- Other Post Graduate Training - Harvard Medical School (2008-2010)
- Fellowship - University of Pennsylvania/The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2005-2006), Pediatric Nephrology
- Medical School - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1996-2001)
- Graduate School - Harvard Medical School (2008-2010)
- Residency - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2001-2004), Pediatrics
- Fellowship - Children's Hospital Boston (2006-2009), Pediatric Nephrology
Elizabeth Brown, M.D.
- Pediatrics - Nephrology
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Nephrotic Syndrome
Biography
Elizabeth Brown, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in nephrotic syndrome, glomerulonephritis, tubular kidney disease, nephrolithiasis, dialysis, and kidney transplantation.
Dr. Brown earned her medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at Children's Hospital Boston. She also earned a Master of Medical Science at Harvard University.
Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics and pediatric nephrology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2012.
Dr. Brown serves as a Co-Investigator or Site Principal Investigator for several clinical trials. She has delivered international and national invited lectures and published numerous academic articles related to her areas of expertise. She holds a patent on a diagnostic tool used to evaluate causes of kidney disease.
She is a member of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association, the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, the American Society of Nephrology, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Brown has been named a Best Doctor (2022-2023) and Best Pediatric Specialist (2021) by D Magazine.
Personal Note
When she’s not at work, Dr. Brown enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering.
Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Society of Nephrology
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association
Honors & Awards
- Best Doctor, 2022, 2023, D Magazine
- Best Pediatric Specialist, 2021, D Magazine
Books & Publications
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Publications
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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 INF2 gene account for a significant proportion of familial but not sporadic focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis.
Barua M, Brown EJ, Charoonratana VT, Genovese G, Sun H, Pollak MR Kidney international 2013 Feb 83 2 316-22 -
Rho activation of mDia formins is modulated by an interaction with inverted formin 2 (INF2).
Sun H, Schlondorff JS, Brown EJ, Higgs HN, Pollak MR Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2011 Feb 108 7 2933-8 -
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 -
The hormone resistin links obesity to diabetes.
Steppan CM, Bailey ST, Bhat S, Brown EJ, Banerjee RR, Wright CM, Patel HR, Ahima RS, Lazar MA Nature 2001 Jan 409 6818 307-12 -
A family of tissue-specific resistin-like molecules.
Steppan CM, Brown EJ, Wright CM, Bhat S, Banerjee RR, Dai CY, Enders GH, Silberg DG, Wen X, Wu GD, Lazar MA Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2001 Jan 98 2 502-6
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Tubuloreticular Inclusions in the Absence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and HIV Infection: A Report of Three Pediatric Cases.
Clinical Focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Glomerulonephritis
- Tubular Kidney Disease
- Nephrolithiasis
- Dialysis
- Kidney Transplantation
Results: 1 Locations
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
1935 Medical District DriveDallas, Texas 75235 214-730-5437 Directions to Children's Medical Center of Dallas