What You Need To Know
Namrata G. Jain, MD, medical director of Pediatric Kidney Transplant at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, and associate professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, has been appointed co-chair of the Transplant Working Group of the prestigious Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium (PNRC).
Hackensack University Medical Center's Kidney Transplant Program, which serves adult and pediatric patients, is among the fastest-growing in the nation. Patients who come to Hackensack for kidney transplantation have much shorter waiting times to receive a deceased donor kidney than other centers in the tri-state area due to the practice of a high rate of organ acceptance.
The PNRC was established initially in 2004 as the Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium (MWPNC) and now has expanded to 125 sites across the country. Effective October 2023, for a two-year term, Dr. Jain’s appointment distinguishes her as a national expert in pediatric kidney transplant and contributor to research in the field. In her role as co-chair of the Transplant Working Group, she will lead colleagues in developing multi-center consortium transplant studies leading to publications to further advance best practices in pediatric kidney transplant care.
Additionally, she serves as the principal/co-investigator on three multi-center PNRC studies, collaborating with colleagues nationally. Dr. Jain is committed to clinical research that improves quality outcomes for her patients. She is the co-author of numerous publications in high-impact journals. As a result of her expertise and work, Dr. Jain was recently asked by the board to present a lecture on “How to get your study off the ground” at the organization’s October 2022 meeting at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
Board certified in pediatrics and pediatric nephrology, Dr. Jain earned her medical degree from New York Medical College. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Children’s Memorial Hospital (now Lurie Children’s Hospital) / Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and a fellowship in pediatric nephrology and transplant at Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School. She is fluent in English and Assamese, and proficient in medical Spanish. She also is currently serving an appointed 3-year term on the Organ Procurement Transplant Network’s (OPTN) Pediatric Committee 2022-2025 to advocate for national public policy regarding pediatric solid organ transplant..