Jyothsna Gattineni, MD $$

Jyothsna Gattineni, M.D., is the Division Chief of Pediatric Nephrology at Children’s Health℠ and an Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. 

Dr. Gattineni has a wide variety of clinical and research interests, including chronic kidney disease (CKD), hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), dialysis and transplantation. She also collaborates with urologists and other specialists at the Comprehensive Stone Center at Children’s Health. Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics and pediatric nephrology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty and Children's Health in 2009.

Dr. Gattineni believes in going the extra mile to meet her patients' needs — whether that means taking additional time to explain their condition or finding ways around socioeconomic barriers that limit access to treatment. 

As a researcher, Dr. Gattineni aims to better understand kidney disease and open the door to new treatments. She leads a lab in our pediatric nephrology research program, which focuses on understanding the Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23) hormone and how it affects patients with chronic kidney disease. 

Dr. Gattineni is on the editorial board for Pediatric Nephrology and the American Academy of Pediatrics’s Prep Pediatric Nephrology. She is a member of the American Society of Nephrology, the International Society of Nephrology, the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, the International Pediatric Nephrology Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Society for Pediatric Research.

After earning her medical degree from Stanley Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, India, Dr. Gattineni completed residencies in England and at Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi. She then trained in pediatric nephrology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.