Dr. Katherine Timmins-Vollmers joined Renal Specialists of Houston in 1997 after completing a research and clinical fellowship in Nephrology at Baylor College of Medicine. She holds multiple leadership roles at CHI Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, serving as UNOS Program Director of Kidney Transplantation, Nephrology Section Chief, and Medical Director of Dialysis. She is also a critical member of the task force for prevention acute kidney injury in patients with heart-assisted devices. Recognized for her excellence in patient care and education, Dr. Timmins has been recognized as a “Texas Super Doctor” for eleven consecutive years. She is Medical Director at Fresenius Kidney Care East Central Dialysis.
PROFESSIONAL/ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Professor, Dept of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
- Chair, Quality of Care & Patient Safety Committee, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, current
- Chief of Nephrology, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, current
- Medical Director, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Dialysis, current
- Instructor, Nephrology elective rotation for Anesthesia fellows, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, current
- Chief of Staff, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
- Nephrology Representative, Ebola Response Team
- Clinical Instructor Internal Medicine Ben Taub General Hospital Emergency Room
RENAL FELLOWSHIP
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas
- Clinical Fellowship 1995 – 1997
- Research Fellowship 1994 - 1995
RESIDENCY
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1991 - 1994
MEDICAL SCHOOL
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX 1986 - 1991
BOARD CERTIFICATION
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Diplomat Nephrology
AREAS OF CLINICAL INTEREST
- Acute and chronic renal failure
- Renal Transplantation
- Lupus
- Vasculitis and Glomerulonephritis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS
- American Medical Association
- Texas Medical Association
- American College of Physicians
- Harris County Medical Society
AWARD AND HONORS
- Texas Super Doctor, Texas Monthly 2014-2024
- Top Nephrologists in Texas, US News & World Report 2013
- Outstanding Clinical Faculty Member Award, Baylor College of Medicine
- Excellence in Teaching Award, Baylor College of Medicine 2002, 2005
PRESENTATIONS/RESEARCH
- Moderator and participant on "panel of experts", Acute Kidney Injury - Baylor College of Medicine: 5th Annual Advances in Critical Care Symposium 10/2024
- Speaker: "Contemporary Prevention Strategies for Acute Kidney Failure Following LVAD Placement" and participation on "panel of experts" - The Texas Heart Institute Mechanical Circulatory Support Symposium 2/2024
- “Quality Matrix in Solid Organ Transplant,” Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Transplant Roundup Conference 3/2019
- “The effects of calcium channel blockers on PMCA-1 and PMCA-3 in rat aorta smooth muscle cells,” Research Fellowship, Nephrology Baylor College of Medicine 1994
