Jennifer R Charlton, MD, MSc
Pediatric Nephrology
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Bio & Overview
Jennifer Charlton, MD, is an associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Nephrology at UVA. Her research focuses on the effect of preterm birth on the development and long-term function of the kidneys. She is a founding member of the Neonatal Kidney Collaborative, which works to improve the renal health of vulnerable newborns, and she maintains an active role on the steering committee.
Dr. Charlton is a native Floridian, the oldest of three children. She attended the University of Florida for undergraduate training and the University of South Florida in Tampa for medical school. She met her husband in medical school and they couples-matched to the University of South Carolina, where she completed her pediatric residency training. They moved to Charlottesville in 2007, where Dr. Charlton completed her nephrology fellowship and earned a masters in clinical research at UVA.
Dr. Charlton and her husband have two children and enjoy living in “urban wilderness” with their SPCA rescue dog. She loves spending time with her family, traveling, running and watching her children swim.
Academic Information
- Department
- Pediatrics
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Infants (0-2)
Children (2-12)
Adolescents (12-21)
- Primary Education
- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
- Residency
- University of South Carolina
- Fellowships
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Nephrology), American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
Highlights
Dr. Jennifer Charlton profile transcript
- My name's Jennifer Charlton. I'm a pediatric neurologist. I'm an associate professor here at the University of Virginia in the Department of Pediatrics and the Division of Nephrology. I love patient care. I love taking care of kids. I love seeing a kid that is very, very sick get better. I love the chance to educate families about kidney disease. I love teaching fellows and trainees and people about the kidney and all of the functions that it has. And I love seeing families over time. That's the clinical part that I love. I also love the fact that I can be creative in the lab. I love that I can ask questions and hopefully answer some of those questions and hopefully one day, with what we're doing in the lab, be able to translate that to a patient and improve a patient's life. That's my ultimate goal. UVA supports and encourages my creative, innovative, collaborative parts of me.
Awards
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Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 2023
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Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2020
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Best Doctors in America® List, 2015-2020
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Best Bedside Manner Awards, OurHealth Charlottesville and Shenandoah Valley Magazine; Second Place, Nephrology, 2019
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Margaret and Howard Gutgesell teaching award for excellence in outpatient teaching, UVA Department of Pediatrics, 2018
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Robert J Roberts Award, UVA Department of Pediatrics, 2018
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Pediatric Loan Repayment Program, NIH, 2012-2015