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Office
7024 Burnett Womack Bldg Cb 7155 Ctr
# Unc
Chapel Hill, NC 27599Phone+1 919-445-2669Fax+1 919-966-4251
Education & Training
- University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 2013 - 2016
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2010 - 2013
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2010
- Bowdoin CollegeB.A., Major in Spanish, minor in Biology, Summa cum Laude, 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 2010 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Award for Excellence in Senior Academic Talk Duke Department of Pediatrics, 2013
- Pediatric House Staff Award Duke Department of Emergency Medicine, 2013
- Annual House Staff Professionalism Award Duke School of Medicine, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsTrajectories in estimated glomerular filtration rate in youth-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study.Katherine D. Westreich, Scott Isom, Jasmin Divers, Ralph B. D'Agostino, Jean M. Lawrence
Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications. 2021-02-01 - 2 citationsOrthotopic Heart Transplantation in a Patient With Gitelman Syndrome and Dilated CardiomyopathyShannon Solt, Timothy M. Hoffman, Mahesh Sharma, Katherine D. Westreich, Margaret Kihlstrom
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2020-07-01 - 2 citationsEarly Use of Tacrolimus Extended-Release in a Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipient.Kristen R. Szempruch, Katherine D Westreich, Alexander H. Toledo
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation. 2017-12-05
Journal Articles
- How to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate in Pediatric Cardiac PatientsDipchand A, Westreich KD , Filler G, Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 1/1/2016
- Invited Commentary: Is insulin resistance a useful predictor of outcomes indiabetic kidney disease?Westreich KD, Mottl AK, J Diabetes Complications, 1/1/2015
- Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments for Physical Symptoms Among Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis: A Systematic ReviewFlythe JE, Powell JD, Poulton CJ, Westreich KD , Handler L, Reeve BB, Carey TS, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 1/1/2015
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Abstracts/Posters
- Detection of Fluid Overload in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients at UNC: A QI Project DesignWestreich KD, 16th International Conference on Dialysis and Advances in CKD meeting, 1/1/2016
- Longitudinal Changes in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Among Youth in Early DiabetesWestreich KD, Fino N, Afkarian M, Maahs DM, Mottl AK, American Society of Nephrology meeting, 1/1/2015
- Hemorrhaging: The Healthcare System Vs. The Patient. The Utility of Pre-Operative Laboratory Evaluation in the Pediatric Emergency DepartmentWoll C, Fox J, Westreich K, North Carolina Pediatric Society, Asheville, NC, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Cystinosis1/1/2017
- General pediatrics board review: renal and urology content1/1/2016
- Safe discharge practices1/1/2016
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Grant Support
- IHQI Improvement Scholars ProgramUNC2017–2018
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Society of Pediatric NephrologyMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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