Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

I am interested in clinical nephrology with a focus on resident and fellowship education. I have helped facilitate a "Residents as Teachers" curriculum for our residency program and also co-direct the Pediatric Nephrology Division Education Conference for our faculty and fellow. My research interests include acute kidney injury, resident handoffs, and simulation training.

Education

• BS, Haverford College, 2000
• MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, 2006

Training

• Resident, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2006 - 2009
• Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2009 - 2012
• Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, Washington University, 2016 - 2017
• Leadership Development Program, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, 2019 - 2019
• Educational Skills Program, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, 2019 - 2019

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2009 - PresMO, Medical License
• 2010 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
• 2018 - PresMO, American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Nephrology)
• 2018 - PresIL, Medical License

Honors and Awards

• Children's Direct 'Triple Crown Winner', 2019

Recent Publications view all (7)

Publication Co-Authors

Kevin O'Bryan, M.D.

Mythili Srinivasan, M.D., Ph.D.

Andrew J. White, M.D.

Neil H. White, M.D.

Aadil Kakajiwala

Anthony W. Orvedahl, M.D., Ph.D.

Christine M. Hrach, M.D.

Vikas Dharnidharka, M.D., M.P.H.

Francis Sessions Cole, III, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Kevin T. Barton, M.D.

1. Barton KT, Kakajiwala A, Dietzen D, Goss C, Gu H, Dharnidharka V. Using the Newer Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes Criteria, Beta-2 Microglobulin Levels Associate with Severity of Acute Kidney Injury Clinical Kidney Journal. 2018. PMCID:30524714  PMID:30524714 
2. Kevin Barton, T Keefe Davis, Bess Marshall, Alexis Elward, Neil H White. Posaconazole-induced hypertension and hypokalemia due to inhibition of the 11β-hydroxylase enzyme CKJ. 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfx156  PMCID:30289132  PMID:30289132 
3. Starmer AJ, Spector ND, West DC, Srivastava R, Sectish TC, Landrigan CP, I-PASS Study Group.. Integrating Research, Quality Improvement, and Medical Education for Better Handoffs and Safer Care: Disseminating, Adapting, and Implementing the I-PASS Program. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(7):319-329. PMID:28648217 
4. Khan A, Coffey M, Litterer KP, Baird JD, Furtak SL, Garcia BM, Ashland MA, Calaman S, Kuzma NC, O'Toole JK, Patel A, Rosenbluth G, Destino LA, Everhart JL, Good BP, Hepps JH, Dalal AK, Lipsitz SR, Yoon CS, Zigmont KR, Srivastava R, Starmer AJ, Sectish TC, Spector ND, West DC, Landrigan CP, and the Patient and Family Centered I-PASS Study Group., Allair BK, Alminde C, Alvarado-Little W, Atsatt M, Aylor ME, Bale JF Jr, Balmer D, Barton KT, Beck C, Bismilla Z, Blankenberg RL, Chandler D, Choudhary A, Christensen E, Coghlan-McDonald S, Cole FS, Corless E, Cray S, Da Silva R, Dahale D, Dreyer B, Growdon AS, Gubler L, Guiot A, Harris R, Haskell H, Kocolas I, Kruvand E, Lane MM, Langrish K, Ledford CJ, Lewis K, Lopreiato JO, Maloney CG, Mangan A, Markle P, Mendoza F, Micalizzi DA, Mittal V, Obermeyer M, O'Donnell KA, Ottolini M, Patel SJ, Pickler R, Rogers JE, Sanders LM, Sauder K, Shah SS, Sharma M, Simpkin A, Subramony A, Thompson ED Jr, Trueman L, Trujillo T, Turmelle MP, Warnick C, Welch C, White AJ, Wien MF, Winn AS, Wintch S, Wolf M, Yin HS, Yu CE. Families as Partners in Hospital Error and Adverse Event Surveillance. JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171(4):372-381. PMCID:PMC5526631  PMID:28241211 
5. Kakajiwala A, Barton KT, Rampolla E, Breen C, Pradhan M. Acute Hypocalcemia and Metabolic Alkalosis in Children on Cation-Exchange Resin Therapy. Case Rep Nephrol. 2017;2017:6582613. PMCID:PMC5556615  PMID:28959498 
6. Orvedahl A, Padhye A, Barton K, O'Bryan K, Baty J, Gruchala N, Niesen A, Margoni A, Srinivasan M. Clinical Characterization of Children Presenting to the Hospital with Enterovirus D68 Infection During the 2014 Outbreak in St. Louis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016;35(5):481-7. PMCID:PMC5237429  PMID:26771663 
7. Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, West DC, Rosenbluth G, Allen AD, Noble EL, Tse LL, Dalal AK, Keohane CA, Lipsitz SR, Rothschild JM, Wien MF, Yoon CS, Zigmont KR, Wilson KM, O'Toole JK, Solan LG, Aylor M, Bismilla Z, Coffey M, Mahant S, Blankenburg RL, Destino LA, Everhart JL, Patel SJ, Bale JF Jr, Spackman JB, Stevenson AT, Calaman S, Cole FS, Balmer DF, Hepps JH, Lopreiato JO, Yu CE, Sectish TC, Landrigan CP, I-PASS Study Group.. Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program. N Engl J Med. 2014;371(19):1803-12. PMID:25372088