Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Susan L. Furth, MD, is Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The public record shows 624 publications with 42,185 citations (h-index 81), centered on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2009–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- Top research focus: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 7 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 352.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Healthy Sleep for Children With Down Syndrome
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
InvestigatorCompletedNCT03922165 - Clinical Evaluation of PROMIS in CKD
Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
InvestigatorCompletedNCT03842293 - Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
InvestigatorCompletedNCT02562040
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Genentech, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Genentech, Inc.Program year20242 payments
- Genentech, Inc.Program year20234 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2009–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- CHOP Pediatric Center of Excellence in Nephrology
Children'S Hosp of Philadelphia
FY2025$872,945P50DK114786 - Comparative effectiveness of balanced fluids versus normal saline to reduce acute and chronic kidney disease in children with sepsis
Children'S Hosp of Philadelphia
FY2025$117,727P50DK114786
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Natural History of C3 Glomerulopathy and Immune Complex-Associated Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis in Children.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2026 - Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Trajectories in Children and Association with CKD Progression: The CKD in Children Study.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2026 - US-derived Pediatric Kidney Length and Volume Percentiles by Age: A Big Data Approach.
Radiology. Artificial intelligence
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01
- 02New Equations to Estimate GFR in Children with CKD3,755 citations2009
- 03Obesity and Kidney Disease: Hidden Consequences of the Epidemic2,222 citations2017
- 04
Contact
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Office address
2716 South Street, Roberts Center for Pediatric Research, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19146
Network
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Background & recognition
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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- Board Certified
Pediatric Nephrology, American Board of Pediatrics
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Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Pediatric Nephrology, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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- Former Deputy Director
Research Education, Training and Career Development, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Host
"Bench to Bedside" podcast (CHOP Research Institute)
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CHOP President/CEO Women's History Month special podcast series (discussing CHOP Frontier Programs, mentorship, and future of research)
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