Kiran K Upadhyay, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
About Kiran K Upadhyay
Kiran Upadhyay MD, is an associate professor of pediatrics and is a board-certified pediatric nephrologist. He maintains board certification in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology. After completing his fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center, George Washington University in 2011, he held academic appointments at two other universities. He joined University of Florida in the Division of Pediatric Nephrology in 2013. He is the medical director of pediatric kidney transplantation program at University of Florida, which is UNOS-accredited and recognized as a center of excellence by LifeTrac Transplant Network. His other areas of expertise include dialysis and extracorporeal therapies, kidney biopsy, hypertension, as well as management of children and adolescents with all types of renal pathologies. He is certified in biostatistics from University of California San Diego in 2020.
Accomplishments
Faculty Enhancement Opportunity Award
2019
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University of Florida
Certificate of Appreciation: For Excellence in Pediatric Medical Student Education
2011
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George Washington University
Fellow Research Presentation Award
2011
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American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
Full Travel Grant: “International Conference on Dialysis: Advances in CKD”
2011
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Renal Research Institute
Full Travel Grant: “International Conference on Dialysis: Advances in CKD”
2010
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Renal Research Institute
Fellow Research Presentation Award
2009
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American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
Outstanding Pediatric Research Activity Award
2008
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Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center
Physician Recognition Award with Commendation
2007-2013
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American Medical Association
Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development Award
2007
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American Academy of Pediatrics
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2018
MDT7400 Elect Top/Pediatrics
Board Certifications
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Pediatric NephrologyAmerican Board of Pediatrics-2012
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PediatricsAmerican Board of Pediatrics- 2008 and 2018
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Pediatrics
Subspecialties
- Pediatric Nephrology
Areas of Interest
- Chronic kidney disease
- Glomerulonephritis
- Kidney Transplant
- Renovascular hypertension
Research Profile
Areas of Interest
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Glomerulonephritis
- Renal Transplantation
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0002-8441-0220
Publications
2024
DOPAMINE D4 RECEPTOR DOWN-REGULATES RENAL SODIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER VIA UBIQUITINATION-ASSOCIATED LYSOSOME DEGRADATION.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology.
[DOI] 10.1101/2024.02.14.580405.
[PMID] 38405772.
2024
Efficacy and Safety of Eculizumab in Enteroaggregative E. coli Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
Pediatric reports.
16(1):26-34
[DOI] 10.3390/pediatric16010003.
[PMID] 38251312.
2023
Early recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in a kidney transplant recipient with APOL1 one risk variant.
BMJ case reports.
16(5)
[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2023-254593.
[PMID] 37258049.
2023
Efficacy and safety of local candida immunotherapy in recalcitrant warts in pediatric kidney transplantation: A case report.
World journal of transplantation.
13(4):201-207
[DOI] 10.5500/wjt.v13.i4.201.
[PMID] 37388391.
2023
Severe hypertriglyceridemia in an infant on chronic hemodialysis.
Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis.
27(1):E1-E4
[DOI] 10.1111/hdi.13049.
[PMID] 36259088.
2023
Short-Term Outcome of Isolated Kidney Transplantation in Children with Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Case Series and Literature Review
Clinics and Practice.
14(1):24-30
[DOI] 10.3390/clinpract14010003.
[PMID] 38300123.
2023
Successful Re-transplantation of Kidney in a Child with Heterozygous Prothrombin G20210A Mutation.
Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
33(3):268-269
[DOI] 10.1177/15269248231189873.
2023
Synthetic cannabinoid associated acute interstitial nephritis: an emerging cause of pediatric acute kidney injury?
Clinical Nephrology Case Studies.
11:55-60
[DOI] 10.5414/CNCS111063.
[PMID] 37006641.
2023
Utility of post-transplant native nephrectomy in children with nephropathic cystinosis: A single centre retrospective study.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.).
28(8):469-471
[DOI] 10.1111/nep.14189.
2022
Drug-induced lupus secondary to ethosuximide in association with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis and nephrotic syndrome
Pediatric Reports.
14(2):190-199
[DOI] 10.3390/pediatric14020026.
[PMID] 35466205.
2022
Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia Due to PMM2 Mutation in Two Siblings with Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
Pediatric Reports.
14(4):444-449
[DOI] 10.3390/pediatric14040052.
[PMID] 36412659.
