Department or Service
Department of Pediatric Medicine, Renal
Specialty
Renal
Primary Location
Texas Children's Hospital
Contact Information
1102 Bates St. Ste 260
Houston, TX 77030
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Phone: 832-824-3800
Eileen D. Brewer, M.D.
Medical Director, Renal Transplantation - Texas Children's Hospital
Medical School
Washington University School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 1971
Internship
Saint Louis University, Pediatrics, 1972
Residency
University of California San Francisco, Pediatrics, 1974
Fellowship
University of California San Francisco, Pediatric Nephrology, 1977
From Dr. Brewer
Dr. Brewer’s research focuses on clinical investigation of kidney diseases in children and adolescents and currently includes studies of fibroblastic growth factor 23, vitamin D and dysfunctional mineral metabolism as potential cardiovascular risk factors in pediatric patients with end stage renal disease, including children with renal transplants or maintained on chronic dialysis. Other renal transplant related studies include single center 10-year outcomes of 2-drug maintenance immunosuppression for pediatric renal transplantation and analysis of risk factors for occurrence of urinary tract infection after pediatric renal transplantation. She also participates as institutional Principal Investigator in national multi-center clinical investigations such as the NIH-sponsored randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of antimicrobial prophylaxis in children with vesicoureteral reflux and urinary tract infection (RIVUR).
Professional Organizations *
- OPTN/United Network of Organ Sharing
Member Kidney Committee, Member Pediatric Committee and Chair Pediatric - American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
Member, Past-President, Former Council Member, Recipient 2010 Founder’s Award for unique and lasting contributions to the field of Pediatric Nephrology, Co-Chair Public Policy Committee 2000-present - Renal Physicians Association
Member, Board of Directors 2006-2012, Chairman Healthcare Payment Committee and Member Relative Value Update Subcommittee - International Pediatric Nephrology Association
Member, Former Council Member, Organizer International Workshops on Hypertension in Children and Adolescents 2001 in Seattle, Washington; 2004 in Adelaide, Australia; 2007 in Budapest, Hungary - American Board of Pediatrics
Member General Pediatrics Examinations Committee and Planning Committee and Chairman Decision Skills Committee
Selected Publications
Srivaths PR, Goldstein SL, Silverstein DM, Krishnamurthy R, Brewer ED. Elevated FGF 23 and phosphorus are associated with coronary calcification in hemodialysis patients. Pediatric Nephrology 2011; 26:945-51, 2011.
Axelrod DA, McCullough KP, Brewer ED, Becker BN, Segev DL, Rao PS. Kidney and pancreas transplantation in the United States, 1999-2009: The changing face of living donation. American Journal of Transplantation 10(4):987-1002, 2010.
Chua AN, Goldstein SL, Bell D, Brewer ED. Topical mupirocin/sodium hypochlorite reduces peritonitis and exit-site infection rates in children. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 4(12):1939-1943, 2009.
Brewer ED. Evaluation of hypertension in childhood diseases. In: Pediatric Nephrology (Avner Ed.; Harmon W, Niaudet P, Yoshikawa N eds.) Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag, 6th edition, 2009, 519-540.
Chesney RW, Brewer E, Moxey-Mims M, Watkins S, Furth S, Harmon W, Fine R, Portman R, Warady B, Salusky I, Langman C, Gipson D, Scheidt P, Feldman H, Kaskel F, Siegel N. Report of an NIH task force on research priorities in chronic kidney disease in children. Pediatric Nephrology 2006; 21:14-25
* Texas Children's Hospital physicians' licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician's office and were not verified by Texas Children's Hospital.
