Dr. Qasim Butt is a board certified Nephrologist and Medical Consultant. My goal is to be a leader in the rapidly changing face of health care.
As technology companies come into medicine, I truly believe they need the insight of real life, experienced physicians to improve the lives of patients. As far as experience…..
✔ 12+ years as a nephrologist - both clinical and interventional (dialysis access related procedures)
✔ 11 years in private practice, as partner, more recently at a University setting
✔ Highly versed in value based care and trends in the kidney care market
✔ Passionate about education through public speaking, social media and video creation
✔ Hosted webinars and given lectures on kidney care
✔ Actively involved in innovative companies including medical device, artificial intelligence, telehealth, remote patient monitoring, digital health, health insurance and more
Oh, and I still practice part-time medicine to make sure I keep grounded in patient care. I want to work with entrepreneurs that have serious ideas to improve health care, meet interesting people and have fun along the way.
02/12/2026
Is LSI the best conference in ⁉️
I asked Omar M. Khateeb this question and I couldn’t agree more with his answer….
🔹intimate environment for people to get to know each other
🔹great presentations and pitch events
🔹high quality attendees, from founders, entrepreneurs, , strategics and clinicians
🔹mobile app to see list of those attending and schedule meetings while there
🔹did I mention great food
Omar calls it his Super Bowl. 🏈
My first LSI USA in 2021 really introduced me to innovation in and changed the course of my professional career.
Scott Pantel
02/05/2026
What is the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference⁉️ 🏦
👨⚕️🤷♂️Why should I care as a clinician?
Well here to answer that is Jawad Ali, MD 🔪 the founder of Austin Medtech Connect, who hosted a panel discussion about the highlights.
That panel included: Zain Kazmi , Emma Cartmell , Eliel Oliveira, MS, MBA, FAMIA and Jawad himself.
Key takeaways:
Presence of CMS officials
Emphasis on rural health
Interoperability
Deployment of
AI effects on balance sheets
01/28/2026
👨⚕️So I call it the 3 Ws……
Water💧,walking🚶♂️and weighing yourself ⚖️
These are the 3 small incremental lifestyle changes I discuss with my patients.
I’ve not been a fan of dramatic changes to diet and exercise - as they are usually not sustainable.
But implementing these three would be a great start.
Water💧
Consuming your calories in the form of a liquid is the easiest way to pack on the pounds.
Diet discussions can be a huge feat and are often too lengthy for a 15 minute doctors appointment.
A high impact discussion with a patient can be “what do you drink on regular basis?”
Then I ask to shift any sodas, juices, sweetened drinks to water as much as they can.
Walking🚶♂️
How do I even start on exercising reguarly?
Well the first step is establishing the habit itself.
What exercise should I do?
Never underestimate the sedentary time of the average American. So I find any movement is key, so honestly I advise just walking 30 minutes a day (no gym membership or equipment needed).
Once the habit is formed, you can either speed up the pace or consider other exercise routines.
Weighing yourself ⚖️
All change needs metrics to hold you accountable, whether you are trying to lose or maintain weight.
A weight scale is a relatively cheap tool.
I advise patients to weigh themselves once a week - let’s say Friday morning before the shower.
Lifestyle is not discussed enough in most doctors offices, but to me as a clinician these are quick points I can hit in a limited amount of time.
Appreciate OMRON Healthcare, Inc. putting effort into this.
01/25/2026
Great working with Omron Healthcare on this campaign.
01/25/2026
Great working with Omron Healthcare on this campaign.
01/22/2026
Improving the home dialysis experience🩸
As a specialty, kidney care is shifting to more treatments at home. 🏠
Now as a I realize in order to accomplish that we need to improve the patient experience during a session.
I met up with Steve Lindo, CEO of Simergent at Kidney Week 2025, who is addressing this exact issue when it comes to PD (peritoneal dialysis)💧.
He has years of experience in the PD industry. Their company has come up with an innovative way to use gravity and make the experience more mobile for those at home.
American Society of Nephrology
12/11/2025
🏃🩺 Leaving Medicine… well kind of 🤷♂️
Is walking away the only choice. Is being unsatisfied in clinical practice reason enough to leave the profession.🤔
Well during this LinkedIn Live event you’ll get to hear from two physicians that have taken alternative paths.
Ones that they never knew were possible when in the day to day grind of clinical .
Is part-time right for me?
Can I set up my own business LLC?
Are there telehealth possibilities?
Am I a good fit for industry, or pharmaceuticals?
What about startups?
Is academia or teaching what I need?
The event will be hosted by…..
Qasim Butt, MD
Chief Nephrologist & Medtech Consultant
DeLorean AI
(Still working in clinical medicine)
Lance Black, MD
Senior Associate Dean of Innovation
Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine
(Educating med students and startup experience)
We are actually friends, so prepare to laugh (or roll your eyes) and see if our experiences can give you a new perspective on your professional growth.
We will have a Q&A, so feel free to ask questions.
12/03/2025
🆕🗞️ A new way to deliver diuretics❗️
Fluid overload is a major reason for hospital admissions (and readmissions) in the U.S.
It typically manifests as swelling in the legs or shortness of breath, due to fluid build up in the lungs - from diseases like congestive heart failure (CHF) or chronic disease (CKD).
