Rudolph P. Valentini, M.D.

Provider Name: Rudolph P. Valentini, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

Academic Appointment: Professor of Pediatrics

Provider Specialty: Nephrology

Areas of Clinical Focus:  Lupus and Renal Vasculitis/Kidney Stones/Nephrotic Syndrome

Areas of Research/Scholarship Focus:  Pediatric Hemodialysis Vascular Access

Board Certification(s):  Pediatrics/Pediatrics Nephrology

Primary Practice Name: Children's Hospital of MI

Primary Practice Address: 3901 Beaubien - 2nd Floor - Carl's Bldg

City: Detroit

State: MI

ZIP Code: 48201

Practice Phone Number: (313)745-5604

Practice Fax: (313)966-0039

Other Practicing Locations:

Accepted Insurance: We accept most types on insurance. Please call to confirm that your carrier is on our list.

Languages Spoken:  English

Medical School:  Wayne State University

Internship:  University of Cincinnati

Residency: University of Cincinnati

Fellowship: University of Michigan

Selected Publications: 1) Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): Is There a Difference? Grewal MK, Gregory MJ, Jain A, Mohammad D, Cashen K, Ang JY, Thomas RL, Valentini RP. Front Pediatr. 2021 Aug 9;9:692256. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.692256. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34434905
2) KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update. Lok CE, Huber TS, Lee T, Shenoy S, Yevzlin AS, Abreo K, Allon M, Asif A, Astor BC, Glickman MH, Graham J, Moist LM, Rajan DK, Roberts C, Vachharajani TJ, Valentini RP; National Kidney Foundation. Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 Apr;75(4 Suppl 2):S1-S164. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.12.001. Epub 2020 Mar 12. PMID: 32778223
3) Reducing central venous catheters in chronic hemodialysis--a commitment to arteriovenous fistula creation in children. Baracco R, Mattoo T, Jain A, Kapur G, Valentini RP. Pediatr Nephrol. 2014 Oct;29(10):2013-20. doi: 10.1007/s00467-013-2744-9. Epub 2014 Jan 29. PMID: 24474576
4) Nephrolithiasis in children. Valentini RP, Lakshmanan Y. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2011 Sep;18(5):370-5. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2011.07.002. PMID: 21896379
5) Membranous glomerulonephritis: treatment response and outcome in children. Valentini RP, Mattoo TK, Kapur G, Imam A. Pediatr Nephrol. 2009 Feb;24(2):301-8. doi: 10.1007/s00467-008-1005-9. Epub 2008 Oct 10. PMID: 18846392
6) Membranous nephropathy in children: clinical presentation and therapeutic approach. Menon S, Valentini RP. Pediatr Nephrol. 2010 Aug;25(8):1419-28. doi: 10.1007/s00467-009-1324-5. Epub 2009 Nov 12. PMID: 19908069 )

Awards/Honors: Alpha Omega Alpha/Top Doc