- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Society of Nephrology
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association
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 (2022-2025) 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
- 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
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- D Magazine Best Doctor 2022-2025
- Best Pediatric Specialist, 2021, D Magazine
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Defining subgroups of pediatric nephrotic patients with urine proteomics
Author Collaboration CP, Author Collaboration CP, Author Collaboration CP, Author Collaboration CG, Author Collaboration SC, Author Collaboration DC, Author Collaboration CP, Cummins TD, Mariani LH, Wilkey DW, Jortani SA, Helmuth M, Rane MJ, Merchant ML, Kamigaki Y, Theesfeld C, McCown PJ, Ju W, Dougherty JA, McRitchie S, Pathmasiri W, Kretzler M, Sumner SJ, Smoyer WE, Klein JB, Guay-Woodford LM, Mariani L, Kretzler M, Gipson D, Gillespie B, Barisoni L, Nast C, Smith A, Robinson B, Roehm B, Sambandam K, Brown E, Jefferson JA, Alpers C, Mortiz M, Abromovitz B, Coppock G, Palmer M, Holzman L, Hogan J, Oliverio A, Hodgin J, Gipson P, Fornoni A, Drexler Y, Boll P, Heather R, Cattran D, Avila-Casado C, Parekh R, Hladunewich M, Talley E Scientific reports 2025 Dec 15 -
Age of Onset and Disease Course in Biopsy-Proven Minimal Change Disease: An Analysis From the Cure Glomerulonephropathy Network
Author Collaboration CC, Chen DP, Helmuth ME, Smith AR, Canetta PA, Ayoub I, Mucha K, Kallash M, Kopp JB, Gbadegesin R, Gillespie BW, Greenbaum LA, Parekh RS, Hunley TE, Sperati CJ, Selewski DT, Kidd J, Chishti A, Reidy K, Mottl AK, Gipson DS, Srivastava T, Twombley KE, Ahn W, Appel G, Appelbaum P, Babayev R, Bomback A, Chan B, D'Agati VD, Dogra S, Fernandez H, Gharavi A, Hines W, Husain SA, Jain N, Kiryluk K, Lin F, Marasa M, Markowitz G, Rasouly HM, Mohan S, Mongera N, Nestor J, Nickolas T, Radhakrishnan J, Rao M, Sanna-Cherchi S, Brown E, Sambandam K, Roehm B American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2023 Jun 81 695-706.e1 -
Precision nephrology identified tumor necrosis factor activation variability in minimal change disease and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Mariani LH, Eddy S, AlAkwaa FM, McCown PJ, Harder JL, Nair V, Eichinger F, Martini S, Ademola AD, Boima V, Reich HN, El Saghir J, Godfrey B, Ju W, Tanner EC, Vega-Warner V, Wys NL, Adler SG, Appel GB, Athavale A, Atkinson MA, Bagnasco SM, Barisoni L, Brown E, Cattran DC, Coppock GM, Dell KM, Derebail VK, Fervenza FC, Fornoni A, Gadegbeku CA, Gibson KL, Greenbaum LA, Hingorani SR, Hladunewich MA, Hodgin JB, Hogan MC, Holzman LB, Jefferson JA, Kaskel FJ, Kopp JB, Lafayette RA, Lemley KV, Lieske JC, Lin JJ, Menon R, Meyers KE, Nachman PH, Nast CC, O'Shaughnessy MM, Otto EA, Reidy KJ, Sambandam KK, Sedor JR, Sethna CB, Singer P, Srivastava T, Tran CL, Tuttle KR, Vento SM, Wang Cs, Ojo AO, Adu D, Gipson DS, Trachtman H, Kretzler M Kidney international 2023 Mar 103 565-579 -
Comparing Kidney Health Outcomes in Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Gipson DS, Troost JP, Spino C, Attalla S, Tarnoff J, Massengill S, Lafayette R, Vega-Warner V, Adler S, Gipson P, Elliott M, Kaskel F, Fermin D, Moxey-Mims M, Fine RN, Brown EJ, Reidy K, Tuttle K, Gibson K, Lemley KV, Greenbaum LA, Atkinson MA, Hingorani S, Srivastava T, Sethna CB, Meyers K, Tran C, Dell KM, Wang CS, Yee JL, Sampson MG, Gbadegesin R, Lin JJ, Brady T, Rheault M, Trachtman H JAMA Network Open 2022 Aug 5 E2228701 -
APOL1 genotype-associated morphologic changes among patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Zee J, McNulty MT, Hodgin JB, Zhdanova O, Hingorani S, Jefferson JA, Gibson KL, Trachtman H, Fornoni A, Dell KM, Reich HN, Bagnasco S, Greenbaum LA, Lafayette RA, Gipson DS, Brown E, Kretzler M, Appel G, Sambandam KK, Tuttle KR, Chen D, Atkinson MA, Hogan MC, Kaskel FJ, Meyers KE, O’Toole J, Srivastava T, Sethna CB, Hladunewich MA, Lin J, Nast CC, Derebail VK, Patel J, Vento S, Holzman LB, Athavale AM, Adler SG, Lemley KV, Lieske JC, Hogan JJ, Gadegbeku CA, Fervenza FC, Wang CS, Matar RB, Singer P, Kopp JB, Barisoni L, Sampson MG Pediatric Nephrology 2021 Sep 36 2747-2757 -
