Sandhya Sara Thomas

Sandhya Sara Thomas, M.D.

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Sandhya Sara Thomas, M.D.

Associate Professor

Email

ssthomas@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor: Medicine-Nephrology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

BA from Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore, Maryland

MD from University of Texas Medical School at Houston: Houston, Texas United States

Internship at University of Texas Medical School at Houston: Houston, Texas United States; Internal Medicine

Residency at University of Texas Medical School at Houston: Houston, Texas United States; Internal Medicine

Clinical Fellowship at Columbia University School of Medicine: New York, New York United States; Nephrology

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, Texas United States; T32 Research Fellowship

Professional Interests

Research interest in insulin signaling in chronic kidney disease, with clinical interests in glomerular diseases, acute kidney injury, and dialysis.

Professional Statement

Clinical areas of interest include acute and chronic kidney disease (CKD) and glomerular diseases of the kidney.

Research interests include evaluating impaired insulin signaling in CKD and the metabolic consequences. The purpose of the proposed research is to investigate the intracellular signaling of insulin in response to CKD. The goal of which is to investigate therapeutic targets to improve insulin signaling and prevent the deleterious consequences of CKD-induced changes in skeletal and cardiac muscle metabolism.