Elizabeth J. Brown, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (2001)
- Residency
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2004), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Boston Children's Hospital (2009), Nephrology
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (2006), Pediatric Nephrology - Graduate School
- Harvard Medical School (2010)
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Nephrology
Conditions
- Acid-base and electrolyte disorders
- Acute glomerulonephritis
- Acute kidney injury
- Alport syndrome
- Amyloidosis
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Congenital kidney abnormalities
- Cystinuria (inherited kidney stone disorder)
- Duplex kidney
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
- Glomerular filtration dsorders
- Glomerulopathy
- Hematuria (blood in urine)
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Horseshoe kidney
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypercalcemia
- Kidney failure
- Kidney tumors
- Low blood pressure (hypotension)
- Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK)
- Nephrolithiasis (kidney and ureteral stones)
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Obstructive uropathy
- Pediatric Berger's disease (IgA nephropathy)
- Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
- Proteinuria (excess protein in urine)
- Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI)
- Urinary tract infections (UTI)
- Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)
Treatments
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Chronic kidney disease
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Glomerulonephritis
- Tubular kidney disease
- Nephrolithiasis
- Dialysis
- Kidney transplantation
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Publications
- Tubuloreticular Inclusions in the Absence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and HIV Infection: A Report of Three Pediatric Cases. Elmaghrabi A, Brown E, Khin E, Hassler J, Hendricks AR Case reports in nephrology and dialysis 2017 May-Aug 7 2 91-101
- Mice with mutant Inf2 show impaired podocyte and slit diaphragm integrity in response to protamine-induced kidney injury. Subramanian B, Sun H, Yan P, Charoonratana VT, Higgs HN, Wang F, Lai KV, Valenzuela DM, Brown EJ, Schlöndorff JS, Pollak MR Kidney international 2016 Jun
- Genetic testing for nephrotic syndrome and FSGS in the era of next-generation sequencing. Brown EJ, Pollak MR, Barua M Kidney international 2014 Mar
- Mutations in the formin gene INF2 cause focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Brown EJ, Schlöndorff JS, Becker DJ, Tsukaguchi H, Tonna SJ, Uscinski AL, Higgs HN, Henderson JM, Pollak MR Nature genetics 2010 Jan 42 1 72-6
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Society of Nephrology
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association
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Awards and Honors
- Best Doctor (2022, 2023) D Magazine
- Best Pediatric Specialist (2021) D Magazine