Melissa Muff-Luett, MD

Associate Professor, UNMC Division of Nephrology
Chief, UNMC Division of Nephrology

My focus is to grow and advance the pediatric nephrology division and pediatric dialysis services at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center-Omaha and the UNMC, with the goal of providing the highest standard of dialysis care for the children of Nebraska and Western Iowa. As the Medical Director of Pediatric Dialysis, I led the development of a dedicated pediatric dialysis program at Children’s Hospital including the addition of home dialysis therapies, Carpediem^TM, and plasmapheresis services. My primary clinical interest is in the care of infants on dialysis. My desire to improve the outcome of this vulnerable population and to overcome the challenges associated with dialyzing the smallest pediatric patients, has driven me to pursue research in neonatal dialysis.

I am the primary investigator of a study through the Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium entitled COntemporary Infant and Neonatal Dialysis study (COINED). This is a multi-center retrospective study to examine neonatal dialysis practice patterns including modalities, patient demographics, dialysis indications and complications. I am also an active participant in multicenter dialysis collaboratives including SCOPE, WE-ROCK, and ICONIC. I serve as an associate professor of Medicine in UNMC Department of Pediatrics..