Rasheed Gbadegesin MD

Summary

• Dr. Rasheed Gbadegesin is a Pediatric Nephrologist based at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, with subspecialties in Pediatric Nephrology. He completed his medical education at the University of Ibadan Medical School, Nigeria and residency in pediatrics at the University College Hospital Ibadan Nigeria and Brooklyn Hospital NY. He was a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital and the University of Manchester UK. He completed fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at the University of Michigan. Dr Gbadegesin research focus is on understanding the molecular pathogenesis of nephrotic syndrome and other chronic kidney diseases. He has published more than 180 original papers in the field. He is involved in clinical trials addressing pediatric kidney health issues. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He was elected into the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI) in 2016 and more recently to the American Association of Physicians (AAP).