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Erica Winnicki

MD

  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Nephrologist

Biography

Dr. Erica Winnicki is a pediatric nephrologist who cares for children and adolescents with all types of acute or chronic kidney problems.

Dr. Winnicki's research focuses on improving long-term outcomes for children and adolescents with end-stage kidney disease.

After earning her medical degree at Wake Forest School of Medicine, Dr. Winnicki completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at UCSF. She belongs to the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology and American Society of Nephrology.

Publications

  • Nunez M, Abbasi A, McEnhill M, Brennan J, Shappell T, Kinnier S, Winnicki E, Stock P. Long-Term Impact of Immigration Status on Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients. Am J Transplant. 2024 Sep 13. PubMed
  • Muff-Luett M, Sanderson KR, Engen RM, Zahr RS, Wenderfer SE, Tran CL, Sharma S, Cai Y, Ingraham S, Winnicki E, Weaver DJ, Hunley TE, Kiessling SG, Seamon M, Woroniecki R, Miyashita Y, Xiao N, Omoloja AA, Kizilbash SJ, Mansuri A, Kallash M, Yu Y, Sherman AK, Srivastava T, Nester CM. Eculizumab exposure in children and young adults: indications, practice patterns, and outcomes-a Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium study. Pediatr Nephrol. 2021 08; 36(8):2349-2360. PubMed
  • Amaral S, McCulloch CE, Black E, Winnicki E, Lee B, Roll GR, Grimes B, Ku E. Trends in Living Donation by Race and Ethnicity Among Children With End-stage Renal Disease in the United States, 1995-2015. Transplant Direct. 2020 Jul; 6(7):e570. PubMed
  • Winnicki E, McCulloch CE, Ku E. Authors' Reply. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 12; 30(12):2474. PubMed
  • Winnicki E, Johansen KL, Cabana MD, Warady BA, McCulloch CE, Grimes B, Ku E. Higher eGFR at Dialysis Initiation Is Not Associated with a Survival Benefit in Children. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 08; 30(8):1505-1513. PubMed
  • Lee Y, Winnicki E, Butani L, Nguyen S. A 27-Month-Old Boy with Polyuria and Polydipsia. Case Rep Pediatr. 2018; 2018:4281217. PubMed
  • Winnicki E, Dharmar M, Tancredi DJ, Nguyen S, Butani L. Effect of BMI on allograft function and survival in pediatric renal transplant recipients. Pediatr Nephrol. 2018 08; 33(8):1429-1435. PubMed
  • Winnicki E, McCulloch CE, Mitsnefes MM, Furth SL, Warady BA, Ku E. Use of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation to Determine the Risk of Progression to End-stage Renal Disease in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 02 01; 172(2):174-180. PubMed
  • McEnhill ME, Brennan JL, Winnicki E, Lee MM, Tavakol M, Posselt AM, Stock PG, Portale AA. Effect of Immigration Status on Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients. Am J Transplant. 2016 06; 16(6):1827-33. PubMed
  • Winnicki E, Dharmar M, Tancredi D, Butani L. Comparable Survival of En Bloc versus Standard Donor Kidney Transplants in Children. J Pediatr. 2016 Jun; 173:169-74. PubMed
  • Nguyen S, Winnicki E, Butani L. Response to childhood immunizations in congenital nephrotic syndrome. Clin Nephrol. 2015 May; 83(5):293-6. PubMed
  • Winnicki E, Nguyen S, Butani L. Gross hematuria as a sign of acute rejection. Pediatr Transplant. 2014 Jun; 18(4):E106-8. PubMed
  • Yosipovitch G, Ishiuji Y, Patel TS, Hicks MI, Oshiro Y, Kraft RA, Winnicki E, Coghill RC. The brain processing of scratching. J Invest Dermatol. 2008 Jul; 128(7):1806-11. PubMed