Friedhelm Hildebrandt

Dr. Friedhelm Hildebrandt is a clinician and investigator who joined the Boston Children’s Hospital after a distinguished career at the University of Michigan. Dr. Hildebrandt’s clinical interests include hereditary renal disease. His laboratory focuses on identifying novel genes mutated in kidney diseases of children, including Nephrotic Syndrome. He has received multiple awards for his research, including the E. Mead Johnson Award for Pediatric Research from the Society for Pediatric Research, the highest research award given in pediatrics.

Dr. Hildebrandt received his M.D. from Heidelberg University in Germany, completed his clinical training in general pediatrics and pediatric nephrology at Freiburg University Children’s Hospital, and conducted postdoctoral research with Peter Aronson and Peter Igarashi at Yale.