Smitha Rao Vidi, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Smitha Vidi, M.D., is a nephrologist at Children’s Health℠ and Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern who specializes in caring for children with kidney disease. Dr. Vidi’s clinical interests include the treatment and management of high blood pressure, kidney disorders like glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and dialysis.
I’m passionate about working with children and their families to bring the newest treatments available – whether that is medication, dietary changes or dialysis – to improve their health and well-being.
She earned her medical degree from Madras Medical College in India. Dr. Vidi was a research fellow and completed her pediatric residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She completed her fellowship training in pediatric nephrology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
“Kidney diseases and conditions can significantly impact a child’s life,” says Dr. Vidi.
“I’m passionate about working with children and their families to bring the newest treatments available – whether that is medication, dietary changes or dialysis – to improve their health and well-being.”
Dr. Vidi enjoys teaching physicians in training and directs the Fellowship Program in the division of pediatric nephrology. She has developed several curriculums for educating residents and fellows.
She enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids outside of work.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Madras Medical College, The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medi (2002)
- Residency
- Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatrics (2011), Pediatrics
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2006), Pediatrics - Fellowship
- Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (2014), 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)
- Congenital kidney abnormalities
- 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
- Hypertension
- Glomerulonephritis
- Nephrotic syndrome
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Publications
Publications
- Role of hypertension in progression of chronic kidney disease in children. Vidi SR Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 2018 Apr 30 2 247-251
- Deletion of the noncoding GNAS antisense transcript causes pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib and biparental defects of GNAS methylation in cis. Chillambhi S, Turan S, Hwang DY, Chen HC, Jüppner H, Bastepe M J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2010 Aug 95 8 3993-4002
Books
- Pediatric Hypertension. In Pediatric Hypertension, 4th ed, Flynn JT, Ingelfinger JR, Redwine KM, eds. Sharma S, Meyers KE, Vidi SR (2018). Heidelberg, Germany, Springer International Publishing; 431-449
- Secondary Forms of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents. In Flynn JT, Ingelfinger JR, Portman RJ, eds. Pediatric Hypertension. 3rd ed. Vidi SR, Meyers KEC. (2013). New York: Springer; 309-322.
- Rheumatology. In Prasad P, ed. Pocket Pediatrics: The Massachusetts General Hospital for Children Handbook of Pediatrics. 1st ed. Griffin A, Palakshappa D, Aftandilian C, Vyas KB, Chillambhi S, Rothermel H. (2010). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Society of Nephrology
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- National Kidney Foundation
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Awards and Honors
- Fellow,s Presentation Award - American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (2014)
- International Award for Excellence in Published Clinical Research - The Endocrine Society and Pfizer, Inc. (2011)
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Resident Travel Grant (2010)
