Carl P. Walther

Carl P. Walther, M.D., M.S., FASN is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine-Nephrology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. His academic roles include medical education and clinical research in nephrology. He holds a Master of Science from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

**Education**:

• MD, Baylor College of Medicine (2009)
• Residency in Internal Medicine, University of California-San Diego (2012)
• Fellowship in Nephrology, University of Texas Health Science Center (2014)
• MS in Clinical Research, University of Texas Health Science Center (2018)

**Research Interests**: Focuses on cardiorenal disease mechanisms, health outcomes in mechanical circulatory support patients, glomerular disease pathogenesis, and evidence-based medical education. His work explores kidney function trajectories in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients and biomarkers predicting adverse outcomes in heart failure patients.

**Key Trends in Publications**: Over 40 peer-reviewed articles since 2012, emphasizing kidney-heart interplay in advanced heart failure, biomarker discovery for LVAD-associated complications, and cardiovascular risk stratification in chronic kidney disease populations. Recent work applies machine learning to predict stroke risk in mechanical circulatory support patients and proteomics to identify parenchymal kidney health indicators.

**Funding**: NIH grant (1K23DK122131-01A1) supports his investigation into kidney dysfunction in advanced heart failure patients with mechanical circulatory support, focusing on phenotyping, prediction, and pathophysiology.

**Labs/Teams**: Collaborates on interdisciplinary projects involving nephrology, cardiology, and bioengineering teams at Baylor College of Medicine and affiliated institutions.