Eddie Zitnik, DO

Pediatric Nephrologist

Eddie Zitnik, DO, is a Pediatric Nephrologist at Connecticut Children's. Dr. Zitnik's clinical interests include chronic kidney disease, dialysis, and kidney transplant. In his free time, Dr. Zitnik enjoys spending time outdoors and baking/cooking for his friends and family. He is a self-proclaimed super fan of the CBS show Survivor and attends the Eurovision Song Contest every year!

Education

A.T. Still University

Residency

Baystate Medical Center

Fellowship

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

General Pediatrics, The American Board of Pediatrics

Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

  • View Dr. Zitnik's bibliography on PubMed.
  • Zitnik E, Streja E, Laster M. The Impact of Glomerular Disease on Dyslipidemia in Pediatric Patients Treated with Dialysis. Nutrients. 2025; 17(3):459. doi: 10.3390/nu17030459.
  • Vaidya R, Zitnik E, Kita T, Wagner K, Marie PS, Visintainer P, Singh R. Utilizing near infra-red spectroscopy to identify physiologic variations during digital retinal imaging in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2022 Mar;42(3):378-384. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-01294-1.
  • Dawes AT, Wu D, Mahalak KK, Zitnik EM, Kravtsova N, Su H, Chamberlin HM. A computational model predicts genetic nodes that allow switching between species-specific responses in a conserved signaling network. Integr Biol (Camb). 2017 Feb 20;9(2):156-166. doi: 10.1039/c6ib00238b.
  • Sharanya D, Fillis CJ, Kim J, Zitnik EM Jr, Ward KA, Gallagher ME, Chamberlin HM, Gupta BP. Mutations in Caenorhabditis briggsae identify new genes important for limiting the response to EGF signaling during vulval development. Evol Dev. 2015 Jan-Feb;17(1):34-48. doi: 10.1111/ede.12105.

Locations Where I See Patients

South Hadley Specialty Care Center

Connecticut Children’s Specialty Care Center – South Hadley

84 Willimansett Street, Suite 3
South Hadley, MA01075
United States

Exterior view of Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center – Hartford

282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT06106
United States

Exterior view of 399 Farmington Ave in Farmington

Connecticut Children’s Specialty Care Center – Farmington (399 Farmington Ave.)

399 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT06032
United States