Michael C. Braun, M.D.

Professor

(832) 824-3800

Positions

Professor: Pediatrics-Renal
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Chief: Pediatrics - Renal
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Renal Service (Clinic): TCH-Clinical Care Center
6701 Fannin, 11th Floor
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-3800
http://www.texaschildrens.org/departments/kidney-renal

Education

Fellowship at Children's Hospital Medical Center: 01/1997 - Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Residency at Children's Memorial Hospital: 01/1993 - Chicago, Illinois, United States

MD from University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine: 01/1990 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

BA from Princeton University: 01/1986 - Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Postdoctoral Fellowship at NIAID/NIH: 01/2001 - Bethesda, Maryland, US Territory

Certifications

Physician: Texas Medical Board

Honors & Awards

USNWR’s America’s Top Pediatricians

NIH Fellow’s Award for Research Excellence

Magna Cum Laude, Princeton University

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Angelo JR, Bell CS, Braun MC. " Allograft failure in kidney transplant recipients with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. " Am. J. Kidney Dis.. 2011 Feb ; 57 (2) : 291-9.
Pubmed PMID: 21215503.
Wenderfer SE, Soimo K, Wetsel RA, Braun MC. " Analysis of C4 and the C4 binding protein in the MRL/lpr mouse. " Arthritis Res. Ther.. 2007 ; 9 (5) : R114.
Pubmed PMID: 17971229.
Yo Y, Braun MC, Barisoni L, Mobaraki H, Lu H, Shrivastav S, Owens J, Kopp JB. " Anti-mouse mesangial cell serum induces acute glomerulonephropathy in mice. " Nephron Exp. Nephrol.. 2003 ; 93 (3) : e92-106.
Pubmed PMID: 12660412.
Volcik KA, Ballantyne CM, Braun MC, Coresh J, Mosley TH, Boerwinkle E. " Association of the complement factor H Y402H polymorphism with cardiovascular disease is dependent upon hypertension status: The ARIC study. " Am. J. Hypertens.. 2008 May ; 21 (5) : 533-8.
Pubmed PMID: 18292760.
Wenderfer SE, Swinford RD, Braun MC. " C1q nephropathy in the pediatric population: pathology and pathogenesis. " Pediatr. Nephrol.. 2010 Aug ; 25 (8) : 1385-96.
Pubmed PMID: 20180137.
Wenderfer SE, Wang H, Ke B, Wetsel RA, Braun MC. " C3a receptor deficiency accelerates the onset of renal injury in the MRL/lpr mouse. " Mol. Immunol.. 2009 Apr ; 46 (7) : 1397-404.
Pubmed PMID: 19167760.
Wenderfer SE, Ke B, Hollmann TJ, Wetsel RA, Lan HY, Braun MC. " C5a receptor deficiency attenuates T cell function and renal disease in MRLlpr mice. " J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.. 2005 Dec ; 16 (12) : 3572-82.
Pubmed PMID: 16207826.
Braun MC, He J, Wu CY, Kelsall BL. " Cholera toxin suppresses interleukin (IL)-12 production and IL-12 receptor beta1 and beta2 chain expression. " J. Exp. Med.. 1999 Feb 1; 189 (3) : 541-52.
Pubmed PMID: 9927516.
Welsh KJ, Lewis CT, Boyd S, Braun MC, Actor JK. " Complement Factor C7 Contributes to Lung Immunopathology Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. " Clin. Dev. Immunol.. 2012 ; 2012 : 429675.
Pubmed PMID: 22973398.
Braun MC, Welch TR. " Continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration in the treatment of acute hyperammonemia. " Am. J. Nephrol.. 1998 ; 18 (6) : 531-3.
Pubmed PMID: 9845830.
Suárez-Rivera M, Abadeer RA, Kott MM, Braun MC. " Cryptococcosis associated with crescentic glomerulonephritis. " Pediatr. Nephrol.. 2008 May ; 23 (5) : 827-30.
Pubmed PMID: 18253761.
Wenderfer SE, Swinford RD, Mauiyyedi S, Witte DP, Braun MC. " Cytomegalovirus and recurrent idiopathic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type 1: cause or consequence? " Transplantation. 2007 Feb 27; 83 (4) : 523-4.
Pubmed PMID: 17318089.
Braun MC, West CD, Strife CF. " Differences between membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis types I and III in long-term response to an alternate-day prednisone regimen. " Am. J. Kidney Dis.. 1999 Dec ; 34 (6) : 1022-32.
Pubmed PMID: 10585311.
Hollmann TJ, Mueller-Ortiz SL, Braun MC, Wetsel RA. " Disruption of the C5a receptor gene increases resistance to acute Gram-negative bacteremia and endotoxic shock: opposing roles of C3a and C5a. " Mol. Immunol.. 2008 Apr ; 45 (7) : 1907-15.
Pubmed PMID: 18063050.
Dmitrieva RI, Hinojos CA, Boerwinkle E, Braun MC, Fornage M, Doris PA. " Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 and hypertensive nephropathy. " Hypertension. 2008 Jun ; 51 (6) : 1583-9.
Pubmed PMID: 18443232.
Braun MC, Kelly CN, Prada AE, Mishra J, Chand D, Devarajan P, Zahedi K. " Human PRMT5 expression is enhanced during in vitro tubule formation and after in vivo ischemic injury in renal epithelial cells. " Am. J. Nephrol.. ; 24 (2) : 250-7.
