplantation) program. Since 1995, three-year patient survival rate following pediatric kidney transplantation has remained at 100 percent and only one kidney has been lost within two years of transplantation for an overall kidney survival rate of 95.7 percent. We also participate in multiple pediatric renal transplant studies to evaluate new therapies for pediatric kidney transplant care.

What are some of the common medications given to children on dialysis?
For more information on the medications given to children who are on dialysis, click on the links below.

• Vitamins B & C
• Tobramycin
• Vancomycin

For more information on nephrology at Children's Mercy, see the following care cards:
Home Monitoring of Urine Protein

Pediatric Nephrologist Staff
Alon, Uri S., MD, Pediatric Nephrologist
Specialty Interests: Diseases of the urinary tract, hypertension, fluid and electrolytes/minerals/acid-base disorders, metabolic bone disease, kidney stones

Blowey, Douglas L., MD, Pediatric Nephrologist
Specialty Interests: Chronic renal failure, dialysis, fetal urinary tract abnormalities, diseases of the urinary tract, pediatric pharmacology, end stage renal disease

Hellerstein, Stanley, MD, Pediatric Nephrologist
Specialty Interests: Urinary tract infection, voiding disorders (including nocturnal enuresis), fluid and electrolyte disorders, evaluation of kidney function

Srivastava, Tarak, MBBS, MD, Pediatric Nephrologist
Specialty Interests: Pediatric Nephrology

Warady, Bradley A., MD, Pediatric Nephrologist
Specialty Interests: Kidney transplantation, dialysis, urinary tract/kidney disorders, chronic renal failure, end stage renal disease

Pediatric Kidney Transplant and Nephrology

Common Diagnoses

• End-stage renal disease in children
• Urinary tract infection and abnormalities
• Acute and chronic renal failure
• Hematuria/proteinuria
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Glomerulonephritis
• Voiding disorders
• Enuresis
• Hypercalciuria
• Disorders of mineral metabolism
• Urolithiasis
• Kidney transplantation
• Fluid and electrolyte imbalances
• Metabolic bone disease
• Renal tubular disorders
• Hypertension

Pediatric Kidney Transplant and Nephrology

Services & Treatments

Dialysis:

• Continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH)
• Hemodialysis
• Peritoneal dialysis

Other Pediatric Nephrology Treatments:

• Pediatric kidney transplantation
• Laparoscopic kidney donation
• Urodynamics
• Kidney biopsy
• Bone biopsy
• Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
• Antenatal counseling
• Patient and caregiver education
• Medication infusions
• Home intravenous therapy
• Nutritional support
• Nephrology laboratory
• Urologic Surgery

Home Care

Outpatient Clinics

Outreach and Support

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