Christie Thomas

Christie Thomas, MBBS, is a Professor of Internal Medicine-Nephrology and Vice Chair for Faculty Advancement at the University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine. She also serves as Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation at UI Hospitals & Clinics. Her research focuses on epithelial sodium transport, sFlt1 biogenesis, and genetic kidney diseases. She co-founded the Renal Genetics Clinic and developed the KidneySeq™ genetic panel. Key clinical interests include nephrology, transplantation medicine, and genetic diagnostics. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, with recent work emphasizing genetic screening in living kidney donors and APOL1 variant impacts on kidney function.

• Education: MBBS from Christian Medical College (India), Nephrology training at Royal Hallamshire Hospital (UK) and Case Western Reserve University (USA).
• Affiliations: Iowa Institute of Human Genetics, Cardiovascular Research Center, and Translational Biomedicine Program.

Research emphasizes molecular mechanisms of kidney diseases and clinical applications of genetic testing. Her lab investigates sFlt1 regulation in trophoblasts and kidney physiology. Recent studies address racial disparities in kidney transplantation and post-donation care costs. She collaborates across disciplines to advance personalized kidney care and transplant safety.

Notable contributions include defining genetic testing protocols for living donors and identifying APOL1's role in kidney risk. Her work bridges basic science and clinical practice, aiming to improve outcomes for patients with genetic kidney diseases and transplant recipients.