Dr. Meredith Seamon received her medical education at Creighton University, where she also did her undergraduate studies. She then completed her pediatric residency training at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin, and fellowship training in Pediatric Nephrology at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.

Dr. Seamon’s clinical practice includes the care of patients with disorders of the kidney including chronic kidney disease, nephrotic syndrome, glomerulonephritis, tubular disorders, cystic kidney disease, kidney malformations, kidney stones, and hypertension. She also participates in the care of patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis and following renal transplantation. She has a special interest in the management of patients with complex glomerular diseases as well as chronic kidney disease. Along with her colleagues in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, her regional practice includes patients from Utah, as well as from the surrounding states of Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico and Montana.

Specialties

Pediatric Nephrology

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Nephrology)

Patient Rating

5.0 /5

( out of 13 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Pediatrics -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions	Nephrology & Hypertension
Board Certification	American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Nephrology)

Education history

Fellowship	Nephrology - Children’s Hospital Boston	Clinical Fellow
Research Fellow	Nephrology - Children’s Hospital Boston	Research Fellow
Residency	Pediatrics - University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics	Resident
Professional Medical	Medicine - Creighton University School of Medicine	M.D.
Undergraduate	Biology - Creighton University	B.S.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Patel P, de Guzman M, Hicks MJ, Maliakkal JG, Rheault MN, Selewski DT, Twombley K, Misurac JM, Tran CL, Constantinescu AR, Onder AM, Seamon M, Seeherunvong W, Singh V, Pan C, Okamura DM, Omoloja A, Kallash M, Smoyer WE, Hidalgo G, Wenderfer SE (2022). Utility of the 2018 revised ISN/RPS thresholds for glomerular crescents in childhood-onset lupus nephritis: a Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium study. Pediatr Nephrol, 37(12), 3139-3145.
Lozano Chinga M, Afify Z, Lowichik A, Grinsell MM, Seamon M, Meznarich JA (2022). Female adolescent with recurrent anemia and thrombocytopenia: Questions. Pediatr Nephrol, 37(9), 2067-2068.
Lozano Chinga M, Afify Z, Lowichik A, Grinsell MM, Seamon M, Meznarich JA (2022). Female adolescent with recurrent anemia and thrombocytopenia: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol, 37(9), 2069-2071.
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 (2021). Eculizumab exposure in children and young adults: indications, practice patterns, and outcomes-a Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium study. Pediatr Nephrol, 36(8), 2349-2360.
Seamon ML, Yamaguchi I (2021). Hypertension in Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: Evaluation and Management in Pediatric Patients. Curr Hypertens Rep, 23(5), 32.
Maliakkal JG, Hicks MJ, Michael M, Selewski DT, Twombley K, Rheault MN, Seamon M, Misurac JM, Tran CL, Reyes L, Flynn JT, Onder AM, Constantinescu AR, Singh V, Pan C, Omoloja A, Wu Q, Smoyer WE, Hidalgo G, Wenderfer SE (2020). Renal Survival in Children with Glomerulonephritis with Crescents: A Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium Cohort Study. J Clin Med, 9(8).
Carpenter SL, Goldman J, Sherman AK, Selewski DT, Kallash M, Tran CL, Seamon M, Katsoufis C, Ashoor I, Hernandez J, Supe-Markovina K, Dalessandri-Silva C, DeJesus-Gonzalez N, Vasylyeva TL, Formeck C, Woll C, Gbadegesin R, Geier P, Devarajan P, Smoyer WE, Kerlin BA, Rheault MN (2018). Association of infections and venous thromboembolism in hospitalized children with nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol, 34(2), 261-267.
Rheault MN, Zhang L, Selewski D, Kallash M, Tran CL, Seamon M, Katsoufis C, Ashoor I, Hernandez J, Supe-Markovina K, Dalessandri-Silva C, DeJesus-Gonzalez N, Vasylyeva TL, Formeck C, Woll C, Gbadegesin R, Devarajan P, Carpenter SL, Kerlin BA, and Smoyer WE, Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium (12/7/2015). AKI in Children Hospitalized with Nephrotic Syndrome. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 10(12), 2110-8.

Review

Ferris ME, Miles JA, and Seamon ML (01/15/2016). Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic or End-Stage Kidney Disease. [Review]. Blood Purif, 41(1-3), 205-10.
Ferris ME, Miles JA, Seamon ML (2016). Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic or End-Stage Kidney Disease. [Review]. Blood Purif, 41(1-3), 205-10.

Abstract

Muff-Luett MA, Sanderson KR, Sherman AK, Cai Y, Engen R, Hunley TE, Ingraham S, Kallash M, Kiessling SG, Kizilbash S, Mansuri A, Miyashita Y, Omoloja A, Seamon M, Sharma S, Tran C, Weaver D, Wenderfer S, Winnicki E, Woroniecki R, Xiao N, Zahr R, Srivastava T, and Nester CM (05/01/2016). EEYORE: Evaluating Eculizumab Use in Young Patients: Outcomes and Responses- A Collaboration of the Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium (MWPNC) [Abstract]. E-PAS, 2824.224.
Rheault MN, Zhang L, Selewski D, Kallash M, Tran CL, Seamon M, Katsoufis C, Ashoor I, Hernandez J, Supe-Markovina K, Dalessandri-Silva C, DeJesus-Gonzalez N, Vasylyeva TL, Formeck C, Woll C, Gbadegesin R, Devarajan P, Carpenter SL, Kerlin BA, and Smoyer WE (2015). Acute Kidney Injury in Children Hospitalized with Nephrotic Syndrome: A MWPNC Study [Abstract]. E-PAS, 2871.192.
Rheault MN, Zhang L, Selewski D, Kallash M, Tran CL, Seamon M, Katsoufis C, Ashoor I, Hernandez J, Supe-Markovina K, Dalessandri-Silva C, DeJesus-Gonzalez N, Vasylyeva T, Formeck C, Woll C, Gbadegesin R, Devarajan P, Carpenter SL, Kerlin BA, and Smoyer WE (2015). Complications in Children Hospitalized with Nephrotic Syndrome; a Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium Study [Abstract]. E-PAS, 1380.4.
Jain N, Seamon M, Ferguson M, and Somers M (2013). Optical Sensor Monitoring of Hematocrit in Children on Chronic Hemodialysis [Abstract]. E-PAS, 1524.341.
Seamon M, Schumacher V (2011). A Role of mRNA Localization in Chronic Kidney Disease [Abstract]. E-PAS, 1406.68.
Seamon M, Schumacher V (2011). A Role of mRNA Localization in Chronic Kidney Disease. [Abstract]. Blood Purif, 31, 213.

Other

Patel P, Guzman M, Hicks MJ, Maliakkal JG, Rheault MN, Selewski DT, Twombley K, Misurac JM, Tran CL, Constantinescu AR, Onder AM, Seamon M, Seeherunvong W, Singh V, Pan C, Okamura DM, Omoloja A, Kallash M, Smoyer WE, Hidalgo G, Wenderfer SE (2022). Correction to: Utility of the 2018 revised ISN/RPS thresholds for glomerular crescents in childhood-onset lupus nephritis: a Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium study. Pediatr Nephrol (37(12), p. 3255). Germany.