Howard Trachtman MD

Pediatric Nephrology•New York, NY

Professor of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine

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403 E34th StRoom 1-02New York, NY 10016
Phone+1 646-501-2663
Fax+1 212-263-4053

Education & Training

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 1981 - 1983
Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1980
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1992 - Present
NY State Medical License 1981 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2003, 2005-2019
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Newsday - Top Doctors on Long Island Castle Connolly, 2008, 2010-2011
New York Magazine: Top Pediatricians Castle Connolly, 2003
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (ASNF) American Society of Nephrology
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Clinical Trials

Pilot Study of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Congenital Uropathies Start of enrollment: 2002 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 1
Pilot Studies of Novel Therapies to Treat Resistant Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1
International Registry and Biorepository for TMA(Thrombotic Microangiopathy) Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
Terminated
Novel Therapies for Resistant FSGS (FONTII): Phase II Clinical Trial Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 2
Effect of Oral Galactose on Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) Permeability Factor Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Terminated
Phase 1
Effect of Galactose on Permeblity Factor in Patients With FSGS and CKD Stage 5 Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Withdrawn
Phase 1
Reduction of Night-time Blood Pressure in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Recruiting
Safety Study of Lisinopril in Children and Adolescents With a Kidney Transplant Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 1
Randomized, Double-Blind, Safety and Efficacy Study of RE-021 (Sparsentan) in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
COMPLETED
PHASE2
A Study of RE-021 in Patients With Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Efficacy of a Gluten-free Diet in Difficult to Manage Nephrotic Syndrome: Utility of Plasma Zonulin Levels as a Predictive Biomarker Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 01
Completed
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Precision Medicine Proof-of-Concept Study of a TNF Inhibitor in FSGS and Treatment-Resistant Minimal Change Disease.
Howard Trachtman, Zubin J Modi, Wenjun Ju, Edmond Lee, Silpa Chinnakotla
Kidney360. 2025-02-01
2 citations
The autoimmune architecture of childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
Tho-Alfakar Al-Aubodah, Ciriaco A Piccirillo, Howard Trachtman, Tomoko Takano
Kidney International. 2025-02-01
RESOLVE: Recurrence Posttransplant Observational Study in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and Minimal Change Disease.
Eloise C Salmon, Ashley E Rahimi, Hailey E Desmond, Nathaniel M Putnam, Elena Martinelli
Glomerular Diseases. 2024-12-02

Journal Articles

Does What Goes Around Always Come Around?
Howard Trachtman, MD, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
DUET: A Phase 2 Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Sparsentan in Patients with FSGS
Howard Trachtman, Peter Nelson, Abanti Chaudhuri, Jai Radhakrishnan, Olga Zhdanova, Debbie S Gipson, Tarak Srivastava, Kenneth Lieberman, Vimal Kumar Derebail, Jonatha..., Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Press Mentions

Key Paediatric Milestone Reached in Dimerix’s Kidney-Disease Drug TrialSeptember 12th, 2024
Air Pollution Tied to Kidney Glomerular Disease ProgressionSeptember 11th, 2024
Tonsillectomy for the Management of Immunoglobulin A NephropathyMay 3rd, 2019
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