Longitudinal Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life in Primary Glomerular Disease: Results From the CureGN Study
Author Collaboration CC, Murphy SL, Mahan JD, Troost JP, Srivastava T, Kogon AJ, Cai Y, Davis TK, Fernandez H, Fornoni A, Gbadegesin RA, Herreshoff E, Canetta PA, Nachman PH, Reeve BB, Selewski DT, Sethna CB, Wang Cs, Bartosh SM, Gipson DS, Tuttle KR, Gharavi A, Ahn W, Appel GB, Avasare RS, Babayev R, Batal I, Bomback AS, Brown E, Campenot ES, Canetta P, Chan B, D'Agati VD, Foroncewicz B, Ghiggeri GM, Hines WH, Jain NG, Kiryluk K, Lin F, Lugani F, Marasa M, Markowitz G, Mohan S, Mucha K, Nickolas TL, Radhakrishnan J, Rao MK, Regunathan-Shenk R, Sanna-Cherchi S, Brown E, Sambandam KK Kidney International Reports 2020 Oct 5 1679-1689 -
Persistent Disease Activity in Patients With Long-Standing Glomerular Disease
Author Collaboration CC, Delbarba E, Marasa M, Canetta PA, Piva SE, Chatterjee D, Kil BH, Mu X, Gibson KL, Hladunewich MA, Hogan JJ, Julian BA, Kidd JM, Laurin LP, Nachman PH, Rheault MN, Rizk DV, Sanghani NS, Trachtman H, Wenderfer SE, Gharavi AG, Bomback AS, Ahn W, Appel GB, Babayev R, Batal I, Brown E, Campenot ES, Canetta P, Chan B, D'Agati VD, Fernandez H, Foroncewicz B, Ghiggeri GM, Hines WH, Jain NG, Kiryluk K, Lau WL, Lin F, Lugani F, Markowitz G, Mohan S, Mucha K, Nickolas TL, Piva S, Radhakrishnan J, Rao MK, Sanna-Cherchi S, Santoriello D, Stokes MB, Sambandam KK Kidney International Reports 2020 Jun 5 860-871 -
Urinary Epidermal Growth Factor as a Marker of Disease Progression in Children With Nephrotic Syndrome
Gipson DS, Trachtman H, Waldo A, Gibson KL, Eddy S, Dell KM, Srivastava T, Lemley KV, Greenbaum LA, Hingorani S, Meyers KE, Kaskel FJ, Reidy KJ, Sethna CB, Tran CL, Wang Cs, Tuttle KR, Oh G, Neu AM, Brown E, Lin JJ, Yee JL, Roth TM, Troost JP, Gillespie BW, Sampson MG, Kretzler M, Ju W Kidney International Reports 2020 Apr 5 414-425 -
The longitudinal relationship between patient-reported outcomes and clinical characteristics among patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in the nephrotic syndrome study network
Author Collaboration NS, Troost JP, Waldo A, Carlozzi NE, Murphy S, Modersitzki F, Trachtman H, Nachman PH, Reidy KJ, Selewski DT, Herreshoff EG, Srivastava T, Gibson KL, Derebail VK, Lin JJ, Hingorani S, Fornoni A, Fervenza FC, Sambandam K, Athavale AM, Kopp JB, Reich HN, Adler SG, Greenbaum LA, Dell KM, Appel G, Wang CS, Sedor J, Kaskel FJ, Lafayette RA, Atkinson MA, Lieske JC, Sethna CB, Kretzler M, Hladunewich MA, Lemley KV, Brown E, Meyers KE, Gadegbeku CA, Holzman LB, Jefferson JA, Tuttle KR, Singer P, Hogan MC, Cattran DC, Barisoni L, Gipson DS, Schachere M, Whitted L, Haney C, Gurusinghe S Clinical Kidney Journal 2020 13 597-606 -
Text Messaging for Disease Monitoring in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome
Wang Cs, Troost JP, Greenbaum LA, Srivastava T, Reidy K, Gibson K, Trachtman H, Piette JD, Sethna CB, Meyers K, Dell KM, Tran CL, Vento S, Kallem K, Herreshoff E, Hingorani S, Lemley K, Oh G, Brown E, Lin JJ, Kaskel F, Gipson DS Kidney International Reports 2019 Aug 4 1066-1074 -
Health-related quality of life in glomerular disease
Author Collaboration CC, Canetta PA, Troost JP, Mahoney S, Kogon AJ, Carlozzi N, Bartosh SM, Cai Y, Davis TK, Fernandez H, Fornoni A, Gbadegesin RA, Herreshoff E, Mahan JD, Nachman PH, Selewski DT, Sethna CB, Srivastava T, Tuttle KR, Wang Cs, Falk RJ, Gharavi AG, Gillespie BW, Greenbaum LA, Holzman LB, Kretzler M, Robinson BM, Smoyer WE, Guay-Woodford LM, Reeve B, Gipson DS, Ahn W, Appel GB, Babayev R, Batal I, Bomback AS, Brown E, Campenot ES, Canetta P, Carlassara L, Chan B, Chatterjee D, D'Agati VD, Delbarba E, Dogra S, Foroncewicz B, Ghiggeri GM, Hines WH, Husain SA, Brown E, Sambandam KK Kidney international 2019 May 95 1209-1224 -
