What are Dr Furth's research interests?
Dr Furth's research interests include the studies of children and adolescents with kidney disease, particularly their risk factors and consequences, including pediatric hypertension. She is the Principal Investigator of CKiD, a multidisciplinary team for one of the largest multicenter, prospective cohort studies of children with CKD to better identify risk factors for CKD progression, neurocognitive deficits and CVD. She is also a recipient of an National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Investigator Award in Clinical Research to mentor fellows and junior faculty on the evaluation of hypertension and risk of kidney dysfunction using national pediatric data.