Our Team | Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation | UC Davis Children's Hospital

Our team

Our multidisciplinary team of pediatric nephrologists, nurse specialists, social workers and nutrition experts, among others, provide care to children with congenital and acquired kidney and urologic diseases to help optimize their health and quality of life.

Our clinical leader
  • Chief, Pediatric Nephrology

    Lavjay Butani, M.D.

    Lavjay Butani, M.D., chief of pediatric nephrology, is a pediatric nephrologist caring for children with the entire spectrum of kidney diseases, such as high blood pressure, kidney stones, prenatally diagnoses renal anomalies, kidney infections, and acute and chronic kidney diseases. He has special interest in caring for children who have received kidney transplants.

    View full bio for Lavjay Butani, M.D.
Our specialists

Lavjay Butani, M.D.

Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics

Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Specialties
Pediatric Nephrology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3112
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3112
Maha Haddad, M.D.

Director of Pediatric Dialysis

Health Sciences Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Nephrology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3112
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3112
Arundhati Kale, M.D.

Director of Pediatric Transplantation

Health Science Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Nephrology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3112
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3112
Machi Kaneko, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Nephrology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3112
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3112
Stephanie Nguyen, M.D., M.A.S.

Medical Director, Patient Contact Center

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Nephrology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3112
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3112
Gia Oh, M.D.

Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Nephrology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3112
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3112
Referrals and appointments

Kidney care clinics

Advanced kidney care is available at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital Pediatric Nephrology Clinic for infants, children and teens. We also have a pediatric kidney stone program offering care for new and recurrent kidney stones.

  • Pediatric Nephrology Clinic
  • Pediatric Kidney Stone Clinic
  • Multidisciplinary Pediatric Stone Clinic

Consultation services

Our nephrologists are widely sought for consultation services by family practitioners who have patients with kidney disease. Our team also provides consultation services to hospitals throughout Northern California, Southern Oregon and parts of Nevada.

Pediatric Nephrology Clinic

2521 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95817

The pediatric nephrology clinic is located in the Glassrock Building on the UC Davis Health campus.

View map and directions

To schedule an appointment

800-770-6831

916-734-3112

For physician referrals or consults

800-823-4543

To see one of our specialists, a referral is required from your child’s primary care physician.