Rasheed A. Gbadegesin
Experienced in Hypertension

Dr. Rasheed A. Gbadegesin

Pediatrics
Duke Health
Duke Children's Health Center Kidney Transplant Clinic
2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 
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Experienced in Hypertension
Duke Health
Duke Children's Health Center Kidney Transplant Clinic
2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 
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Overview

I am a pediatric nephrologist and work with children with kidney disease. Some of the conditions that we see include congenital malformations of the kidney and the bladder, nephrotic syndrome, glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the kidney filters), and children who are on dialysis or who received kidney transplantation because of kidney failure. I listen carefully to parents when they bring their children to the clinic because they know their children better than any other person, and they are the best advocates for their child. I collaborate a lot with the other doctors in the clinic. Rest assured, when you visit our clinic and I am not around, the doctor who is seeing you knows everything about your child. This is a group practice with a very caring multidisciplinary team.

Dr. Gbadegesin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Anemia, and Williams Syndrome.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 119 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 12 articles in the study of Hypertension.

Specialties
Pediatrics
Licenses
Pediatrics in MI
Board Certifications
American Board Of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
American Board Of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology
Fellowships
Pediatric Nephrology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (England), Pediatric Nephrology, University of Michigan Medical Center–Ann Arbor
Languages Spoken
English
Yoruba
Gender
Male

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Locations

Duke Children's Health Center Kidney Transplant Clinic
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 855-855-6484

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Gbadegesin has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hydronephrosis
Neurogenic Bladder

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


3 Clinical Trials

A Phase 2/3 Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Alport Syndrome
A Phase 2/3 Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Alport Syndrome
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 11, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
An Extended Access Program to Assess Long Term Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
An Extended Access Program to Assess Long Term Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: June 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Bardoxolone
Study Phase: Phase 3
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) for Frequently Relapsing and Steroid Dependent Nephrotic Syndrome
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) for Frequently Relapsing and Steroid Dependent Nephrotic Syndrome
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 29, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
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119 Total Publications

Polygenic Risk Scores and HLA Class II Variants are Biomarkers of Corticosteroid Response in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome.
Polygenic Risk Scores and HLA Class II Variants are Biomarkers of Corticosteroid Response in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: September 19, 2025
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