RitaDSwinfordMD
Pediatric Nephrology • Houston, TXPediatric Chronic Renal Failure and Dialysis
Professor, Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension Medical Director End Stage and Transplantation UTHealth McGovern Medical School University of TX Medical School, Houston
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Office
6431 Fannin Strest
MSB 3.121 Division Of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension UT HEALTH UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-500-5670Fax+1 713-500-5680
Summary
- Dr. Rita Swinford is a pediatric nephrologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, and Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine and has been in practice 27 years. She is experienced in acute renal failure and pediatric transplant nephrology.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 1993 - 1997
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1990 - 1993
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1998 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1997 - 1999- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Three Times Weekly (TIW) Growth Hormone Therapy in Children on Hemodialysis Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 197 citationsLong-term safety of recombinant human growth hormone in children.Jennifer J. Bell, Katrina L. Parker, Rita D. Swinford, Andrew R. Hoffman, Thomas Maneatis
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2010-01-01 - 56 citationsChronic rejection and chronic cyclosporin toxicity in renal allograftsManuel Pascual, Rita D. Swinford, Julie R. Ingelfinger, Winfred W. Williams, A. Benedict Cosimi
Immunology Today. 1998-11-01 - 13 citationsFunctional Assessment of Fatigue and Other Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients Enrolled in the Global aHUS Registry.Larry A. Greenbaum, Christoph Licht, Vasileios Nikolaou, Imad Al-Dakkak, Janet Green
Kidney International Reports. 2020-08-01
Press Mentions
- For Children with Kidney Disease, Pediatric Expertise Is Key, but Not Always Close -News ForestAugust 20th, 2022
- For Kids with Kidney Disease, Pediatric Expertise Is Key — but Not Always Close ByAugust 19th, 2022
Inside the ‘Impossible’ Mission to Rescue 33 Kids Desperate for Dialysis During HarveySeptember 1st, 2017
Grant Support
- Molecular Mechanisms--Intrarenal AngiotensinogenNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1996
Industry Relationships
- Speaker, Alexion2013 - Present
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