2022
Polyethylene Glycol 3350 Crystal Nephropathy in Association With Glomerular Mesangial Immunoglobin A Deposition
Journal of Medical Cases.
13(9):475-481
[DOI] 10.14740/jmc4000.
[PMID] 36258701.
2021
An unusal occurrence of erythrocytosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome and advanced chronic kidney disease
Pediatric Reports.
13(3):463-469
[DOI] 10.3390/pediatric13030053.
[PMID] 34449692.
2021
Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and Acute Kidney Injury Associated With Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T) Therapy: A CASE Report
Kidney Medicine.
[DOI] 10.1016/j.xkme.2021.06.011.
[PMID] 34939018.
2021
Concomitant nephrotic syndrome and tubulointerstitial nephritis in a child with Epstein-Barr virus mononucleosis
BMJ Case Reports.
14(2)
[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2020-240108.
[PMID] 33541950.
2021
Concurrent subtypes of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders after solid organ transplant (Abstract)
Pediatric Blood and Cancer.
68:S186-S187
2021
Delayed Onset Minimal Change Disease as a Manifestation of Lupus Podocytopathy
Clinics and Practice.
11(4):747-754
[DOI] 10.3390/clinpract11040089.
[PMID] 34698110.
2021
End stage renal disease in a child with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis associated with a homozygous NUP93 variant
Clinical Case Reports.
9(11)
[DOI] 10.1002/ccr3.5111.
[PMID] 34815884.
2021
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia presenting as a recurrent epistaxis in an adolescent: A case report.
World journal of clinical pediatrics.
10(1):1-6
[DOI] 10.5409/wjcp.v10.i1.1.
[PMID] 33511041.
2021
Identification of anxiety and depression among adolescent kidney transplant recipients: A cross-sectional observational study
Journal of Pediatric Health Care.
36(3):270-276
[DOI] 10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.10.007.
[PMID] 34844818.
2021
Renal transplant hydroureteronephrosis as a manifestation of rejection: an under-recognized entity?
Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis.
(11):87-94
[DOI] 10.1159/000514199.
[PMID] 33829046.
2021
Unmasking of Gitelman Syndrome during Pregnancy in an Adolescent with Thyrotoxic Crisis
Pediatric Reports.
13(4):632-638
[DOI] 10.3390/pediatric13040075.
[PMID] 34941636.
2020
Baseline kidney biopsy in lupus patients without renal manifestations. Underappreciated or overrated? (Abstract)
Arthritis and Rheumatology.
72:113-116
2020
BK virus encephalitis and end-stage renal disease in a child with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Pediatr Transplant..
24(6)
2020
COVID-19 in children treated with immunosuppressive medication for kidney diseases.
Archives of disease in childhood.
106(8):798-801
[DOI] 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320616.
[PMID] 33355203.
2020
Efficacy of Antihypertensive Therapy in a Child with Unilateral Focal Fibromuscular Dysplasia of the Renal Artery: A Case Study and Review of Literature
Medicines.
7(2)
[DOI] 10.3390/medicines7020009.
[PMID] 32093171.
2020
Gross Hematuria as a Presenting Feature of Posterior Urethral Valves in a Neonate with Normal Antenatal Sonograms
Medicines.
7(1)
[DOI] 10.3390/medicines7010005.
[PMID] 31936198.
2020
IgA vasculitis with nephritis in cirrhotic Wilson disease: Is there an association?
Clinical nephrology. Case studies.
8:80-84
[DOI] 10.5414/CNCS110268.
[PMID] 33062584.
2020
Limited Utility of Serology and Heterophile Test in the Early Diagnosis of Epstein–Barr Virus Mononucleosis in a Child after Renal Transplantation
Medicines.
7(4)
[DOI] 10.3390/medicines7040021.
[PMID] 32331303.
2020
Mild COVID-19 in a pediatric renal transplant recipient
American Journal of Transplantation.
20(10):2942-2945
[DOI] 10.1111/ajt.16003.
[PMID] 32406181.
2020
Persistent viral shedding despite seroconversion in a kidney transplant recipient with severe extrapulmonary COVID-19
BMJ Case Reports.
13(11)
[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2020-239612.
[PMID] 33168542.
2020
Renal dysplasia masquerading as a renal mass in a child on hemodialysis
Hemodialysis International.
