Elaine Kamil, MD Clinical Director, PD Nephrology Program Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program
Email: elaine.kamil@cshs.org Phone: (310) 423-4747 Fax: (310) 423-1676

Academic Appointments

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

Awards and Activities

National Kidney Foundation of Southern California Spirit of Neprhology Award	2007
Councilor, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology	2006
Reviewer: Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatrics, Pediatric Transplantation, Journal of Pediatrics	2005 - 2008
Councilor, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology	2006 - 2010

Research Focus

Pediatric Kidney Transplantation. Assessment and therapy of children with congenital kidney diseases. Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome. Immunopathology of glomerulonephritis.

Current investigations include:

Steroid free kidney transplantation in children. Therapy of children with hypertension.

Selected Publications

1. Chand DH, Valentini RP, Kamil ES: Hemodialysis vascular access options in pediatrics: considerations for patients and practitioners. Pediatr. Nephrol., , 2008
2. Couloures K, Pepkowitz SH, Goldfinger D, Kamil ES, Puliyanda DP: Preventing recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis following renal transplantation: a case report. Pediatric transplantation, 10(8): 962-5, 2006
3. Gradman WS, Lerner G, Mentser M, Rodriguez H, Kamil ES: Experience with autogenous arteriovenous access for hemodialysis in children and adolescents. Annals of vascular surgery, 19(5): 609-12, 2005
4. Bhalla V, Nast CC, Stollenwerk N, Tran S, Barba L, Kamil ES, Danovitch G, Adler SG: Recurrent and de novo diabetic nephropathy in renal allografts. Transplantation, 75(1): 66-71, 2003
5. Moudgil A, Rodich G, Jordan SC, Kamil ES: Nephrocalcinosis and renal cysts associated with apparent mineralocorticoid excess syndrome. Pediatr. Nephrol., 15(1-2): 60-2, 2000
6. Kamil ES: Recent advances in the understanding and management of primary vesicoureteral reflux and reflux nephropathy. Curr. Opin. Nephrol. Hypertens., 9(2): 139-42, 2000