Patrick Taus

Patrick Taus, MD, PhD serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine within the Department of Medicine's Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. His clinical and research work focuses on acute and chronic kidney diseases with specialization in glomerulonephritis and onconephrology.

Dr. Taus completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida followed by PhD, medical school, residency, and fellowship training all at UNC Chapel Hill. His research interests include the molecular mechanisms of kidney diseases, particularly the genetic regulation of Proteinase-3 in ANCA vasculitis.

His publications demonstrate expertise spanning clinical nephrology diagnostics and cancer biology, with recent work on point-of-care kidney ultrasound techniques and foundational cancer-testis antigen research. His 2022 publication represents clinical translation of imaging techniques while his 2015 co-authored work established critical oncological mechanisms.

As a physician-scientist, Dr. Taus aims to develop targeted therapies that reduce reliance on non-specific immunosuppression for autoimmune kidney diseases. His laboratory work bridges molecular discovery with clinical application in nephrology.