Pubmed PMID: 15031628.
Herring SM, Gokul N, Monita M, Bell R, Boerwinkle E, Wenderfer SE, Braun MC, Doris PA. " Immunoglobulin locus associates with serum IgG levels and albuminuria. " J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.. 2011 May ; 22 (5) : 881-9.
Pubmed PMID: 21454716.
Wenderfer SE, Stepkowski SM, Braun MC. " Increased survival and reduced renal injury in MRL/lpr mice treated with a novel sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist. " Kidney Int.. 2008 Nov ; 74 (10) : 1319-26.
Pubmed PMID: 18769369.
Braun M, Kietzmann M. " Ischaemia-reperfusion injury in the isolated haemoperfused bovine uterus: an in vitro model of acute inflammation. " Altern Lab Anim. 2004 Jun ; 32 (2) : 69-77.
Pubmed PMID: 15601235.
Samuel JP, Bell CS, Molony DA, Braun MC. " Long-term Outcome of Renal Transplantation Patients with Henoch-Schonlein Purpura. " Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug ; 6 (8) : 2034-40.
Pubmed PMID: 21700827.
Braun MC, Doris PA. " Mendelian and trans-generational inheritance in hypertensive renal disease. " Ann. Med.. 2012 Jun ; 44 : S65-73.
Pubmed PMID: 22713151.
Braun MC, Cohn RA, Kletzel M. " Nephrotic syndrome accompanying familial hemophagocytic syndrome. " J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol.. 1996 May ; 18 (2) : 195-7.
Pubmed PMID: 8846138.
Portman RJ, McNiece KL, Swinford RD, Braun MC, Samuels JA. " Pediatric hypertension: diagnosis, evaluation, management, and treatment for the primary care physician. " Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2005 Aug ; 35 (7) : 262-94.
Pubmed PMID: 16077462.
Braun MC, Li L, Ke B, Dubinsky WP, Pickering MC, Chang JY. " Proteomic profiling of urinary protein excretion in the factor H-deficient mouse. " Am. J. Nephrol.. 2006 ; 26 (2) : 127-35.
Pubmed PMID: 16549904.
Braun M, Lelieur K, Kietzmann M. " Purinergic substances promote murine keratinocyte proliferation and enhance impaired wound healing in mice. " Wound Repair Regen. ; 14 (2) : 152-61.
Pubmed PMID: 16630104.
Braun MC, Stablein DM, Hamiwka LA, Bell L, Bartosh SM, Strife CF. " Recurrence of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II in renal allografts: The North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study experience. " J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.. 2005 Jul ; 16 (7) : 2225-33.
Pubmed PMID: 15888559.
Braun MC, Kelsall BL. " Regulation of interleukin-12 production by G-protein-coupled receptors. " Microbes Infect.. 2001 Feb ; 3 (2) : 99-107.
Pubmed PMID: 11251296.
Braun MC, Reins RY, Li TB, Hollmann TJ, Dutta R, Rick WA, Teng BB, Ke B. " Renal expression of the C3a receptor and functional responses of primary human proximal tubular epithelial cells. " J. Immunol.. 2004 Sep 15; 173 (6) : 4190-6.
Pubmed PMID: 15356170.
Braun MC, Lahey E, Kelsall BL. " Selective suppression of IL-12 production by chemoattractants. " J. Immunol.. 2000 Mar 15; 164 (6) : 3009-17.
Pubmed PMID: 10706689.
Stahl J, Braun M, Siebert J, Kietzmann M. " The effect of a combination of 0.1% octenidine dihydrochloride and 2% 2-phenoxyethanol (octenisept) on wound healing in pigs in vivo and its in vitro percutaneous permeation through intact and barrier disrupted porcine skin. " Int Wound J. 2010 Feb ; 7 (1) : 62-9.
Pubmed PMID: 20409252.
Stahl J, Braun M, Siebert J, Kietzmann M. " The percutaneous permeation of a combination of 0.1% octenidine dihydrochloride and 2% 2-phenoxyethanol (octenisept®) through skin of different species in vitro. " BMC Vet. Res.. 2011 ; 7 : 44.
Pubmed PMID: 21835019.
Braun M, Zerbe H, Kietzmann M. " Tissue concentration of intrauterine and intravenously administered amoxicillin in the isolated hemoperfused bovine uterus model and in healthy cows. " Berl. Munch. Tierarztl. Wochenschr.. ; 122 (41276) : 51-7.
Pubmed PMID: 19226935.
Wenderfer SE, Dubinsky WP, Hernandez-Sanabria M, Braun MC. " Urine proteome analysis in murine nephrotoxic serum nephritis. " Am. J. Nephrol.. 2009 ; 30 (5) : 450-8.
Pubmed PMID: 19776558.
Guay-Woodford LM, Bissler JJ, Braun MC, et al.. " Consensus expert recommendations for the diagnosis and management of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease: report of an international conference. " J Pediatr.. 2014 Sep ; 165 (3) : 611-7.
Pubmed PMID: 25015577.

Memberships

Society for Pediatric Research

American Society of Pediatric Nephrology

American Society of Nephrology

American Academy of Pediatrics

International Pediatric Nephrology Association

International Society of Nephrology

Funding

Hypertensive Renal Injury: (08/01/2013 - 07/31/2018); Grant funding from University of Texas Health Science Center