Division Chief, Pediatric Nephrology

Department / Division:
Pediatrics / Nephrology

Address:
DUMC 3959
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-668-4000

Office Telephone:
919-684-4246

Fax Telephone:
919-684-6616

• MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1973

• Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital (Canada), 1973-1975
• Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 1975-1976

• Pediatric Nephrology and Metabolism, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 1976-1979

Clinical Interests:
Glomerulonephritis, proteinuria, hematuria, urinary tract infections, electrolyte disorders, hypertension, renal transplantation, dialysis, Fanconi's syndrome

Research Interests:
Dr. Foreman's research interests center on participating in multicenter clinical trials investigating new treatments for hypertension and renal disease.

Representative Publications:
Tong JE, Howell DN, Foreman JW. Drug-induced granulomatous interstitial nephritis in a pediatric patient. Pediatr Nephrol. 2007 Feb;22(2):306-9. (2007) Abstract

Andreoli SP, Brewer ED, Watkins S, Fivush B, Powe N, Shevcheck J, Foreman J:  American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Position Paper on Linking Reimbursement to Quality of Care.  JASN 16:2363-2369, 2005. (2005)

Otto EA, Schermer B, Obara T, O'Toole JF, Hiller KS, Mueller AM, Ruf RG, Hoefele J, Beekmann F, Landau D, Foreman JW, Goodship JA, Strachan T, Kispert A, Wolf MT, Gagnadoux MF, Nivet H, Antignac C, Walz G, Drummond IA, Benzing T, Hildebrandt F. Mutations in INVS encoding inversin cause nephronophthisis type 2, linking renal cystic disease to the function of primary cilia and left-right axis determination. Nat Genet. 2003 Aug;34(4):413-20. (2003) Abstract

Wigfall DR, Ware RE, Burchinal MR, Kinney TR, Foreman JW. Prevalence and clinical correlates of glomerulopathy in children with sickle cell disease. J Pediatr. 2000 Jun;136(6):749-53. (2000) Abstract

Robinson LA, Howell DN, Wigfall DR, Foreman JW. Appearance of immune complex glomerulonephritis following the onset of type I diabetes mellitus in a child. Am J Kidney Dis. 1997 Nov;30(5):713-6. (1997) Abstract

Nakano M, Kainer G, Foreman JW, Ko D and Chan JCM. The effects of exogenous rat growth hormone therapy on growth of uremic rats fed an 8% protein dieet. Ped Reasearch. 26:204-207, 1989. (1989)

Yudkoff M, Foreman JW and Sega S. Effects of cysteamine therapy in nephropathic cystinosis. New Engl J Med. 304:141, 1981. (1981)