Craig Wong
MD MPH.
Department of
Pediatrics,
Division of
Pediatric
Nephrology
Contact Info:
University of New Mexico School of
Medicine
Children's Hospital of New Mexico
Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Department of Pediatrics ACC-3
MSC10-5590
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 272-3887
(505) 272-6620
Email: cwong@salud.unm.edu
Education and Honors:
1989, B.S., Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1980, MD., University of Washington,
1997 Pediatric Residency, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR.
2000 Pediatric Subspecialty in Pediatric Nephrology University of Washington
2000 MPH in Epidemiology, University of Washington.
2000-present Assistant Professor Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology at UNM.
2003-present Scientific Steering Committee Member of the Chronic Kidney Disease in
Children Study (CKiD)
Research Interests:
The main emphasis of my research is regarding the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease
in children and health outcomes in this pediatric population. Most of my current work is with
the multicenter North American-wide Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Study. The
NIDDK-funded CKiD study is gathering detailed epidemiologic information on 567 children
with mild to moderate CKD among 43 nephrology centers across North America. The
specific aims of the CKiD study are to (1) identify novel and traditional risk factors for renal
disease progression; (2) characterize the impact of decline in kidney function on
neurodevelopment, cognitive abilities, and behavior; (3) identify the prevalence and
evolution of CV disease risk factors in children with CKD; and (4) examine the effects of
decline in kidney function on growth and the consequences of growth failure in children with
CKD. In addition to precise measurements of kidney function, blood pressure, and other
highly detailed information, CKiD has collected genetic, blood, and urine samples available
for use in future studies. Having completed five years of study activity, the CKiD consortium
has received funding to follow the cohort for an additional five years.
http://www.statepi.jhsph.edu/ckid/
Selected Publications:
1. Wong CS, Pierce CB, Cole SR, Warady B, Mak R, Kaskel R, Furth S and Schwartz GJ
on behalf of the CKiD investigators. The association of proteinuria with race, cause of
chronic kidney disease; and glomerular filtration rate in the chronic kidney disease in
children study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 2009. 4(4): p. 812-9
2. Wong CS, , Fink CA, Baechle J, Harris AA, Staples AO, Brandt JB. C1Q nephropathy
and minimal change disease. Pediatr Nephrol, 2009. 24(4): p. 761-7
3. Staples A, Wong C, Smith J, Gipson D, Filler G, Warady B, Martz K, Greenbaum L:
Anemia-Associated Risk of Hospitalization in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease: An
Analysis of the NAPRTCS Registry. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 2009. 4(1): p. 48-56
4. Gillen D, Stehman-Breen C , Smith J, McDonald R, Warady B, Brandt J, Wong C. The
Survival Advantage of Pediatric Recipients of a First Kidney Transplant among Children
Awaiting Kidney Transplantation. Am J Transplant, 2008. 8(12): p. 2600-6
5. Wong CS, Kenetsky P, Raj D. Genetic Factors in Chronic Kidney Disease and
Cardiovascular Diseases, Pediatr Nephrol. 2008. EPub ahead of print. PMID: 18566561
6. Srivaths PR, Wong C, Goldstein S. Nutrition aspects in children receiving Maintenance
Hemodialysis-Impact on outcome. Pediatr Nephrol, 2009. 24(5): p. 951-7.
7. Rao M, Wong C, Kanetsky P, Girndt M, Stenvinkel P, Reilly M, Raj DS. Cytokine gene
polymorphism and progression of renal and cardiovascular diseases.
Kidney Int. Sep;72(5):549-56, 2007.
8. Kettwich SC, Sibbit WL, Brandt JR, Wong CS, Bankhurst AD. Needle phobia and
stress-reducing medical devices in pediatric and adult chemotherapy patients. J Pediatr
Oncol Nursing 2: 20-28, 2007.
9. Furth SL, Cole SR, Moxey-Mims M, Kaskel F, Mak R, Schwartz G, Wong C, Munoz A,
Warady B. Design and Methods of the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKID)
Prospective Cohort Study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrology 1:1006-1015, 2006.