Lisa Guay Woodford, MD

Nephrologist

Awards and Recognition:

Top Doctors

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Locations

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

Languages Spoken

English

Departments

Nephrology

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

Bio Specialties Education & Training News Research & Publications

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

Polycystic Kidney Diseases

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

Northern Virginia Magazine names 44 Children’s National physicians “Top Doctors”

January 25, 2018

The annual “Top Doctors” list from Northern Virginia Magazine features 44 Children’s National Health System care providers across 15 specialties.

Children’s National Physicians Named “Top Doctors” By Northern Virginia Magazine

February 01, 2017

Northern Virginia Magazine has named 64 Children’s National Health System physicians to its 2017 list of “Top Doctors.”

Researchers Stress the Need to Strengthen Pediatric Clinical Trials Infrastructure

March 13, 2014

Strengthening the infrastructure required to conduct pediatric research is essential for the medical care of children, writes Children’s Director of the Office of Innovation Development in Science Translational Medicine.

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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