Positions

Associate Professor

Medicine-Nephrology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

McNair Campus (Office)

7200 Cambridge Street, Suit 8B
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-8350

McNair Campus (Clinic)

7200 Cambridge Street, Suit 8B
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-8350

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

#Nephrology Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

• Public Policy and Advocacy
• Home Dialysis
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• End Stage Kidney Disease and Dialysis
• Medical Education

Professional Statement

Dr. Samaya J. Anumudu is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Cone Health in Greensboro, NC where she was also Chief Resident and completed her nephrology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine with a clinical pathway concentration in Public Policy. Dr. Anumudu is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology. She is a dedicated and caring clinician, educator, and clinical researcher. Her specific clinical interests are in home dialysis, chronic kidney disease, public policy and advocacy, quality improvement and patient safety, and medical education. She is the director of home dialysis services in Baylor Medicine and sees patients in her clinics both at McNair Campus and Smith Clinic (Harris Health System) as well as at several dialysis clinics for both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. She also sees patients in several hospitals in the medical center including CHI Baylor St. Luke’s Hospital, Houston Methodist, and Ben Taub Hospital.

Dr. Anumudu is a well-respected Nephrologist both locally and nationally. She has several publications in well-known national journals such as the American Journal of Kidney Disease (AJKD) and Journal of American Society of Nephrology (JASN) and has been an invited speaker in local and national meetings as well. She holds several important leadership roles in national organizations such as serving on the Board of Directors of the Renal Physicians Association (RPA) where she is also the vice chair of the Education committee and was actively involved in the Government Affairs committee where she also served as Chair. Additionally, she serves on the Public Policy and Advocacy Committee for the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Anumudu is a patient advocate and dedicated to improving diversity in the work place and serves as an Inclusion and Equity Ambassador for Baylor College of Medicine. She is inducted into The Gold Humanism Honor Society and has also received several awards and honors including the 2020 Women of Excellence Award, the 2021 Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care, and also the Distinguished Educator Award in 2021 as a faculty member.

Selected Publications

• Tong A, Levey AS, Eckardt KU, Anumudu S, et al. "Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Terms Used to Describe Kidney Health." CJASN. 2020 Jul;15(7):937-948. Pubmed PMID: 32586923
• Gonzalez AM, Gutman T, Lopez-Vargas P, Anumudu S, et al. "Patient and Caregiver Priorities for Outcomes in CKD: A Multinational Nominal Group Technique Study." AJKD. 2020 May 31; Pubmed PMID: 32492463
• Samaya Anumudu and Kevin Erickson "Physician Reimbursement for Outpatient Dialysis Care: Past, Present, and Future." Sem In Dialysis. 2020 Jan 16;33(1):68-74. Pubmed PMID: 31944418
• Awan A, Zhao B, Anumudu S, Winkelmayer W, Ho V, Erickson K "Pre-ESKD Nephrology Care and Employment at the Start of Dialysis.." KI Reports. 2020 Mar 11;5(6):821-830. Pubmed PMID: 32518864

Memberships

American Society of Nephrology

Renal Physicians Association

Languages

Urdu