Michelle Denburg, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology) at the 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
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 40(10): 3121-3127, Oct 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00467-025-06811-4. Epub 2025 Jun 5.Hasson DC, Surapaneni A, Rebholz CM, Greenberg JH, Goncalves M, Ng DK, Lee AM, Furth SL, Denburg MR, Grams ME; CKiD Study Investigators. : Association of Dietary Micronutrient Intake and the Metabolome in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Sep 2025 Notes: doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000811. Epub ahead of print.
Biruete A, Anderson C, Bernier-Jean A, Clase CM, Clegg D, Crews DC, Denburg M, Hill Gallant KM, Gutierrez OM, Ix JH, Kienholz M, Lambert K, Lee SY, Liebman SE, Nelms CL, Palmer BF, Perwad F, Picard K, St-Jules DE, Terker AS, Uribarri J, Kovesdy CP; ASN Kidney Health Guidance Workgroup on Food Additives.: ASN Kidney Health Guidance on Potassium and Phosphorus Food Additives. J Am Soc Nephrol Sep 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000873. Epub ahead of print.
Strong AE, Rudolph K, Denburg MR, Badheka A.: Hemolysis Monitoring Practices during ECMO: A Survey Report. Blood Purif Sep 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1159/000548469. Epub ahead of print.
Oni L, Smoyer WE, Denburg M, Bjornstad P, Tarnoff J, LimD MD, Trachtman H: The Use of Extrapolation to Promote Clinical Trials in Pediatric Nephrology. J Am Soc Nephrol Sep 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000888. Epub ahead of print.
Tasian GE, Chu DI, Nelson CP, DeFoor WR, Ziemba JB, Huang J, Luan X, Kurtz M, Ching CB, Dangle P, Schaeffer AJ, Sturm R, Wu W, Bayne C, Fernandez N, Chua ME, DeMarco R, Ellsworth P, Augelli B, Bi-Karchin J, McCune RD, Vatsky S, Back S, Wang Z, Beck H, Kurth A, Kurth L, Pleskoff A, Forrest CB, Ellison JS; PKIDS Care Improvement Network; Rove K, Sparks S, Nelson E, Schlomer B, Krill A, Tong CMC, Taylor A, Ramachandra P, Stec A, Casale P, Coplen D, Janzen N, Bagley K, Denburg MR, Dickinson K, Laberee R, Lorenzo M, Selman-Fermin A, Dos Santos J, Grant C, Kraft K, Meenakshi-Sundaram B: Ureteroscopy vs Shockwave Lithotripsy to Remove Kidney Stones in Children and Adolescents: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open 8(8): e2525789, Aug 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.25789.
Cummins TD, Mariani LH, Wilkey DW, Jortani SA, Helmuth M, Rane MJ, Merchant ML, Kamigaki Y, Theesfeld C, McCown PJ, Ju W, Dougherty JA, McRitchie S, Pathmasiri W, Kretzler M, Sumner SJ, Smoyer WE, Klein JB; Cure Glomerulonephropathy (CureGN) Consortium: Defining subgroups of pediatric nephrotic patients with urine proteomics. Sci Rep 15(1): 25064, Jul 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-05150-6.
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 34(8): 832-843, Jul 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1177/09612033251345201.
Ellison JS, Chu DI, Nelson CP, DeFoor WR, Ziemba J, Huang J, Luan X, Kurtz M, Ching CB, Dangle PP, Schaeffer AJ, Sturm R, Wu W, Bayne C, Fernandez N, Chua ME, DeMarco R, Ellsworth P, Augelli B, Bi-Karchin J, McCune RD, Vatsky S, Back S, Wang Z, Beck H, Kurth A, Kurth L, Pleskoff A, Forrest CB, Tasian GE; PKIDS Care Improvement Network; Rove K, Sparks S, Nelson E, Schlomer B, Krill A, Tong CMC, Taylor A, Ramachandra P, Stec A, Casale P, Coplen D, Janzen N, Bagley K, Denburg M, Dickinson K, Laberee R, Lorenzo M, Selman-Fermin A, Dos Santos J, Grant C, Kraft K, Meenakshi-Sundaram B: Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy vs Ureteroscopy for Kidney Stones in Children. JAMA Netw Open 8(6): e2516749, Jun 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.16749.
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.