Michelle Denburg, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Scholar, Clinical Epidemiology Unit of the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania
Core Faculty, Clinical Futures, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director of Research, Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Pediatric Center of Excellence in Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Nephrology
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Nephrology
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
denburgm@email.chop.edu
denburgm@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.S.
Yale University (Biology, Intensive Research Track), 1998.
M.D.
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2003.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
Permanent linkB.S.
Yale University (Biology, Intensive Research Track), 1998.
M.D.
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2003.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
Selected Publications
Gera S, Guo M, Xie Y, Pollock N, Song M, Weber DR, Denburg M, Zemel B, Mostoufi-Moab S: Assessing bone mineral density and cortical geometry using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography in pediatric survivors of high-risk neuroblastoma with severe growth failure. Bone 195(1): 117468, Jun 2025.Gera S, Guo M, Xie Y, Pollock N, Song M, Weber DR, Denburg M, Zemel B, Mostoufi-Moab S. : Assessing bone mineral density and cortical geometry using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography in pediatric survivors of high-risk neuroblastoma with severe growth failure. Bone 195(1): 117468, Jun 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2025.117468. Epub 2025 Mar 24.
Denburg MR, Hirabayashi K, Davies AG, Razzaghi H, Dharnidharka VR, Dixon BP, Flynn JT, Gluck CA, Mitsnefes MM, Smoyer WE, Furth SL, Forrest CB: Utilization of anti-CD20 antibodies for treatment of childhood nephrotic syndrome, 2010 to 2022. Pediatr Nephrol Jun 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00467-025-06811-4. Epub ahead of print.
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 Page: doi: 10.1007, May 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.
Greenberg JH, Abraham A, Xu Y, Schelling J, Coca S, Schrauben S, Wilson FP, Waikar S, Vasan RS, Gutierrez OM, Shlipak MG, Ix J, Warady B, Kimmel P, Bonventre JV, Parikh CR, Denburg M, Furth S.: Biomarker Panels for Discriminating Risk of CKD Progression in Children. J Am Soc Nephrol Page: doi: 10.1681, May 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.
Ebrahimi M, Hooper SR, Mitsnefes MM, Vasan RS, Kimmel PL, Warady BA, Furth SL, Hartung EA, Denburg MR, Lee AM.: Investigation of a targeted panel of gut microbiome-derived toxins in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatr Nephrol 40(5): 1759-1770, May 2025.
Chang JC, Atkinson MA, Davies AG, Maltenfort M, Luna IY, Razzaghi H, Dharnidharka VR, Flynn JT, Smoyer WE, Mitsnefes MM, Dixon BP, Gluck CA, Scobell R, Bailey LC, Furth SL, Forrest CB, Denburg MR, Wenderfer SE: Hypertension, proteinuria, and RAAS inhibition use in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: Data from a multi-institutional pediatric learning health system. Lupus Page: doi: 10.1177, May 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.
Li L, Zhou T, Lu Y, Chen J, Lei Y, Wu Q, Arnold J, Becich MJ, Bisyuk Y, Blecker S, Chrischilles E, Christakis DA, Geary CR, Jhaveri R, Lenert L, Liu M, Mirhaji P, Morizono H, Mosa ASM, Onder AM, Patel R, Smoyer WE, Taylor BW, Williams DA, Dixon BP, Flynn JT, Gluck C, Harshman LA, Mitsnefes MM, Modi ZJ, Pan CG, Patel HP, Verghese PS, Forrest CB, Denburg MR, Chen Y; RECOVER Consortium: Kidney Function Following COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents. JAMA Netw Open 8(4): e254129, Apr 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 Pediatric Nephrology Page: doi: 10.1007, Apr 2025 Notes: epub ahead of print.
Ketteler M, Evenepoel P, Holden RM, Isakova T, Jørgensen HS, Komaba H, Nickolas TL, Sinha S, Vervloet MG, Cheung M, King JM, Grams ME, Jadoul M, Moysés RMA; Conference Participants: Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney Int 107(3): 405-423, Mar 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.11.013. Epub 2025 Jan 24.