The Incubator At The Bench

#027 - Are We Harming Preterm Kidneys Every Time We Give Gentamicin?


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The neonatal kidney is one of the most understudied organs in our field — and yet the drugs we use every day in the NICU may be affecting it in ways we are only beginning to understand. In this episode of At the Bench, Dr. Misty Good and Dr. Betsy Crouch sit down with Dr. Pamela Good, neonatologist and physician scientist at Columbia University, to discuss her groundbreaking research on nephron development, low nephron endowment, and acute kidney injury (AKI) in preterm infants. From building a first-of-its-kind mouse model to rethinking how we use gentamicin, this conversation will change how you think about the tiniest kidneys in your NICU.

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