Paediatric Nephrology

The Department of Paediatric Nephrology is part of the School of Clinical Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. It is a department within the school, and its work concerns kidney disease in children.

Its main research strengths lie in acute kidney injury, congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, idiopathic nephrotic syndrome and paediatric dialysis. Publications also address kidney transplantation and dialysis outcomes, including quality of life for children on dialysis and the financial burden on their families.

Further themes include neonatal and childhood kidney disorders, evolving therapies such as statins in chronic kidney disease, and context-specific management strategies for resource-limited settings. The research is focused on South Africa and other low- and middle-income environments, with an emphasis on treatment responses and disease patterns in paediatric renal care.