Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BA, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1986
• MD, University of Missouri-Kansas city, 1987

Training

• Pediatric Residency, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1987 - 1991
• Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, University of Tennessee - Memphis School of Medicine, 1991 - 1994

Licensure and Board Certification

• 1988National Board of Medical Examiners
• 1990 - PresMO, Medical License
• 1991 - 2022American Board of Pediatrics
• 2010 - PresTN, Medical License
• 2017 - PresDEA
• 2018 - PresMO, BNDD
• 2018 - PresNeonatal Resuscitation Program Provider
• 2018 - PresPediatric Advanced Life Support Provider
• 2018 - PresIL, Medical License

Honors and Awards

• New Faculty Teaching Award, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 1995
• Harold P Freeman National Cancer Society Award, 2006
• Missouri Unsung Hero Award - Missouri State Senate, 2009

Recent Publications view all (8)

1. Bigler SA, Parry WM, Fitzwater DS, Baliga R. An 11-month-old with anti-glomerular basement membrane disease. Am J Kidney Dis. 1997;30(5):710-2. PMID:9370188 
2. Fitzwater DS, Jones DP. Use of a modified peritoneal equilibration test to optimize solute and water clearance. Pediatr Nephrol. 1995;9(3):341-5. PMID:7632528 
3. Fitzwater DS, Wyatt RJ. Hematuria. Pediatr Rev. 1994;15(3):102-8; quiz 109. PMID:8041670 
4. Batisky DL, Wyatt RJ, Fitzwater DS, Gaber AO, Roy S 3rd. Pediatric renal transplant experience in Memphis, Tennessee. Transplant Proc. 1994;26(1):54-6. PMID:8109020 
5. Fitzwater DS, Wyatt RJ, Chesney RW. Clinical quiz. Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). Pediatr Nephrol. 1993;7(4):501-2. PMID:8104459 
6. Fergie JE, Fitzwater DS, Einstein P, Leggiadro RJ. Mucor peritonitis associated with acute peritoneal dialysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1992;11(6):498-500. PMID:1608691 
7. Fitzwater DS, Brouhard BH, Garred D, Cunningham RJ 3rd, Novick AC, Steinmuller D. The outcome of renal transplantation in children without prolonged pre-transplant dialysis. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1991;30(3):148-52. PMID:2009719 
8. Fitzwater DS, Brouhard BH, Cunningham RJ 3rd. Use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors for the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Am J Dis Child. 1990;144(5):522. PMID:2330915