Positions
- Professor
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Pediatrics-Renal
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Chief
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Pediatrics - Renal
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
Addresses
- Renal Service (Clinic)
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TCH-Clinical Care Center
6701 Fannin, 11th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-3800
http://www.texaschildrens.org/departments/kidney-renal
Education
- Fellowship at Children's Hospital Medical Center
- 01/1997 - Cincinnati, Ohio United States
- Residency at Children's Memorial Hospital
- 01/1993 - Chicago, Illinois United States
- MD from University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine
- 01/1990 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
- BA from Princeton University
- 01/1986 - Princeton, New Jersey United States
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at NIAID/NIH
- 01/2001 - Bethesda, Maryland US Territory
Certifications
- Physician
- Texas Medical Board
Honors & Awards
- USNWR’s America’s Top Pediatricians
- NIH Fellow’s Award for Research Excellence
- Magna Cum Laude, Princeton University
Websites
Selected Publications
- Angelo JR, Bell CS, Braun MC "Allograft failure in kidney transplant recipients with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.." Am. J. Kidney Dis.. 2011 Feb;57(2):291-9. Pubmed PMID: 21215503
- Wenderfer SE, Soimo K, Wetsel RA, Braun MC "Analysis of C4 and the C4 binding protein in the MRL/lpr mouse.." Arthritis Res. Ther.. 2007;9(5):R114. Pubmed PMID: 17971229
- Yo Y, Braun MC, Barisoni L, Mobaraki H, Lu H, Shrivastav S, Owens J, Kopp JB "Anti-mouse mesangial cell serum induces acute glomerulonephropathy in mice.." Nephron Exp. Nephrol.. 2003;93(3):e92-106. Pubmed PMID: 12660412
- Volcik KA, Ballantyne CM, Braun MC, Coresh J, Mosley TH, Boerwinkle E "Association of the complement factor H Y402H polymorphism with cardiovascular disease is dependent upon hypertension status: The ARIC study.." Am. J. Hypertens.. 2008 May;21(5):533-8. Pubmed PMID: 18292760
- Wenderfer SE, Swinford RD, Braun MC "C1q nephropathy in the pediatric population: pathology and pathogenesis.." Pediatr. Nephrol.. 2010 Aug;25(8):1385-96. Pubmed PMID: 20180137
- Wenderfer SE, Wang H, Ke B, Wetsel RA, Braun MC "C3a receptor deficiency accelerates the onset of renal injury in the MRL/lpr mouse.." Mol. Immunol.. 2009 Apr;46(7):1397-404. Pubmed PMID: 19167760
- Wenderfer SE, Ke B, Hollmann TJ, Wetsel RA, Lan HY, Braun MC "C5a receptor deficiency attenuates T cell function and renal disease in MRLlpr mice.." J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.. 2005 Dec;16(12):3572-82. Pubmed PMID: 16207826
- Braun MC, He J, Wu CY, Kelsall BL "Cholera toxin suppresses interleukin (IL)-12 production and IL-12 receptor beta1 and beta2 chain expression.." J. Exp. Med.. 1999 Feb 1;189(3):541-52. Pubmed PMID: 9927516
- Welsh KJ, Lewis CT, Boyd S, Braun MC, Actor JK "Complement Factor C7 Contributes to Lung Immunopathology Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.." Clin. Dev. Immunol.. 2012;2012:429675. Pubmed PMID: 22973398
- Braun MC, Welch TR "Continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration in the treatment of acute hyperammonemia.." Am. J. Nephrol.. 1998;18(6):531-3. Pubmed PMID: 9845830
- Suárez-Rivera M, Abadeer RA, Kott MM, Braun MC "Cryptococcosis associated with crescentic glomerulonephritis.." Pediatr. Nephrol.. 2008 May;23(5):827-30. Pubmed PMID: 18253761
- Wenderfer SE, Swinford RD, Mauiyyedi S, Witte DP, Braun MC "Cytomegalovirus and recurrent idiopathic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type 1: cause or consequence?." Transplantation. 2007 Feb 27;83(4):523-4. Pubmed PMID: 17318089
- Braun MC, West CD, Strife CF "Differences between membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis types I and III in long-term response to an alternate-day prednisone regimen.." Am. J. Kidney Dis.. 1999 Dec;34(6):1022-32. Pubmed PMID: 10585311
- Hollmann TJ, Mueller-Ortiz SL, Braun MC, Wetsel RA "Disruption of the C5a receptor gene increases resistance to acute Gram-negative bacteremia and endotoxic shock: opposing roles of C3a and C5a.." Mol. Immunol.. 2008 Apr;45(7):1907-15. Pubmed PMID: 18063050
- Dmitrieva RI, Hinojos CA, Boerwinkle E, Braun MC, Fornage M, Doris PA "Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 and hypertensive nephropathy.." Hypertension. 2008 Jun;51(6):1583-9. Pubmed PMID: 18443232
- Braun MC, Kelly CN, Prada AE, Mishra J, Chand D, Devarajan P, Zahedi K "Human PRMT5 expression is enhanced during in vitro tubule formation and after in vivo ischemic injury in renal epithelial cells.." Am. J. Nephrol..;24(2):250-7. Pubmed PMID: 15031628
