ERKNet Reference Center

Institution

Padova, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

Center

UOSD Nefrologia Pediatrica, Dialisi e Trapianto

Description

The Paediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit is the referral centre in North-East Italy for the diagnosis and treatment of nephropathies and of acute and chronic renal failure in the overall paediatric age. The Unit is a national centre of excellence for paediatric renal transplantation, with nearly 500 transplants performed, especially in low body weight children and in those with urological comorbidities. It has 4 attending physicians, a house staff of 8-10 residents and interns, 24 renal nurses, 4 intermediate care technicians, 1 dietician, 1 data manager, 1 clinical psychologist and 1 social worker. The Unit is divided into a semi-intensive care department equipped with 12 beds (350 hospitalizations per year), a service of haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis (3500 sessions performed per year). Also, we provide the full spectrum of acute renal replacement therapies, ranging from neonatal to adolescent age. We handle about 3900 outpatient visits in ambulatory care clinics, which offer specialized treatment for congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract, primary and secondary glomerulonephritis, tubulopathies, rare diseases and systemic hypertension. The Unit includes a Laboratory of Immunopathology and Molecular Biology of the Kidney and hosts academical activities for the School of Medicine, the School of Paediatrics and Nephrology, the Ph. D. School in Developmental and Planning Sciences and the Masterschool in Paediatric Nephrology at the University of Padua. The Unit is a coordinating and a participating Centre in several national and international studies, ranging from clinical trials to translational research.

Team

Senior clinician experts
no image	Elisa Benetti [e-mail]
no image	Germana Longo [e-mail]
no image	Davide Meneghesso [e-mail]
	Mattia Parolin [e-mail]
Clinicians in training
no image	Irene Alberici [e-mail]
no image	Lisa Cusinato [e-mail]
Laboratory researchers
	Luisa Murer (HCP Lead) [e-mail]
	Andrea Carraro [e-mail]
	Susanna Negrisolo [e-mail]
Clinical research coordinators
no image	Marina Bottazzi [e-mail]
no image	Alice Ceccarini [e-mail]
no image	Jose Maria Igeno San Miguel [e-mail]
no image	Emanuele Vianello [e-mail]