Benjamin L. Laskin, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Transplant Center Operations Director, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Chief, Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Buerger Center 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Buerger Center 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2155902449
Fax: 2155903705
Fax: 2155903705
Email:
laskinb@chop.edu
laskinb@chop.edu
Education:
BS (Economics)
Duke University, 2000.
MD (Medicine)
University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2005.
MS (Clinical and Translational Research)
University of Cincinnati, 2011.
Permanent linkBS (Economics)
Duke University, 2000.
MD (Medicine)
University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2005.
MS (Clinical and Translational Research)
University of Cincinnati, 2011.
Selected Publications
Walder TA, Odegard EA, Meeds HL, Kleiboeker SB, Ziady A, Sabulski A, Jodele S, Seif AE, Davies SM, Laskin BL, Blackard JT.: Single-nucleotide polymorphisms within the BK polyomavirus non-coding control region are genotype-associated. Microbiol Spectr Jun 2025.Weiss SL, Fitzgerald JC, Laskin BL, Singh R, Artis AS, Vohra A, Tsemberis E, Kierian E, Lau KC, Campos AB, Hickey C, Hayes KL, Singleton D, Long E, Babl FE, Dalziel SR, Thompson GC, Freedman SB, Eckerle M, Hickey RW, Huang J, Kuppermann N, Balamuth F; Pragmatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced vs. Normal Saline Fluid in Sepsis (PRoMPT BOLUS) Investigators of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN), Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC), and Pediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) Networks.: Time Course of Kidney Injury Biomarkers in Children With Septic Shock: Nested Cohort Study Within the Pragmatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced Versus Normal Saline Fluid in Sepsis Trial. Pediatr Crit Care Med 26: e816-e826, Jun 2025.
Walder TA, Hillenbrand CA, Hirsch HH, Starrett GJ, Sabulski A, Buck CB, Justice J, Laskin BL, Davies SM, Blackard JT.: Insight Into Current BK Polyomavirus Research Efforts: BK Day Meeting 2024. Transplantation May 2025.
Mazza D, Ward E, Makeneni S, Zee J, Laskin B, Denburg M.: Association of COVID-19 vaccination with relapsed nephrotic syndrome and new onset nephrotic syndrome in children. Pediatr Nephrol 2025.
Hewlett JL, Goka S, Nwaogazie U, Finkel R, Galea L, Lopez S, Laskin B, LaRosa C, Downes KJ, Amaral S, Savant JD, Viteri B.: A Case Report of Successful Use of Phenytoin/Fosphenytoin in a Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipient With Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir-Induced Tacrolimus Allograft Injury. Pediatr Transplant 2025.
Strong AE, Makeneni S, Campos D, Fulchiero R, Kilbaugh TJ, Connelly J, Laskin BL, Zee J, Denburg MR.: Kidney Outcomes in Children Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Single-Center Acute Cohort From 2009 to 2019, Followed to 2021. Pediatr Crit Care Med 26: e287-e293, Dec 2024.
Walder TA, Odegard EA, Meeds HL, Kleiboeker SB, Ziady A, Sabulski A, Jodele S, Seif AE, Davies SM, Laskin BL, Blackard JT.: Rare BK polyomavirus subtype III detected in hematopoietic cell transplant recipient. Microbiol Resour Announc 13: e0067624, Nov 2024.
Abdullah S, Sabulski A, Hudda Z, Ziady A, Luebbering N, Giordullo L, Odegard E, Blackard JT, Kleiboeker S, Altrich M, Jodele S, Seif AE, Davies SM, Laskin BL.: Susceptibility to BK polyomavirus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis in children undergoing allogeneic transplant. Haematologica 110: 527-531, Sep 2024.
Kotton CN, Kamar N, Wojciechowski D, Eder M, Hopfer H, Randhawa P, Sester M, Comoli P, Tedesco Silva H, Knoll G, Brennan DC, Trofe-Clark J, Pape L, Axelrod D, Kiberd B, Wong G, Hirsch HH; Transplantation Society International BK Polyomavirus Consensus Group.: The Second International Consensus Guidelines on the Management of BK Polyomavirus in Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation 108: 1834-1866, Sep 2024.
Chokshi SM, Odegard EA, Meeds HL, Kleiboeker SB, Ziady A, Sabulski A, Jodele S, Seif AE, Davies SM, Laskin BL, Blackard JT.: Uncommon BK polyomaviruses detected in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Microbiol Resour Announc 13: e0000524, Jun 2024.