Research Overview

Dr. Ellis’ major research interest is in the care of children with chronic renal failure, on dialysis, and post renal transplant. She is the center investigator for the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study. She currently has a Pediatric Pharmacology Research Study grant to evaluate metabolism of mycophenilate in renal transplant patients and a CUMG grant to evaluate pravastatin pharmacokinetics in children on dialysis.

Publications

Ellis EN, Martz K, Talley L, Ilyas M, Pennington KL, Blaszak RT: Factors related to long term renal transplant function in children. In Press.

Ellis EN, Yiu V, Harley F, Donaldson LA, Hand M, Warady BA, Wood EG: Impact of supplemental feeding in young children on dialysis. Pediatr Nephro 16: 404-408, 2001.

Blaszak RT, Savage JA, Ellis EN: The use of short acting nifedipine in pediatric patients with hypertension. J Pediatr 139: 34-37, 2001.

Wood EG, Hand M, Briscoe DM, Donaldson LA, Yiu V, Harley F, Warady BA, Ellis EN: Risk factors for mortality in infants and young children on dialysis. Am J Kidney Disease 37: 573-579, 2001.

Ellis EN, Pearson D, Belsha CW, Berry PL: Use of pump-assisted hemofiltration in children with acute renal failure. Pediatr Nephro 11: 196-200, 1997.