Christine Sethna, MD
Enriched profileNephrology Fellow, Division of Nephrology · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Christine Sethna is Nephrology Fellow, Division of Nephrology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. OpenAlex indexes 146 publications with 2,828 citations (h-index 28); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 17 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Christine Sethna, M.D., is Nephrology Fellow, Division of Nephrology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The public record shows 146 publications with 2,828 citations (h-index 28), centered on Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)
- Top research focus: Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 7 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 58.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Public positions
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Contact
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Practice address
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Updated 18 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Pilot Trial of taVNS for SRNS in Children (kidNEY-VNS)
Sponsor: Northwell Health
- Reduction of Night-time Blood Pressure in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
Sponsor: Northwell Health
Industry payments
Updated 18 Oct 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Effect of Perinatal and Maternal Factors on Blood Pressure and Adiposity at Age 3.
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)
Article2026 - Growth in children with nephrotic syndrome: a post hoc analysis of the NEPTUNE study.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
Article2024 - Longitudinal analysis of blood pressure and lipids in childhood nephrotic syndrome.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
Article2024 - Sleep-related breathing disorders and cardiometabolic risk factors in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.
Pediatric transplantation
Article2022 - Acute kidney injury and kidney recovery after cardiopulmonary bypass in children.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
Article2022
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03An eQTL Landscape of Kidney Tissue in Human Nephrotic SyndromeArticle173 citations2018
- 04
- 05Idiopathic mid-aortic syndrome in childrenArticle137 citations2008
Network
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Education
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