Background
Dr. Jeffrey John Fadrowski is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include pediatric kidney transplant and pediatric nephrology. Dr. Fadrowski provides care for children with kidney problems of any type, from microscopic hematuria patients to kidney transplant recipients.
Dr. Fadrowski graduated valedictorian from Utica College of Syracuse University with a B.S. in biology/chemistry. He received his medical degree with honors from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. Dr. Fadrowski completed a residency and year as chief resident in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins, after which he completed a fellowship in pediatric nephrology, also at Johns Hopkins. As part of this training, he received a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Fadrowski joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2005.
He is the recipient of a Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award by the National Institutes of Health and spends the majority of his time performing clinical research in the area of chronic kidney disease in children. His specific research interests include the role of heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium, in the progression of chronic kidney disease, anemia in chronic kidney disease, and patient outcomes related to the various types of vascular access used for hemodialysis in children.
Dr. Fadrowski is a member of several professional organizations, including the Active American Society of Nephrology and the Active Renal Physicians Association.