Erum A. Hartung, MD, MTR, is an attending pediatric nephrologist and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. She is Co-Director of the Combined Kidney/Liver Program, and the Director of the Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
Dr. Hartung completed her undergraduate and medical degrees in a six-year combined program at Pennsylvania State University and Jefferson Medical College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She completed two years of residency training at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, then worked as a volunteer pediatrician in Nepal for one year before completing her residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She remained at Johns Hopkins for pediatric nephrology fellowship and her first faculty position, before moving to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2012. She also completed a Master of Science in Translational Research (MTR) degree at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Hartung’s clinical and research focus is in genetic kidney diseases, particularly polycystic kidney disease. She is the Co-Director of the Combined Kidney/Liver Program for patients with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) and other genetic diseases. Her research interests include developing new imaging biomarkers for ARPKD and other kidney diseases, and investigating neurocognitive outcomes in children with kidney disease. She is the recipient of a K23 Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health. She has previously served as Chair of the Research Committee of the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (2015-2018), and continues to mentor pediatric nephrology fellows in various research projects.
Dr. Hartung serves on the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation’s Science Advisory Committee and their PKD in Children Council, and was the lead author of their ARPKD Patient Handbook. In her role as Director of the Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program at CHOP, Dr. Hartung helps to train the next generation of pediatric nephrologists.
MD - Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Pediatrics - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Pediatric Nephrology - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Nephrology – American Board of Internal MedicinePediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
MS in Translational Research (MTR) - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Certificate in Patient Oriented Research - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Co-Director, Combined Kidney/Liver Program
Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program
Curriculum Director, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
Kidney and liver imaging
Neurocognitive outcomes
Translational research
National Library of Medicine Bibliography
Brunson C, Huang L, Shults J, Furth SL, Denburg M, Hartung EA. Serum Metabolomic Biomarkers Associated with Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Youth with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)[abstract]. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology / ASN Kidney Week, San Diego, CA, Oct 2018.
Sharma S, Maya C, Carson RH, Darge K, Hartung EA: Quantification of liver disease severity in autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) using magnetic resonance elastography (MRE). Pediatric Academic Societies / American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Annual Meeting (PAS/ASPN), Toronto, ON, Canada May 2018.
Kogon AJ, Kim JY, Laney N, Radcliffe J, Hooper SR, Furth SL, Hartung EA: Depression Associates with Obesity and Worse Neurocognitive Performance in Youth with Chronic Kidney Disease. Pediatric Academic Societies / American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Annual Meeting (PAS/ASPN), Toronto, ON, Canada May 2018.
Hartung EA, Darge K: Quantification of Liver Disease Severity in Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD) Using Ultrasound Elastography with Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) [abstract] Journal of the American Society of Nephrology / ASN Kidney Week, Chicago, IL November 2016 Notes: Poster.
Gajjar R, Levy Erez D, Hartung EA. Clinical Approach to Common Complaints in Nephrology (Chapter 52). Nelson Pediatrics Board Review: 377-386, 2019. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. ISBN 978-0-323-53051-4
Hartung EA, Watnick T, Germino GG: Introduction to Genetic Renal Disease (Chapter 14). Schrier's Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract, 9th Edition. Coffman TM, Falk RJ, Molitoris BA, Neilson EG, Schrier RW (eds.). Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Page: 458-500, 2012.
Calle Toro J, Serai SD, Otero H, Darge K, Hartung EA . DTI of the Kidney in Healthy Controls and in Patients with ARPKD. Radiological Society of North America 104th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Nov 2018. Oral presentation (Juan Calle Toro).
Maya C, Hartung EA, Carson RH, Rand EB, Rychik J, Goldberg DJ, Darge K, Anupindi S: Pediatric MR Elastography on Siemens scanners: Early experience. European Society of Paediatric Radiology Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland May 2017 Notes: Oral presentation (C. Maya).
Maya C, Hartung EA, Carson RH, Darge K, Anupindi S: Comparison between the standard gradient echo (GRE) sequence and echo planar imaging (EPI) sequences in MR Elastography in a pediatric population. European Society of Paediatric Radiology Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland May 2017 Notes: Oral presentation (C. Maya).
Laskin B, Fisher B, Henry L, Correale C, Kreher G, Seif A, Reilly A, Hartung EA, Rand E, Goldberg R, Keashen R, Palmer JA, Bober C, Mita L, Miller R, McCandless K, Lopez S, Goldfarb S: Improved screening for Epstein-Barr virus infection to prevent post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Quality and Safety Day, Philadelphia, PA April 2017 Notes: Poster.
Kreher G, Fisher B, Correale C, Henry L, Rand E, Seif A, Reilly A, Hartung EA, Goldfarb S, Laskin BL: A Quality Improvement Effort to Improve Screening for Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Transplant Management Forum, Orlando, FL April 2017 Notes: Poster.
Hartung EA, Darge K: Ultrasound elastography with acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) to assess liver fibrosis and portal hypertension in children with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease [Abstract] Pediatric Radiology/International Pediatric Radiology Conjoint Meeting, Chicago, IL 46(Supplement 1), May 2016 Notes: Oral presentation.
