KudakwasheRichsonChikwavaMD(He/Him)

Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Pediatric Pathology

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine Pathologist, Texas Children’s Hospital

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6621 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
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Summary

Kuda is a pediatric pathologist at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston,TX. He received his medical degree from University of Zimbabwe, School of Medicine and a Masters of Science in Education (Medical Education) from University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. He has been in practice for more than 14 years.

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Pediatric Pathology, 2006 - 2007
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2002 - 2006
University of Zimbabwe Huggins SOMClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2022 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2024
DE State Medical License 2016 - 2023
American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
American Board of Pathology Pathology - Pediatric

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

An interesting endoscopic presentation of fecal stream diversion colitis.
Sloane Zimmerman, Kudakwashe Chikwava, Richard Kellermayer> ;Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2024 Apr 1
2 citations
Oncostatin-M Does Not Predict Treatment Response in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Pediatric Cohort.
Jennifer Ezirike Ladipo, Zhaoping He, Kudakwashe Chikwava, Katherine M. Robbins, Jonathan Beri, Zarela Molle-Rios> ;Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2021 Jun 10
13 citations
Successful use of transarterial radioembolization with yttrium-90 (TARE-Y90) in two children with hepatoblastoma.
Stephen P. Dunn, Lauren W. Averill, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Renee Gresh, Deborah Rabinowitz, Howard M. Katzenstein, Allison Aguado> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2020 Jun 30
5 citations
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease of the larynx.
Nathan D. Vandjelovic, Patrick Barth, Stephen P. Dunn, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Udayan K. Shah> ;Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2019 Apr 1
17 citations
Association between Testicular Microlithiasis and Testicular Neoplasia: Large Multicenter Study in a Pediatric Population.
Andrew T. Trout, Jeanne S. Chow, Erin R. McNamara, Kassa Darge, Raul Ramirez Grueso, Marthe M. Munden, Sarah M. Rothan, Oscar M. Navarro, Marta Tijerin Bueno, Kevin E....> ;Radiology. 2017 Jul 17
3 citations
Behcet Disease Initially Presenting as Deep Venous Thrombosis: A Case Report.
Arun Gurunathan, David T. Teachey, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Char Witmer, Ami V. Desai> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2017 Jul 1
49 citations
LNK/SH2B3 regulates IL-7 receptor signaling in normal and malignant B-progenitors
Ying Cheng, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Chao Wu, Haibing Zhang, Anchit Bhagat, Dehua Pei, John K. Choi, Wei Tong> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2016 Apr 1
6 citations
Histologic Patterns of Thymic Involvement in Langerhans Cell Proliferations: A Clinicopathologic Study and Review of the Literature
Jennifer Picarsic, R. Maarten Egeler, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Kathleen Patterson, Ronald Jaffe> ;Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 2015 Jan 27
119 citations
DICER1 mutations in childhood cystic nephroma and its relationship to DICER1-renal sarcoma.
Leslie Doros, Christopher T. Rossi, Jiandong Yang, Amanda Field, Gretchen M. Williams, Yoav H. Messinger, Mariana M. Cajaiba, Elizabeth J. Perlman, Kris Ann P. Schultz...> ;Modern Pathology. 2014 Jan 31
9 citations
Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the bladder and ganglioglioma in a 14 year-old male with a germline 22q11.2 deletion
Kristopher R. Bosse, Aseem R. Shukla, Bruce R. Pawel, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Mariarita Santi, Laura S. Tooke, Katherine Castagna, Jaclyn A. Biegel, Rochelle Bagatell> ;Cancer Genetics. 2014 Sep 1
20 citations
Lipofibromatosis: an institutional and literature review of an uncommon entity.
Markus D. Boos, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, John P. Dormans, Nancy A. Chauvin, Melinda Jen> ;Pediatric Dermatology. 2014 May 1
6 citations
Intra-articular nodular fasciitis of the knee in a pediatric patient.
Itai Gans, Martin J Morrison, Kudakwashe R Chikwava, Lawrence Wells> ;Orthopedics. 2014 Mar 1
40 citations
Resolution of acute IgE-mediated allergy with development of eosinophilic esophagitis triggered by the same food
Solrun Melkorka Maggadottir, David A. Hill, Kathryn Ruymann, Terri F. Brown-Whitehorn, Antonella Cianferoni, Michele Shuker, Mei-Lun Wang, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Ritu...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2014 May 1
6 citations
Congenital mydriasis associated with megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome.
Collin M. McClelland, Ryan D. Walsh, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Mark P. Johnson, Peter Mattei, Grant T. Liu> ;Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2013 Sep 1
Acute renal injury in a 14-year-old with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.
Kristopher R Bosse, Eric A Russell, Kudakwashe R Chikwava, Richard M Rutstein, Elizabeth Lowenthal> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2013 Sep 1
300 citations
Thymic stromal lymphopoietin–elicited basophil responses promote eosinophilic esophagitis
Mario Noti, Elia D. Tait Wojno, Brian S. Kim, Mark C. Siracusa, Paul R. Giacomin, Meera G. Nair, Alain Benitez, Kathryn Ruymann, Amanda B. Muir, David A. Hill, Kudakwa...> ;Nature Medicine. 2013 Aug 1
Acute Renal Injury in a 14-Year Old with HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis.
Bosse, K. R., Russell, E. A., Chikwava, K. R., Rutstein, R. M., Lowenthal, E.> ;The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 2013 Apr 3
7 citations
Low back pain in a child associated with acute onset cauda equina syndrome: a rare presentation of an aggressive vertebral hemangioma: a case report.
Juan Pretell-Mazzini, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, John P. Dormans> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2012 Apr 1
27 citations
Imaging of pediatric ovarian neoplasms
Monica Epelman, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Nancy A. Chauvin, Sabah Servaes> ;Pediatric Radiology. 2011 May 13
1 citations
Idiopathic orbital inflammation leading to unilateral blindness over a 2-day presentation in a child.
Kian Eftekhari, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, William R. Katowitz> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 Mar 1
22 citations
Leclercia adecarboxylata cellulitis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
B S Avnee Shah, Josephine Nguyen, Lisa M. Sullivan, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Albert C. Yan, James R. Treat> ;Pediatric Dermatology. 2011 Mar 1
86 citations
Lnk constrains myeloproliferative diseases in mice
Alexey Bersenev, Chao Wu, Joanna Balcerek, Jiang Jing, Mondira Kundu, Gerd A. Blobel, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Wei Tong> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2010 Jun 1
150 citations
Human ITCH E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Deficiency Causes Syndromic Multisystem Autoimmune Disease
Naomi J. Lohr, Jean P. Molleston, Kevin A. Strauss, Wilfredo Torres-Martinez, Eric A. Sherman, Robert H. Squires, Nicholas L. Rider, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Oscar W. C...> ;American Journal of Human Genetics. 2010 Mar 12
12 citations
Mesenteric lipoblastoma presenting as a segmental volvulus.
David C. Yu, Patrick J. Javid, Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Harry P.W. Kozakewich, Maria Debiec-Rychter, Craig W. Lillehei, Christopher B. Weldon> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2009 Feb 1
5 citations
Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the urinary bladder
Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, Jeffrey R. Gingrich, Anil V. Parwani> ;Pathology. 2008 Apr 1
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Professional Memberships

United States & Canadian Academy of Pathologists
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Hospital Affiliations

Texas Children's HospitalHouston, Texas