Christopher J. LaRosa, M.D.

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Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Director, Kidney Transplant Program, Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Nephrology
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 302-651-6037
Education:
B.S. (Honors Program)
Villanova University, 2000.
M.D.
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2004.
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Selected Publications

Zona N, Savant JD, Galea L, Hewlett J, Lopez S, Laskin B, LaRosa C, Goka S, Amaral S, Viteri B: Single center experience of surveillance biopsies in pediatric kidney transplants. Accepted as poster session at annual meeting of International Pediatric Transplant Association: Austin, TX. IPTA 2023 Poster March 2023.

Victoria Gauntner1, Ghaleb Daouk1, Melanie Napier, Martine Besouw, Christopher J. Larosa, Alanna Strong, Shrikant Mane2, Shirlee Shril1, Arlene Chapman, Friedhelm Hildebrandt1, John A. Sayer3, Amar J. Majmundar1: Recessive variants in NEK1 and NEK8 are associated with cystic kidney and kidney stone disease ASN abstract 2023.

Hewlett J, Goka S, Nwaogazie U, Finkel R, Laskin B, LaRosa C, Amaral S, Savant J, Viteri.: Successful use of phenytoin/ fosphenytoin in a pediatric transplant recipient with nimatrelvir/ ritonavir induced tacrolimus toxicity. Accepted as a poster session at the 2023 annual meeting of the American Transplant Congress: San Diego, CA. ATC 2023 2023.

Nwaogazie U, Savant JD, Viteri B, Faig W, Najmola SL, Hewlett JL, Galea L, Strong A, Buchinsky A, LaRosa C, Laskin BL, Amaral S (April 2023).: A single center retrospective cohort study of risk factors associated with COVID-19 infection in pediatric kidney transplant recipients. Accepted as a poster session at the 2023 annual Pediatric Academic Societies meeting: Washington DC. PAS Poster 2023 2023.

Helen Stanley MD, Brian White MD PhD, Christopher LaRosa MD, William Gaynor MD, Alanna Strong, MD PhD : Patent ductus arteriosus and coarctation of the aorta in siblings with biallelic PRDM6 variants Abstract/Poster presentation at 'Cardiology 2023' - the 26th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease 2023.

Savant JD, Hewlett J, Lopez S, Galea L, Buchinsky A, Strong S, Nwaogazie U, LaRosa C, Laskin B, Amaral S, Viteri B (March 2022). : Prevalence and outcomes of COVID-19 disease in pediatric kidney transplant patients in a single, US academic children’s hospital. Accepted as poster session at annual meeting of International Pediatric Transplant Association: Prague, Czech Republic. Abstract/Poster IPTA 2022 2022.

Hsiao WC, Abt P, Amaral S, Levine M, LaRosa C.: Late renal allograft torsion in a pediatric transplant recipient. Pediatr Transplant 2022.

Strong A, March ME, Cardinale CJ, Kim SE, Merves J, Whitworth H, Raffini L, Larosa C, Copelovitch L, Hou C, Slater D, Vaccaro C, Watson D, Zackai EH, Billheimer J, Hakonarson H.: A novel MBTPS2 variant associated with BRESHECK syndrome impairs sterol-regulated transcription and the endoplasmic reticulum stress response. Am J Med Genet A 2022.

Hewlett J, Le Palma K, Galea L, Savant J, Lopez S, Rosano JV, Strong A, Viteri B, LaRosa C, Amaral S, Laskin B (June 2022).: Leflunomide in children with BK polyomavirus viremia after kidney transplant. Accepted as a poster session at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Transplant Congress: Boston, MA. ATC 2022 2022.

Lopez S, Savant JD, Hewlett J, Galea L, Rulchiero R, Laskin BL, LaRosa CJ, Viteri B, Amaral S (November 2021).: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) recurrence after mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in young adult with kidney transplant. Accepted as a poster session at Kidney Week, annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology: Virtual during pandemic. Poster ASN 2021 2021.

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