Hartung EA, Darge K: Quantification of Liver Disease Severity in Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD) Using Ultrasound Elastography with Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) [abstract] Journal of the American Society of Nephrology / ASN Kidney Week, Chicago, IL November 2016 Notes: Poster.
Laskin BL, Fisher B, Henry L, Correale C, Kreher G, Mittelstadt C, Rand E, Seif A, Reilly A, Hartung EA, Goldfarb S: A Quality Improvement Effort to Improve Screening for Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Quality and Safety Day, Philadelphia, PA April 2016 Notes: Poster.
Hartung EA. "Imaging to measure renal function: How good are our estimates?" Pediatric Academic Societies / American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. May, 2017.
Hartung EA. "Imaging of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract," Salzburg CHOP Pediatric Nephrology & Endocrinology Seminar, Salzburg, Austria. Apr, 2017.
Hartung EA. "Faculty Case Presentation: Hypertension" Salzburg CHOP Pediatric Nephrology & Endocrinology Seminar, Salzburg, Austria. Apr, 2017.
Hartung EA. "Tubular Disorders of Electrolyte Regulation," Salzburg CHOP Pediatric Nephrology & Endocrinology Seminar, Salzburg, Austria. Apr, 2017.
Hartung EA. "Glomerulonephritis," Salzburg CHOP Pediatric Nephrology & Endocrinology Seminar, Salzburg, Austria. Apr, 2017.
Hartung EA. "Polycystic Kidney Disease and Ciliopathies," Salzburg CHOP Pediatric Nephrology & Endocrinology Seminar, Salzburg, Austria. Apr, 2017.
Hartung EA. Ultrasound elastography with acoustic radiation force impulse to assess liver fibrosis and portal hypertension in children with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. International Pediatric Radiology Conjoint Meeting and Exhibition; 2016 May; Chicago, IL.
Hartung EA, Darge K: Quantification of Liver Disease Severity in Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD) Using Ultrasound Elastography with Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) [abstract] Journal of the American Society of Nephrology November 2016.
2022, Main Line Today Top Docs, Nephrology
2017, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Member of the Month, February 2017 - recognized for service to the ASPN Research Committee
2013-15, CTSA KL2 Mentored Clinical Research Scholar Award, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health
2011, Alport Syndrome Symposium Travel Award
2010-11, Charles T. Bauer Foundation Research Award - National Kidney Foundation of Maryland
2008-2009, National Kidney Foundation of Maryland Grant Award
2001, Doctor of Medicine awarded Magna cum laude, Jefferson Medical College
2001, Annie Simpson Pulmonary Medicine Prize, Jefferson Medical College
2000, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (Junior Year), Jefferson Medical College
2000-2001, Vice President, Jefferson Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, Jefferson Medical College
2000-2001, Dr. James D. and Jennie M. Beach Memorial Scholarship
1999, Bachelor of Science awarded with Highest Distinction, Pennsylvania State University
1999-2001, Hobart Amory Hare Honor Medical Society for Internal Medicine, Jefferson Medical College
1997, Evan Pugh Scholar Award, Pennsylvania State University
1996, President's Freshman Award, Pennsylvania State University
1995-2001, Starr Foundation Academic Scholarship
2017, Ad-hoc reviewer, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2016-present, Guest Associate Editor for Pediatric Nephrology, Research Topic: "Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Polycystic Kidney Diseases," Frontiers in Pediatrics
2016-present, Topic Editor, Research Topic: "Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Polycystic Kidney Diseases," Frontiers in Pediatrics
2016, Ad-hoc reviewer, Transplantation
2016, Ad-hoc reviewer, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
2015-present, Ad-hoc reviewer, Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
2015-2017, Ad-hoc reviewer, Pediatric Nephrology
2015-present, Ad-hoc reviewer, Pediatric Nephrology
2014-present, Ad-hoc reviewer, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2014-present, Ad-hoc reviewer, Liver International
2014-present, Review Editor for pediatric nephrology, Frontiers in Pediatrics
2014-present, Ad-hoc reviewer, Transplant International
2017-present, Scientific Review Committee
2017, K Grant Advisory Committee, Invited Grant Reviewer
2016-2017, Graduate Education Committee, Pediatric Residency Program
2015-16, Clinical Competency Committee, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program
- 2016-present, Chair
2015-present, Quality Improvement Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Transplant Center: Improving Recognition of EBV Infection in Organ Transplant Recipients - Member
2018-present, Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation
- 2018-present, PKD in Children Council
- 2018-present, Physician Advisor
- 2018-present, Science Advisory Committee
2017-present, Society for Pediatric Research
2016-present, American Board of Pediatrics
- 2016-2018, Nephrology Content Development Team (item writer for Pediatric Nephrology in-training, certification, and MOC exams)
2007-present, American Society of Nephrology
2007-present, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- 2015-2018, Project Leader, ASPN Research Mentoring Quality Improvement Program
- 2017-2018, Chair, ASPN Research Committee
- 2015-2017, Co-Chair, ASPN Research Committee
- 2013-present, Member, ASPN Research Committee
- 2016-present, Member, ASPN Training Program Directors Committee
- 2016-present, Member, ASPN Program Committee