24(2)
[DOI] 10.1111/hdi.12818.
2020
Transplant renal artery stenosis in a child with BK nephropathy
Pediatric Transplantation.
24(1)
[DOI] 10.1111/petr.13629.
[PMID] 31815337.
2019
A painless nodule on the gingiva of a 14-year-old girl
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59(11):327-328
2019
Decidual cast
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2019
End-stage renal disease secondary to anti-glomerular basement membrane disease in a child with common variable immunodeficiency.
Clinical Nephrology.
1(7):1-6
2019
Isolated abdominal nocardiosis in a pediatric renal transplant recipient
Pediatric Transplantation.
23(4)
[DOI] 10.1111/petr.13392.
2018
Dopamine D2 receptor upregulates leptin and IL-6 in adipocytes.
Journal of lipid research.
59(4):607-614
[DOI] 10.1194/jlr.M081000.
[PMID] 29472382.
2018
Estimating Time to ESRD in Children With CKD.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation.
71(6):783-792
2016
Cytomegalovirus transmission in pediatric renal transplant recipients during the window period.
Pediatric transplantation.
20(1):172-7
[DOI] 10.1111/petr.12654.
[PMID] 26691349.
2016
Depressive Symptoms in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
Journal of Pediatrics.
168:164-170
2016
Kidney Disease Progression in Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
Journal of Pediatrics.
171:196-201
2015
An unusual case of recurrent hypokalemic paralysis in an adolescent: Questions and Answers.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany).
30(9):1437-41
[DOI] 10.1007/s00467-014-2914-4.
[PMID] 25164791.
2015
Anorexia nervosa in a pediatric renal transplant recipient and its reversal with cyclosporine.
Pediatric transplantation.
19(3):E78-82
[DOI] 10.1111/petr.12442.
[PMID] 25661468.
2014
Dopamine D2 receptors regulate leptin and Il-6 in 3T# L1 adipocytes (Abstract)
FASEB.
28
[DOI] 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.1107.5 .
2014
Highest serum creatinine ever reported in a child.
Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis.
18(4):849-50
[DOI] 10.1111/hdi.12213.
[PMID] 25178714.
2014
Renal development: a complex process dependent on inductive interaction.
Current pediatric reviews.
10(2):107-14
[PMID] 25088264.
2014
Solid organ transplantation following end-organ failure in recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany).
29(8):1337-1347
2012
Safety and efficacy of alemtuzumab in the treatment of late acute renal allograft rejection.
Pediatric transplantation.
16(3):286-93
[DOI] 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2011.01615.x.
[PMID] 22118373.
2011
Dopamine 4 receptor regulates sodium chloride cotransporter in the renal distal convoluted tubular cells (Abstract)
FASEB.
25
[DOI] http://www.fasebj.org/content/25/1_Supplement/1041.9.
2011
Efficacy of alemtuzumab in the treatment of acute renal allograft rejection (Abstract)
Blood Purification.
31:209-222
2011
Serum uric acid is associated with high blood pressure in pediatric hemodialysis patients.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany).
26(7):1123-8
[DOI] 10.1007/s00467-011-1875-0.
[PMID] 21479872.
2010
Anti-erythropoietin antibodies followed by endogenous erythropoietin production in a dialysis patient.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany).
25(5):971-6
[DOI] 10.1007/s00467-009-1406-4.
[PMID] 20091055.
2010
Efficacy of alemtuzumab in the treatment of acute renal allograft rejection in children (Abstract)
American Journal of Transplantation.
10:398-399
2009
The regulation of proximal tubular salt transport in hypertension: an update.
Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension.
18(5):412-20
[DOI] 10.1097/MNH.0b013e32832f5775.
[PMID] 19654544.
2005
Congenital myotonic dystrophy.
Fetal diagnosis and therapy.
20(6):512-4
[PMID] 16260886.
Grants
Feb 2010
– Jul 2016
Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: CHILDRENS HOSP PHILADELPHIA
via NATL INST OF HLTH
Education
Biostatistics
2020
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University of California, San Diego
Fellowship – Pediatric Nephrology
2011
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Childrens National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington DC
Residency – Pediatrics
2008
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Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
2002
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B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-9180
Emails:
- Business:
- kupadhyay@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100296
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
1600 SW ARCHER ROAD
GAINESVILLE FL 32607