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Last published 2026
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Saritha Ranabothu

Associate Professor

Also affiliated: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2017–2023); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2018–2026); Montefiore Medical Center (2015–2023); Baylor College of Medicine (2019); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2019–2026); University of Arkansas System (2025); Ochsner Medical Center (2020–2021); University of Mississippi Medical Center (2020); Children's Hospital at Montefiore (2017–2021)

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

11 h-index 42 pubs 1,142 cited

  • Humans
  • Child
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Female
  • Male
  • COVID-19
  • Adolescent
  • Child, Preschool
  • Nephrology
  • Infant
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Stroke
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Transcriptome

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Saritha Ranabothu, an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, investigates the molecular underpinnings of kidney diseases, particularly in pediatric populations. Her research has utilized single-cell RNA sequencing to dissect the heterogeneity of lupus nephritis, identifying pathways related to type I interferon and fibrosis. Ranabothu has also focused on the impact of COVID-19 on pediatric kidney transplantation, contributing to collaborative efforts to understand and improve outcomes for these vulnerable patients. Her work extends to other nephrological conditions, including Fabry's disease and its management, as well as the association of nocturnal hypertension with stroke in children with sickle cell disease.

Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 11, with 38 total publications and over 1,100 citations. Ranabothu collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Rachel Millner and Richard T. Blaszak, with whom she shares multiple publications, indicating established research partnerships. Her recent activity and publication record demonstrate ongoing engagement in her areas of study.

Metrics

  • h-index: 11
  • Publications: 42
  • Citations: 1,142

Positions

  • MD 2017–present
    UAMS Pediatrics ORCID
  • Associate Professor publications 2018–2026
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine Institutional directory

Selected Publications

  • Pediatric Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Recipients of Kidneys from COVID-19-Positive Donors: Analysis of Data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) (2025)
    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology DOI OpenAlex
  • Childhood Opportunity Index and Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: A NAPRTCS and PHIS Study (2025)
    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology DOI OpenAlex
  • 843: PROFOUND HYPOKALEMIA FOLLOWING BARIUM CONTAINING “SNAKE” FIREWORK INGESTION IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT (2025)
    Critical Care Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Hypercoagulability Evaluation in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients to Optimize Outcomes (2024)
    Blood 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Moving the neonatal nephrology field forward: results from the Pediatric Academic Society Neonatal Nephrology Focus Group (2023)
    Journal of Perinatology DOI OpenAlex
  • Preparing for kidney replacement therapy in pediatric advanced CKD: a review of literature and defining a multi-disciplinary clinical approach to patient-caregiver education (2023)
    Pediatric Nephrology DOI OpenAlex
  • Renal oximetry for early acute kidney injury detection in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy receiving therapeutic hypothermia (2023)
    Pediatric Nephrology 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Utilization Pattern for Eculizumab Among Children With Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (2021)
    Frontiers in Pediatrics 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Industry Payments to Nephrologists in the United States (2021)
    Cureus 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ambulatory Hypertension in Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease and Its Association With End-Organ Damage (2020)
    Cureus 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Outcomes of COVID-19 in Solid Organ Transplants (2020)
    Cureus 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Spectrum of COVID‐19 in children (2020)
    Acta Paediatrica 44 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Industry Payment to Vascular Neurologists (2020)
    Stroke 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Fabry’s disease and stroke: Effectiveness of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in stroke prevention, a review with meta-analysis (2019)
    Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 35 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Why are acute ischemic stroke patients not receiving thrombolysis in a telestroke network? (2019)
    Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 12 citations DOI OpenAlex

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