CureGN Study Rationale, Design, and Methods: Establishing a Large Prospective Observational Study of Glomerular Disease
Author Collaboration CC, Mariani LH, Bomback AS, Canetta PA, Flessner MF, Helmuth M, Hladunewich MA, Hogan JJ, Kiryluk K, Nachman PH, Nast CC, Rheault MN, Rizk DV, Trachtman H, Wenderfer SE, Bowers C, Hill-Callahan P, Marasa M, Poulton CJ, Revell A, Vento S, Barisoni L, Cattran D, D'Agati V, Jennette JC, Klein JB, Laurin LP, Twombley K, Falk RJ, Gharavi AG, Gillespie BW, Gipson DS, Greenbaum LA, Holzman LB, Kretzler M, Robinson B, Smoyer WE, Guay-Woodford LM, Ahn W, Appel GB, Babayev R, Batal I, Brown E, Campenot ES, Canetta P, Carlassara L, Chan B, Chatterjee D, D'Agati VD, Brown E, Sambandam KK American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2019 Feb 73 218-229 -
Glomerular diseases associated with Hepatitis B and C infection, pediatric
Brown E 2019 Feb 499-507 -
Plasma zonulin levels in childhood nephrotic syndrome
Author Collaboration NC, Trachtman H, Gipson DS, Lemley KV, Troost JP, Faul C, Morrison DJ, Vento SM, Ahn DH, Goldberg JD, Sedor J, Dell K, Schachere M, Lemley K, Whitted L, Srivastava T, Haney C, Sethna C, Grammatikopoulos K, Appel G, Toledo M, Greenbaum L, Wang C, Lee B, Adler S, Nast C, La Page J, Athavale A, Itteera M, Neu A, Boynton S, Fervenza F, Hogan M, Lieske J, Chernitskiy V, Kaskel F, Kumar N, Flynn P, Kopp J, Castro-Rubio E, Brede E, Trachtman H, Zhdanova O, Modersitzki F, Vento S, Lafayette R, Mehta K, Gadegbeku C, Johnstone D, Sambandam K, Brown E Frontiers in Pediatrics 2019 7 -
An eQTL Landscape of Kidney Tissue in Human Nephrotic Syndrome
Author Collaboration NS, Gillies CE, Putler R, Menon R, Otto E, Yasutake K, Nair V, Hoover P, Lieb D, Li S, Eddy S, Fermin D, McNulty MT, Sedor J, Dell K, Schachere M, Lemley K, Whitted L, Srivastava T, Haney C, Sethna C, Grammatikopoulos K, Appel G, Toledo M, Greenbaum L, Wang Cs, Lee B, Adler S, Nast C, LaPage J, Athavale A, Neu A, Boynton S, Fervenza F, Hogan M, Lieske JC, Chernitskiy V, Kaskel F, Kumar N, Flynn P, Kopp J, Castro-Rubio E, Blake J, Trachtman H, Zhdanova O, Modersitzki F, Vento S, Lafayette R, Mehta K, Sambandam K, Brown E American Journal of Human Genetics 2018 Aug 103 232-244 -
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 7 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 KM, Valenzuela DM, Brown EJ, Schlöndorff JS, Pollak MR Kidney international 2016 Aug 90 363-372 -
Genetic testing for nephrotic syndrome and FSGS in the era of next-generation sequencing
Brown EJ, Pollak MR, Barua M Kidney international 2014 May 85 1030-1038 -
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 83 316-322 -
Comment on "breastfeeding-so easy even a doctor can support It"
Brown E Breastfeeding Medicine 2012 Feb 7 -
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 2933-2938 -
Erratum: Mutations in the formin gene INF2 cause focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (72-76))
Brown EJ, Schlöndorff JS, Becker DJ, Tsukaguchi H, Uscinski AL, Higgs HN, Henderson JM, Pollak MR Nature genetics 2010 Apr 42 361 -
Mutations in the formin gene INF2 cause focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Brown EJ, Schlöndorff JS, Becker DJ, Tsukaguchi H, Uscinski AL, Higgs HN, Henderson JM, Pollak MR Nature genetics 2010 Jan 42 72-76 -
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 98 502-506 -
"Resistin": Ein neuentdecktes Hormon aus dem Fettgewebe, das die Insulinresistenz und damit Stoffwechselerkrankungen bei Adipositas erklären könnte
Steppan CM, Bailey ST, Bhat S, Brown EJ, Banerjee RR, Wright CM, Patel HR, Ahima RS, Lazar MA, Nauck M Diabetes und Stoffwechsel 2001 10 87-89 -
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 409 307-312
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Defining subgroups of pediatric nephrotic patients with urine proteomics
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 at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas