About the Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program
UT Southwestern Medical Center's Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program was established in 1985. The program has graduated more than 50 fellows, many of whom have moved to faculty positions within our program or at other academic medical centers across the region.
Goals and Objectives
Our Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program is designed to develop expertise in the evaluation and management of disorders of the kidney and urologic system, hypertension, renal replacement therapy, and fluid and electrolyte disorders across the pediatric age spectrum.
Through progressive clinical responsibility, individualized mentorship, bedside teaching, didactic education, and scholarly activity, fellows develop the knowledge, clinical judgment, procedural skills, and professional competencies necessary for independent practice in pediatric nephrology.
After completing the fellowship, graduates are prepared to:
- Diagnose and manage the full spectrum of acute and chronic kidney disease from neonates to young adults.
- Develop expertise in fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, glomerular disease, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, renal replacement therapy, and kidney transplantation.
- Provide compassionate, evidence-based, family-centered care.
- Work effectively within multidisciplinary teams caring for children with complex kidney disease.
- Develop skills as educators and teachers of medical students, residents, and other trainees.
- Participate meaningfully in clinical, translational, or basic science research and other forms of scholarly activity.
- Develop the skills necessary for successful careers in academic or clinical pediatric nephrology.
Patient Population
The Division of Pediatric Nephrology's expertise encompasses all aspects of renal disease and fluid and electrolyte abnormalities. Patients with renal disorders are referred to us from all over North Texas, as well as parts of Louisiana and Oklahoma.
We have more than:
- 6,000 outpatient encounters per year
- 5,000 inpatient encounters per year