- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- American Society of Transplantation
- American Society of Nephrology
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association
- Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium
Halima Janjua, M.D.
- Pediatrics - Nephrology
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Nephrotic Syndrome
Biography
Halima Janjua, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pediatric nephrology.
Dr. Janjua earned her medical degree at the King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University in 2008. In 2011, she received advanced training in pediatric nephrology through a fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University.
Board certified in pediatrics and pediatric nephrology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021.
Dr. Janjua’s clinical interests include kidney transplantation, hypertension, and kidney stones. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Society of Nephrology, the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, the American Society of Transplantation, the International Pediatric Nephrology Association, and the Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium.
Education & Training
- Residency - Wayne State University/Children's Hospital of Michigan (2005-2008), Pediatrics
- Fellowship - Ohio State University/Nationwide Children's Hospital (2008-2011), Pediatric Nephrology
- Medical Education - King Edward Medical College (1992-2002), Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Pediatric fibromuscular dysplasia presenting with acute right lower extremity limb ischemia requiring endovascular treatment and amputation – a case report
Louiselle A, Hoffman O, Ludwig K, Zia A, Scheuerle A, Janjua H, Rakheja D, Dillenbeck J, Pimpalwar S, Gill C, Sanati-Mehrizy P, Hawkins RB BMC Pediatrics 2026 Dec 26 -
Management of hyperkalemia in children
Janjua H Current opinion in pediatrics 2024 Apr 36 204-210 -
Common risk variants in NPHS1 and TNFSF15 are associated with childhood steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome
Author Collaboration TR, Author Collaboration KC, Author Collaboration MP, Author Collaboration N, Jia X, Yamamura T, Gbadegesin R, McNulty MT, Song K, Nagano C, Hitomi Y, Lee D, Aiba Y, Khor SS, Ueno K, Kawai Y, Nagasaki M, Noiri E, Horinouchi T, Kaito H, Hamada R, Okamoto T, Kamei K, Kaku Y, Fujimaru R, Tanaka R, Shima Y, Araki Y, Nagaoka Y, Sato Y, Hayashi A, Takahashi T, Aoyagi H, Ueno M, Nakanishi M, Toita N, Uetake K, Kobayashi N, Fujita S, Tsuruga K, Kumagai N, Kudo H, Tanaka E, Omori T, Okada M, Hatai Y, Udagawa T, Motoyoshi Y, Ishikura K, Ogura M, Sato M, Kano Y, Hattori M, Janjua H Kidney international 2020 Nov 98 1308-1322 -
Congenital anomalies of the kidneys, collecting system, bladder, and urethra
Janjua HS, Lam SK, Gupta V, Krishna S Pediatrics in review 2019 Dec 40 619-624 -
A 9-day-old with weight loss and diarrhea
Rajbhandari P, Mandelia C, Janjua HS, Selvakumar PK, Krishna S Pediatrics 2017 May 139 -
Fibroblast growth factor-23 and chronic allograft injury in pediatric renal transplant recipients: A Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium study
Seifert ME, Ashoor IF, Chiang ML, Chishti AS, Dietzen DJ, Gipson DS, Janjua HS, Selewski DT, Hruska KA Pediatric Transplantation 2016 May 20 378-387 -
Improved cardiovascular risk factors in pediatric renal transplant recipients on steroid avoidance immunosuppression: A study of the Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium
Weaver DJ, Selewski D, Janjua H, Iorember F Pediatric Transplantation 2016 Feb 20 59-67 -
HLA-DQA1 and PLCG2 are candidate risk loci for childhood-onset steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome
Gbadegesin RA, Adeyemo A, Webb NJ, Greenbaum LA, Abeyagunawardena A, Thalgahagoda S, Kale A, Gipson D, Srivastava T, Lin JJ, Chand D, Hunley TE, Brophy PD, Bagga A, Sinha A, Rheault MN, Ghali J, Nicholls K, Abraham E, Janjua HS, Omoloja A, Barletta GM, Cai Y, Milford DD, O'Brien C, Awan A, Belostotsky V, Smoyer WE, Homstad A, Hall G, Wu G, Nagaraj S, Wigfall D, Foreman J, Winn MP Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2015 Jul 26 1701-1710 -
Kidney transplantation in the United States: Economic burden and recent trends analysis
Janjua HS, Hains DS, Mahan JD Progress in Transplantation 2013 Mar 23 78-83 -
Hypertension in a toddler with bell palsy
Janjua HS, Ayoob R, Spencer JD Consultant 2011 Oct 51 705-708 -
Growth in Chronic Kidney Disease
Janjua HS, Mahan JD Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease 2011 Sep 18 324-331 -
The role and future challenges for recombinant growth hormone therapy to promote growth in children after renal transplantation
Janjua HS, Mahan JD Clinical Transplantation 2011 Sep 25 E469-E474 -
Renal vascular disease in the newborn
Janjua HS, Batisky DL 2011 Sep 1235-1244 -
Continuous infusion of a standard combination solution in the management of hyperkalemia
Janjua HS, Mahan JD, Patel HP, Mentser M, Schwaderer AL Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2011 Aug 26 2503-2508
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Pediatric fibromuscular dysplasia presenting with acute right lower extremity limb ischemia requiring endovascular treatment and amputation – a case report
Clinical Focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Hypertension
- Kidney Stones
- 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