Alexandra C. Idrovo, MD

I enjoy working at Phoenix Children’s and believe that care is best provided with collaboration across specialties and in a multidisciplinary manner.

About Alexandra C. Idrovo, MD

Alexandra Idrovo, M.D., is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Nephrology. As a pediatric nephrologist at Phoenix Children's, Dr. Idrovo is committed to helping children with chronic kidney disease reach their full potential. She has specialized training to diagnose and treat children with acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease, as well as those who need renal replacement therapy.

Dr. Idrovo earned her medical degree from the University of Guayaquil. She completed her pediatric residency at Cook County Health in Chicago, Illinois. She went on to complete a pediatric nephrology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Idrovo is a member of the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, the American Society of Nephrology, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Idrovo is the recipient of several awards, including being recognized as a "Top Doc", which is awarded for best pediatric care, and was awarded the best pediatric research abstract by a physician from the International Dialysis Congress.

As a lecturer and publisher, Dr. Idrovo has presented at national and international conferences. She published research in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology and the Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging.

Medical School / Education

University of Guayaquil, Ecuador

Residency

(Pediatrics) Cook County Health, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

(Pediatric Nephrology) Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's, Houston, TX

Pediatrics, Subspecialty-Pediatric Nephrology

American Board of Pediatrics

Top Doc, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2021

Best Pediatric Research Abstract by a Physician, International Dialysis Congress, 2020

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Academy of Pediatrics

Member, American Society of Nephrology

Member, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology

Idrovo A, Hollander SA, Neumayr TM, Bell C, Munoz G, Choudhry S, Price J, Adachi I, Srivaths P, Sutherland S, Akcan-Arikan A. Long-term kidney outcomes in pediatric continuous-flow ventricular assist device patients. Pediatr Nephrol. 2024 Apr;39(4):1289-1300. doi: 10.1007/s00467-023-06190-8. Epub 2023 Nov 16. PMID: 37971519.

Idrovo A, Afonso N, Price J, Tume S, Akcan-Arikan A. Kidney replacement therapy in pediatric patients on mechanical circulatory support: challenges for the pediatric nephrologist. Pediatr Nephrol. 2021 May;36(5):1109-1117. doi: 10.1007/s00467-020-04605-4. Epub 2020 May 28. PMID: 32462258 Review.

Idrovo A, Pignatelli R, Loar R, Nieuwsma A, Geer J, Solomon C, Swartz S, Ghanayem N, Akcan-Arikan A, Srivaths P. Preserved Cerebral Oxygenation with Worsening Global Myocardial Strain during Pediatric Chronic Hemodialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Nov;32(11):2912-2919. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2021020193. Epub 2021 Sep 13. PMID: 34518280 Free PMC article.

Doan TT, Srivaths P, Liu A, Kevin Wilkes J, Idrovo A, Akcan-Arikan A, Swartz S, Geer J, Altman CA, Ayres NA, Loar RW, Pignatelli R. Left ventricular strain and left atrial strain are impaired during hemodialysis in children. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Dec;37(12):3489-3497. doi: 10.1007/s10554-021-02350-9. Epub 2021 Jul 21. PMID: 34287747.

Idrovo A, Geer J, Solomon CH, Devaraj S, Swartz SJ, Akcan-Arikan A, Srivaths PR. Correlation of Venous Oxygen Saturations from Noninvasive Hematocrit Monitoring Using Blood Gas Measured Oximetry in Chronic Pediatric Hemodialysis Patients. Blood Purif. 2020;49(6):665-669. doi: 10.1159/000508059. Epub 2020 Jul 8. PMID: 32640449.

Idrovo A, Akcan-Arikan A, Malatesta-Muncher R, Tal L. Hypokalemia in a pediatric patient on continuous renal replacement therapy: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol. 2019 Dec;34(12):2553-2555. doi: 10.1007/s00467-019-04320-9. PMID: 31440826.