Jyothsna Gattineni, an Indian American pediatric nephrologist and academic physician, will join McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Houston on Oct. 26 as vice chair of education and professor of pediatric nephrology.
Gattineni is moving from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where she has served as chief of pediatric nephrology, as part of a series of leadership and structural changes across McGovern Medical School’s pediatric educational programs, according to a university announcement.
Gattineni’s previous leadership experience includes overseeing the pediatric nephrology division at UT Southwestern and Children’s Health. She became division chief at UT Southwestern in January 2022 after serving as interim chief for three years. Under her leadership, the division grew to include 10 full-time pediatric nephrologists, according to the release.
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The program provides clinical and diagnostic services for children with kidney disease, bone disease and hypertension at Children’s Medical Center Dallas and Children’s Medical Center Plano. The division also treats children with end-stage renal disease and supports research and fellowship training for physicians pursuing specialization in pediatric nephrology.
Gattineni’s clinical interests include chronic kidney disease, dialysis, kidney transplantation, hemolytic uremic syndrome and disorders involving phosphate metabolism, according to UT Southwestern.
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Her research has focused on fibroblast growth factor 23, or FGF23, a hormone involved in regulating phosphate balance and vitamin D metabolism. Understanding how the hormone functions is relevant to research into kidney disease and disorders affecting mineral balance in phosphate metabolism disorders.
Gattineni earned her medical degree from Stanley Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, India. She completed pediatric residency training at the Royal Bolton Hospital in England and Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, before undertaking a pediatric nephrology fellowship at UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center.
Her move to Houston brings her clinical and academic experience to McGovern Medical School as its Department of Pediatrics adjusts leadership across its educational programs.