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Lisa Guay Woodford, MD Nephrologist

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Awards and Recognition:
    Top Doctors
    No. Va. Magazine
    (2017, 2018)
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Locations

  • Main Hospital Washington, District of Columbia 20010 1-888-884-BEAR (2327)

Languages Spoken

  • English

Departments

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics

National Provider ID: 1538178421

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

Outside Interests

  • Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation
  • Landenberger Foundation 
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Bio

Biography

Lisa Guay-Woodford, M.D., is a pediatric nephrologist and an internationally recognized investigator whose research focuses on identifying clinical and genetic factors involved in the pathogenesis of inherited renal disorders, most notably autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. She holds the Richard L. and Agnes F. Hudson Professorship in Health Services Research.

Specialties

Specialties

Education & Training

Education & Training

  • Fellowship Program, Pediatric Nephrology, 1989
    Children's Hospital of Boston
  • Residency Program, Pediatrics, 1986
    Children's Hospital of Boston
  • Internship Program, Pediatrics, 1984
    Children's Hospital of Boston
  • MD, 1983
    Harvard Medical School
  • BA, 1979
    College of the Holy Cross
News

News

Research & Publications

Research & Publications

Candidate exomecapture identifies mutation of SDCCAG8 as the cause of a retinal renal ciliopathy

(2010) Nature Genetics

Loss of primary cilia upregulates renal hypertrophic signaling and promotes cystogenesis

(2011) Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Mutational analysis of the PLCE1 gene in steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome

(2010) Journal of Medical Genetics

Telomerase Immortalization of Principal Cells from Mouse Collecting Duct

(2010) American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

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