- Herring SM, Gokul N, Monita M, Bell R, Boerwinkle E, Wenderfer SE, Braun MC, Doris PA "Immunoglobulin locus associates with serum IgG levels and albuminuria.." J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.. 2011 May;22(5):881-9. Pubmed PMID: 21454716
- Wenderfer SE, Stepkowski SM, Braun MC "Increased survival and reduced renal injury in MRL/lpr mice treated with a novel sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist.." Kidney Int.. 2008 Nov;74(10):1319-26. Pubmed PMID: 18769369
- Braun M, Kietzmann M "Ischaemia-reperfusion injury in the isolated haemoperfused bovine uterus: an in vitro model of acute inflammation.." Altern Lab Anim. 2004 Jun;32(2):69-77. Pubmed PMID: 15601235
- Samuel JP, Bell CS, Molony DA, Braun MC "Long-term Outcome of Renal Transplantation Patients with Henoch-Schonlein Purpura.." Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug;6(8):2034-40. Pubmed PMID: 21700827
- Braun MC, Doris PA "Mendelian and trans-generational inheritance in hypertensive renal disease.." Ann. Med.. 2012 Jun;44:S65-73. Pubmed PMID: 22713151
- Braun MC, Cohn RA, Kletzel M "Nephrotic syndrome accompanying familial hemophagocytic syndrome.." J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol.. 1996 May;18(2):195-7. Pubmed PMID: 8846138
- Portman RJ, McNiece KL, Swinford RD, Braun MC, Samuels JA "Pediatric hypertension: diagnosis, evaluation, management, and treatment for the primary care physician.." Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2005 Aug;35(7):262-94. Pubmed PMID: 16077462
- Braun MC, Li L, Ke B, Dubinsky WP, Pickering MC, Chang JY "Proteomic profiling of urinary protein excretion in the factor H-deficient mouse.." Am. J. Nephrol.. 2006;26(2):127-35. Pubmed PMID: 16549904
- Braun M, Lelieur K, Kietzmann M "Purinergic substances promote murine keratinocyte proliferation and enhance impaired wound healing in mice.." Wound Repair Regen.;14(2):152-61. Pubmed PMID: 16630104
- Braun MC, Stablein DM, Hamiwka LA, Bell L, Bartosh SM, Strife CF "Recurrence of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II in renal allografts: The North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study experience.." J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.. 2005 Jul;16(7):2225-33. Pubmed PMID: 15888559
- Braun MC, Kelsall BL "Regulation of interleukin-12 production by G-protein-coupled receptors.." Microbes Infect.. 2001 Feb;3(2):99-107. Pubmed PMID: 11251296
- Braun MC, Reins RY, Li TB, Hollmann TJ, Dutta R, Rick WA, Teng BB, Ke B "Renal expression of the C3a receptor and functional responses of primary human proximal tubular epithelial cells.." J. Immunol.. 2004 Sep 15;173(6):4190-6. Pubmed PMID: 15356170
- Braun MC, Lahey E, Kelsall BL "Selective suppression of IL-12 production by chemoattractants.." J. Immunol.. 2000 Mar 15;164(6):3009-17. Pubmed PMID: 10706689
- Stahl J, Braun M, Siebert J, Kietzmann M "The effect of a combination of 0.1% octenidine dihydrochloride and 2% 2-phenoxyethanol (octenisept) on wound healing in pigs in vivo and its in vitro percutaneous permeation through intact and barrier disrupted porcine skin.." Int Wound J. 2010 Feb;7(1):62-9. Pubmed PMID: 20409252
- Stahl J, Braun M, Siebert J, Kietzmann M "The percutaneous permeation of a combination of 0.1% octenidine dihydrochloride and 2% 2-phenoxyethanol (octenisept®) through skin of different species in vitro.." BMC Vet. Res.. 2011;7:44. Pubmed PMID: 21835019
- Braun M, Zerbe H, Kietzmann M "Tissue concentration of intrauterine and intravenously administered amoxicillin in the isolated hemoperfused bovine uterus model and in healthy cows.." Berl. Munch. Tierarztl. Wochenschr..;122(41276):51-7. Pubmed PMID: 19226935
- Wenderfer SE, Dubinsky WP, Hernandez-Sanabria M, Braun MC "Urine proteome analysis in murine nephrotoxic serum nephritis.." Am. J. Nephrol.. 2009;30(5):450-8. Pubmed PMID: 19776558
- Guay-Woodford LM, Bissler JJ, Braun MC, et al. "Consensus expert recommendations for the diagnosis and management of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease: report of an international conference.." J Pediatr.. 2014 Sep;165(3):611-7. Pubmed PMID: 25015577
Memberships
- Society for Pediatric Research
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- American Society of Nephrology
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association
- International Society of Nephrology
Funding
- Hypertensive Renal Injury (08/01/2013 - 07/31/2018) Grant funding from University of Texas Health Science Center
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