Avram Z. Traum, MD
Physician Quality Lead, Pediatric Transplant Center; Quality Director, Division of Nephrology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Avram Z. Traum, MD
Physician Quality Lead, Pediatric Transplant Center; Quality Director, Division of Nephrology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Queens College, City University of New York
1992
Valhalla
NY
Medical School
New York Medical College
1997
Valhalla
NY
Internship
David Grant USAF Medical Center
1998
Fairfield
CA
Residency
David Grant USAF Medical Center
2001
Fairfield
CA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
2006
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
American Board of Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Professional History
Dr. Traum is originally from New York where he grew up and attended medical school at New York Medical College. After graduation in 1997, he went on active duty in the US Air Force and began his residency in Pediatrics at Travis AFB in northern California. He spent an additional year there as Chief Resident. He then moved east to Andrew AFB outside of Washington, DC where he spent two years as a General Pediatrician. In 2003, he moved to Boston for a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at Boston Children's Hospital. He was a Pediatric Nephrologist at Massachusetts General Hospital from 2006-2015, then returned to Boston Children's in late 2015.
Aside from his clinical interests in the care of children with kidney disease and their families, Dr. Traum has also been involved in the education of medical students and residents. Along with colleagues, he developed and led a novel reflection curriculum for Pediatric Interns, focusing on promoting empathy, preventing burnout, and developing resilience during this early part of their professional identity formation and has promoted more interactive teaching for faculty and residents. His clinical interests span the full spectrum of kidney diseases, transplantation and hypertension.
Publications
A national survey of pediatric nephrologists on the treatment of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. View Abstract
Trio exome sequencing in individuals with CAKUT identifies de novo variants in potential novel candidate genes in 19.62. View Abstract
Reduced guanidinoacetate in plasma of patients with autosomal dominant Fanconi syndrome due to heterozygous P341L GATM variant and study of organoids towards treatment. View Abstract
Derivation and Validation of an Optimal Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Cutoff to Predict Stage 2/3 Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Critically Ill Children. View Abstract
Equity factors in pediatric transplant listing: Initial findings from a single center review. View Abstract
Clinical presentation and management of nephrotic syndrome in the first year of life: A report from the Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium. View Abstract
Survival of neonates born with kidney failure during the initial hospitalization. View Abstract
Outcomes of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor use in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: A Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium study. View Abstract
Reverse phenotyping facilitates disease allele calling in exome sequencing of patients with CAKUT. View Abstract
Re-transplantation in pediatric patients with failure of primary transplant due to recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: A pediatric nephrology research consortium study. View Abstract
A hemodialysis patient with difficulty ambulating: Questions. View Abstract
A hemodialysis patient with difficulty ambulating: Answers. View Abstract
Toddler With New Onset Diabetes and Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome in the Setting of COVID-19. View Abstract
Mutations of the Transcriptional Corepressor ZMYM2 Cause Syndromic Urinary Tract Malformations. View Abstract
Electronic Alerts to Identify Acute Kidney Injury in Children: Promises and Pitfalls. View Abstract
Clinical significance of incidentally discovered renal cysts in pediatric patients. View Abstract
Promoting Emotional Well-Being Through an Innovative Personal and Professional Development Curriculum for Pediatric Residents. View Abstract
Whole-Exome Sequencing Enables a Precision Medicine Approach for Kidney Transplant Recipients. View Abstract
Whole-Exome Sequencing Identifies Causative Mutations in Families with Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract. View Abstract
Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals a Monogenic Cause of Disease in ˜43% of 35 Families With Midaortic Syndrome. View Abstract
Whole Exome Sequencing of Patients with Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome. View Abstract
Whole exome sequencing frequently detects a monogenic cause in early onset nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis. View Abstract
Bilateral native nephrectomy reduces systemic oxalate level after combined liver-kidney transplant: A case report. View Abstract
Granulomatous interstitial nephritis as a manifestation of Crohn disease. View Abstract
Sensenbrenner syndrome (Cranioectodermal dysplasia): clinical and molecular analyses of 39 patients including two new patients. View Abstract
Myocardial tissue remodeling in adolescent obesity. View Abstract
A severely immunocompromised child with uncomplicated oseltamivir-resistant 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza infection. View Abstract
Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 37-2010. A 16-year-old girl with confusion, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. View Abstract
Hypertension in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit View Abstract
Urine proteomic profiling to identify biomarkers of steroid resistance in pediatric nephrotic syndrome. View Abstract
The potential for tolerance in pediatric renal transplantation. View Abstract
The need for tolerance in pediatric organ transplantation. View Abstract
Outcome of management strategies for BK virus replication in pediatric renal transplant recipients. View Abstract
Urinary proteome profiling to search for biomarkers in steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. View Abstract
Proteomic analysis in pediatric renal disease. View Abstract
Urea Kinetic Modeling for Hemodialysis Presrciption in Children View Abstract
Hypertension View Abstract
Angiogenesis Inhibition by Thrombospondin-1 in Cyclophosphamide-Treated Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome [abstract] View Abstract
Urine proteomic profiling of pediatric nephrotic syndrome. View Abstract
Central nervous system lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric kidney transplant recipients. View Abstract
SELDI-TOF MS of quadruplicate urine and serum samples to evaluate changes related to storage conditions. View Abstract
Urine Biomarkers Predictive of Steroid Resistance in Nephrotic Syndrome [abstract] View Abstract
Transplantation proteomics. View Abstract
Index of suspicion. Case 2. Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. View Abstract
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