
Jyothsna Gattineni, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Division Director at Children's Health
- Languages Spoken:
- English,

Biography
Jyothsna Gattineni, M.D., is the Division Director of Pediatric Nephrology at Children’s Health and an Associate Professor at UT Southwestern.
Dr. Gattineni has a wide variety of clinical and research interests, including chronic kidney disease, hemolytic uremic syndrome, dialysis and transplantation. She also collaborates with urologists and other specialists at the Comprehensive Stone Center at Children’s Health.
Dr. Gattineni believes in going the extra mile to meet her patients' needs — whether that means taking additional time to explain their condition or finding ways around socioeconomic barriers that limit access to treatment.
As a researcher, Dr. Gattineni aims to better understand kidney disease and open the door to new treatments. She leads a lab in our pediatric nephrology research program, which focuses on understanding the Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23) hormone and how it affects patients with chronic kidney disease.
After earning her medical degree from Stanley Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, India, Dr. Gattineni completed residencies in England and at Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi. She then trained in pediatric nephrology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Stanley Medical College (1994)
- Residency
- Driscoll Childrens Hospital - GME (2005), Pediatrics
The Royal Bolton Hospital (2003), Pediatrics
Govt. Stanley Medical College Hospital (1995), Pediatrics - Fellowship
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (2009), Nephrology
UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2008), Pediatric Nephrology - Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Nephrology
Conditions
- Acid-base and Electrolyte Disorders
- Acute Glomerulonephritis
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Alport Syndrome
- Amyloidosis
- Berger's Disease (IgA Nephropathy)
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Congenital Kidney Abnormalities
- Cystinuria (Inherited Kidney Stone Disorder)
- Duplex Kidney
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Glomerular Filtration Disorders
- Glomerulopathy
- Hematuria (Blood in Urine)
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- Horseshoe Kidney
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypercalcemia
- Kidney Failure
- Kidney Tumors
- Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
- Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
- Nephrolithiasis (Kidney and Ureteral Stones)
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Obstructive Uropathy
- Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
- Proteinuria (Excess Protein in Urine)
- Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
- Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)
Treatments
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- FGF23 and its receptors
- Tubular Transport
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Publications
- Inherited disorders of calcium and phosphate metabolism.
Gattineni J Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 2014 Feb - Regulation of Renal Phosphate Transport by FGF23 is Mediated by FGFR1 and FGFR4.
Gattineni J, Alphonse P, Zhang Q, Mathews N, Bates CM, Baum M Am. J. Physiol. Renal Physiol. 2013 Nov - Developmental changes in renal tubular transport-an overview.,
Gattineni J, Baum M Pediatr. Nephrol. 2013 Nov - Complement disorders and hemolytic uremic syndrome.,
Joseph C, Gattineni J Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 2013 Feb - Genetic disorders of phosphate regulation.,
Gattineni J, Baum M Pediatr. Nephrol. 2012 Sep 27 9 1477-87
- Inherited disorders of calcium and phosphate metabolism.
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Professional Activities
- American Society of Nephrology
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association
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Awards and Honors
- D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialists (2021)
- Best resident research presentation (2005)
- Best resident case presentation (2004)