Section Highlights
- The section increases clinical productivity across both Baylor Medicine and Harris Health, with faculty at Harris Health exceeding targets by 18 percent.
- The peritoneal dialysis program at Harris Health has grown by more than 200 percent in one year, significantly expanding access to home dialysis care.
- A new, state-of-the-art outpatient dialysis center recently opened at Quentin Mease Health Center, enhancing patient services and operational efficiency.
- Faculty secure major research funding, including a four-year renewal of a federal grant and competitive scores on multiple NIH R01 applications.
- The fellowship program recently launched a flexible second-year curriculum built around elective rotations and fills all available positions for the upcoming academic year.
Our faculty make outstanding contributions to the clinical care of Houston's amazingly diverse patient population and the education of Baylor College of Medicine medical students, residents, and fellows, while also excelling in clinical and basic nephrology research, quality improvement, and advocacy on behalf of people with kidney disease.
Chief's Message
View a message from the Section of Nephrology Chief Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer M.D., Sc.D.
Education
The Section of Nephrology offers fantastic, state-of-the-art learning opportunities for students, residents, fellows and post-docs.
Research
The Section of Nephrology conducts basic and clinical research on kidney function and diseases.
Healthcare
Our nationally respected physicians are experts in every aspect of kidney care, practicing at the major hospitals in the Texas Medical Center.
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