Now this condition is often treated with diuretics - medications that push the kidneys to make more urine, to remove excess fluid from the body.
Typically these are given in the oral form in an outpatient clinic or intravenously (IV) in the hospital.
Well scPharmaceuticals has come up with a new way of delivering the drug furosemide subcutaneously with a drug-device combination called FUROSCIX.
I got to discuss this in detail with their Chief Medical Officer John Mohr during 2025 Kidney Week with American Society of Nephrology.
It’s meant to deliver diuretics subcutaneously over several hours, helping to remove volume aggressively from a patient at home.
11/20/2025
I just watched Mark Cuban give a masterclass on pharmaceutical drug pricing. 💊💉
Pulling the curtain back on PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers) and discussing his new company CostPlus Drugs.
As a clinician most of us have no idea of the cost burden we put on our patients with every prescription we give them.
He discussed how PBMs are supposed to serve as intermediaries to negotiate the best price for a drug, however due to a lack of transparency often don’t pass through those savings to the end user - our patients.
This is the type of high level talent that comes together at Austin Medtech Connect events. Founded by my friend Jawad Ali, MD , they have really grown the Texas ecosystem for those in and innovation.
I got to see some great panel discussions. Talk to founders, investors and some pretty ambitious medical students.
11/18/2025
👉Excited to this live event with Omron Healthcare discussing the importance of controlling diabetes and high blood pressure. 👨⚕️
Mark your calendars! We’re going LIVE on Reddit for an AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Qasim Ali Butt, MD, interventional nephrologist and OMRON Healthcare’s Senior Independent Medical Advisor!
Topic: Diabetes & Hypertension - How monitoring your blood pressure helps if you have diabetes (or are at risk)
Date and Time: Thursday, November 20 | 6:30pm CST
Location: r/hypertension
Since it’s National , we’ll explore how these two conditions are connected, and how regular monitoring can help protect your heart and kidneys. Set your reminder and join the conversation on Reddit: https://bit.ly/4oARyq5
11/13/2025
📈🧐 Explainable A.I. in medicine 🩺
The black box issue in terms of represents the lack of transparency in how the AI came to its decision or output. This information is vital to us as clinicians in the field of .
I met up with Severence MacLaughlin, Ph.D at the 2025 Kidney Week hosted by American Society of Nephrology.
He goes over the basic concept and how DeLorean Artificial Intelligence overcomes this hurdle.
Always great to see Severence in his Marty McFly jacket 😉
11/10/2025
💻🤖 A lot of traffic at the DeLorean Artificial Intelligence booth for us during 2025 ASN Kidney Week.
Getting to show our predictive AI demos in both and chronic kidney disease, not to mention coming soon transplant.
Also got a chance to see all the new tech in kidney care and meet up with some old and new friends.
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Dr. Qasim Butt is a highly skilled and well rounded physician that serves the San Antonio area. He not only practices clinical nephrology, but is also a certified interventional nephrologist able to handle all issues related to dialysis access (fistulas, graft, catheters, etc.).
He is board certified by the ABIM in both internal medicine and nephrology. He is also a skilled interventional nephrologist and is certified by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. He received his training at LSU Health Science Center (Shreveport, LA), completing a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in nephrology.
Dr. Butt goes above and beyond his clinical responsibilities, as a physician leader serving the community. He has had numerous leadership roles, including current Chief of Medicine of Metropolitan Methodist Hospital and Treasurer of Board at the Texas Kidney Foundation. In 2019 had been nominated for the Grace Ann Durr Award by Methodist Healthcare System. Also, in 2020 he received the Texas Rising Stars Doctors Award by Texas Monthly Magazine.
He enjoys mentoring young aspiring physicians, allowing them to shadow him and giving real life practical advice that will help them on their journey to a career in medicine. He also is a mentor for several years with Big Brothers Big Sisters, trying to improve the life of an adolescent from an underprivileged background.
Dr. Butt is also very passionate about not only raising awareness of kidney disease, but also the epidemic of poor health in our nation. He has worked with the Texas Kidney Foundation for many years, volunteering for health screenings, fundraising walks and engages in public speaking events to the general public about kidney disease. He also has a professional Facebook (@qasimbuttmd) and YouTube Channel (Your Kidneys Your Health) where he does fun, entertaining videos that breakdown health related topics in a simple way.
Dr. Butt is a nephrologist that takes his time addressing patient concerns. He enjoys discussing lifestyle modifications, fitness and diet. He thoroughly explains kidney disease and encourages patients to bring family members to the office, as well. He consistently receives high satisfaction ratings from his patients on numerous online surveys.
Awards:
2020 Texas Rising Star Doctor Award – Texas Monthly Magazine
2019 Grace Ann Durr Award (nomination) - Methodist Healthcare System
2017 Healthgrades Honor Roll
2016 Vitals - Patient's Choice
2016 Vitals - Compassionate Physician
2016 Vitals - On Time Physician
2015 - Leading Physicians of the World
Leadership Roles:
Chief of Internal Medicine - Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
Treasurer/ Board Member - Texas Kidney Foundation
Medical Director - Metropolitan Methodist Hospital Dialysis Unit
Medical Director - US Renal Care, Boerne Dialysis Unit
Medical Director - US Renal Care, Central SA Dialysis Unit
Prior Positions:
Vice Chief of Internal Medicine - Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
