Michelle Rheault, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Contact Info
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Division Director, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Pediatric Nephrologist
MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
Residency in Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
Fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Nephrology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Summary
Dr. Michelle Rheault is a board certified pediatric nephrologist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics. She completed her Pediatric Nephrology fellowship at the University of Minnesota in 2006 followed by a research fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. She joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 2008 and is currently the Director of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology and medical director of the pediatric dialysis unit. She is on the steering committee of the Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium, a clinical research network that aims to facilitate collaboration in pediatric nephrology. Her clinical and research interests include Alport syndrome and other genetic kidney diseases, pediatric glomerular disease, and pediatric end stage kidney disease.
Awards & Recognition
Professional Associations
Secretary, Women in Nephrology
Research
Publications
- Rheault MN, Zhang L, Selewski DT, Kallash M, Tran CL, Seamon M, Katsoufis C, Ashoor I, Hernandez J, Supe-Markovina K, D'Alessandri-Silva C, DeJesus-Gonzalez N, Vasylyeva TL, Formeck C, Woll C, Gbadegesin R, Geier P, Devarajan P, Carpenter SL, Kerlin BA, Smoyer WE (2015). AKI in Children Hospitalized with Nephrotic Syndrome. Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology 10, 2110-2118.
Clinical
Specialties
- Pediatric kidney transplantation, Pediatric dialysis
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Nephrology
Media
Video
View Dr. Rheault's talk on Communication for the 21st Century: Social Media in Medicine