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Rita Swinford, MD, Pediatric Nephrology, Houston, TX, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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Pediatric Nephrology Houston, TX

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Division Director Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension Medical Director End Stage and Transplantation UTHealth McGovern Medical School University of TX Medical School, Houston

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  • Office

    6431 Fannin Strest
    MSB 3.121 Division Of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension UT HEALTH UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 713-500-5670
    Fax+1 713-500-5680
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Summary

  • Dr. Rita Swinford is a pediatric nephrologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, and Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine and has been in practice 27 years. She is experienced in acute renal failure and pediatric transplant nephrology.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 1993 - 1997
  • Tufts Medical Center
    Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1990 - 1993
  • Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
    Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1998 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1997 - 1999
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • For Children with Kidney Disease, Pediatric Expertise Is Key, but Not Always Close -News Forest
    For Children with Kidney Disease, Pediatric Expertise Is Key, but Not Always Close -News ForestAugust 20th, 2022
  • For Kids with Kidney Disease, Pediatric Expertise Is Key — but Not Always Close By
    For Kids with Kidney Disease, Pediatric Expertise Is Key — but Not Always Close ByAugust 19th, 2022
  • Inside the ‘Impossible’ Mission to Rescue 33 Kids Desperate for Dialysis During Harvey
    Inside the ‘Impossible’ Mission to Rescue 33 Kids Desperate for Dialysis During HarveySeptember 1st, 2017

Grant Support

  • Molecular Mechanisms--Intrarenal AngiotensinogenNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1996

Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Speaker, Alexion2013 - Present