Welcome to the division of Kidney Diseases, which operates in collaboration with Children's Memorial Hospital in Lincoln Park, Chicago and Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. Our division includes clinical and research personnel who treat patients, train the physicians of tomorrow, and conduct cutting edge research. The Division of Kidney Diseases at Children's consists of pediatric medicine subspecialists and scientists who provide comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services for children with acute or chronic kidney problems, including dialysis, transplantation and disorders of bone and mineral metabolism. As the only independent children's hospital in the nation's third largest city, Children's Memorial Hospital brings unparalleled training opportunities. Children's Memorial Hospital is the pediatric affiliate of the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, which is approaching the top twenty research-intensive universities of the US. The program in Kidney Diseases at Northwestern University/Children's Memorial Hospital is one of the busiest in the nation, with over 3,000 outpatient visits per year, 20-25 kidney transplants per year, and an inpatient service that oversees both our own patients and a busy consultative service that supports the largest pediatric tertiary/quaternary services in the Midwest with all modalities of kidney replacement therapies. We have a free-standing, independent, wholly pediatric dialysis unit in collaboration with DaVita, Inc as well. |
Dr. Bill Schnaper was appointed Medical Editor, Pediatric Nephrology, for the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Aviva Goldberg received notice that her manuscript on kidney transplants and non-resident/citizen status was accepted for the journal Transplantation. Dr. Craig B. Langman was appointed to the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Pediatrics, and the only North American. Its impact factor is in the top 30% of European pediatric-type journals. Tresa Zielinki received the "APN of the Year" award from Children's Memorial Hospital. Linda Wroble received the "LPN of the Year" award from Children's Memorial Hospital. Children's Memorial Hospital is moving from its Lincoln Park location to downtown Chicago. The new hospital site is adjacent to and just west of the new Prentice Women's Hospital bounded by Chicago Avenue on the north and Superior Street on the south. Information about the move and the new facility. |
