Fangming Lin, MD

Pediatric Nephrology
Nephrology, Pediatrics
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Overview

Dr. Fangming Lin joined CUMC in June 2011 as the Division Director of Pediatric Nephrology after 10 years of serving University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. She received her MD degree from Fujian Medical University in China and her PhD degree in Pharmacology at New York Medical College. Dr. Lin underwent pediatric residency training at New York University Medical Center and pediatric nephrology fellowship training at Seattle Children’s Hospital of the University of Washington.

As a physician scientist, Dr. Lin has a strong interest in both patient care and science and discovery. She is passionate and experienced in treating children with congenital kidney conditions as well as acquired kidney diseases. Her laboratory research focuses on the understanding and better treatment for acute and chronic kidney disease. She is the first recipient of the Norman Siegel Pediatric Research Grant Award jointly issued by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) in 2006 - a humbling selection of which she is proud. Dr. Lin has also served on several committees at the national and international levels.

Email: fl2300@cumc.columbia.edu

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Hematuria
  • Hemodialysis
  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
  • Hypertension
  • Kidney Stones
  • Kidney Transplant
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Proteinuria

Academic Appointments

  • Rustin McIntosh Professor of Pediatrics

Administrative Titles

  • Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital

Gender

  • Female

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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • NYP Employee Plan
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health

Affinity Health Plan

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO

Emblem/GHI

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Emblem/HIP

  • ConnectiCare
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
  • HMO

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan

Fidelis Care

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Local 1199

  • Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Quality Health Management

  • Quality Health Management

UnitedHealthcare

  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

VNSNY CHOICE

  • SelectHealth
  • Special Needs

WellCare

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • Fujian Medical University (China)
  • Internship: New York University Medical Center
  • Residency: New York University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Seattle Children's Hospital

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Nephrology
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Research

Our laboratory studies kidney injury and repair using a variety of mouse models. We are currently focusing on the function and molecular regulation of epithelial autophagy. We have shown that following urinary tract obstruction or ischemic injury to the kidney, autophagy is activated in a regulated and dynamic fashion for renal tubular survival and repair. A stress-responsive transcription factor FoxO3 plays an important role in regulating the stress response during the acute injury and the progression to chronic kidney disease. Our goal is to use the knowledge learned from animal studies to help design methods that integrate modulation of autophagy into prevention and treatment for human kidney disease.

Grants

GENERATION OF NEW MOUSE MODELS OF LOW NEPHRON NUMBERS TO UNDERSTAND PATHOGENESIS OF AKI AND CKD IN HUMANS BORN PRETERM (Federal Gov)

Feb 15 2019 - November 30 2022