Halima Saadia Janjua, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Halima Janjua, M.D., is a pediatric nephrologist at Children’s Health℠ and Associate Professor at UT Southwestern. She has a wide variety of clinical interests including chronic kidney disease (CKD), hypertension, nephrotic syndrome, kidney stones, congenital kidney disorders and kidney transplant.
Dr. Janjua earned her medical degree at King Edward Medical College in Pakistan. She completed her pediatric residency training at Children’s Hospital of Michigan and her pediatric nephrology fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
I believe in a strong patient-physician relationship, effective communication and involving patients in their own health care decisions.
“I believe in a strong patient-physician relationship, effective communication and involving patients in their own health care decisions,” says Dr. Janjua.
Her research interests include congenital anomalies of the kidneys, kidney transplants and high blood pressure in children. She is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric nephrology. Dr. Janjua is a member of the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, American Society of Transplantation and the Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium.
Dr. Janjua enjoys traveling and spending quality time with her loved ones.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- King Edward Medical College, Lahore (2002)
- Residency
- Childrens Hospital of Michigan GME (2008), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (2011), Pediatric Nephrology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Nephrology
Conditions
- Acid-base and electrolyte disorders
- Acute glomerulonephritis
- Acute kidney injury
- Alport syndrome
- Amyloidosis
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Cystinuria (inherited kidney stone disorder)
- Duplex kidney
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
- Glomerular filtration dsorders
- Glomerulopathy
- Hematuria (blood in urine)
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Horseshoe kidney
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypercalcemia
- Kidney failure
- Kidney tumors
- Low blood pressure (hypotension)
- Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK)
- Nephrolithiasis (kidney and ureteral stones)
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Obstructive uropathy
- Pediatric Berger's disease (IgA nephropathy)
- Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
- Proteinuria (excess protein in urine)
- Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI)
- Urinary tract infections (UTI)
- Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)
Treatments
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Chronic didney disease
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Hypertension
- Kidney stones
- Kidney transplantation
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Publications
Publications
- Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys, Collecting System, Bladder, and Urethra. Janjua HS, Lam SK, Gupta V, Krishna S, Pediatr Rev 2019 Dec 40 12 619-626
- A 9-Day-Old With Weight Loss and Diarrhea. Rajbhandari P, Mandelia C, Janjua HS, Selvakumar PKC, Krishna S, Pediatrics 2017 May 139 5
- Fibroblast growth factor-23 and chronic allograft injury in pediatric renal transplant recipients: a Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium study. Seifert ME, Ashoor IF, Chiang ML, Chishti AS, Dietzen DJ, Gipson DS, Janjua HS, Selewski DT, Hruska KA, Pediatric transplantation 2016 May 20 3 378-87
Books
- Nephritic Syndrome. In Color Atlas of Pediatrics. Raed Bou Matar, Charles Y. Kwon, Halima S. Janjua (2014). McGraw-Hill Professional
- Renovascular Hypertension. In Color Atlas of Pediatrics. Halima S. Janjua, Raed Bou Matar, Charles Y. Kwon (2014). McGraw-Hill Professional
- Nephrotic Syndrome. In Color Atlas of Pediatrics. Charles Y. Kwon, Halima S. Janjua, Raed Bou Matar (2014). McGraw-Hill Professional
- Renal Vascular Disease in the Newborn. In Avery's Diseases of the Newborn, 9th edition. Janjua HS, Batisky DL (2011). Elsevier Saunders
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2005)
- American Society of Nephrology (2008)
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (2008)
- American Society of Transplantation (2010)
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association (2013)
- Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium (2005)