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.
10/22/2025
🇺🇸 Physician and patient advocacy in Washington, D.C.
Meet Precious McCowan a 3 time kidney transplant recipient and outspoken patient advocate.
We actually toured Capitol Hill on behalf of Renal Physicians Association together.
Going from Senator to Congressman offices discussing topics from kidney transplant to physician reimbursements.
During each visit her testimonial was crucial to hammer home the importance and severity of the problems in kidney care.
10/16/2025
👟🚶♂️Running around Capitol Hill 🏛️ on behalf of issues important to kidney care.
I was honored to tag along with Renal Physicians Association last week visiting offices and discussing the topics of living donors, and physician reimbursement.
Got a chance to visit the offices of:
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX33]
Rep. Julie Johnson [D-TX32]
Rep. Tony Gonzales [R-TX23]
Rep. Beth Van Duyne [R-TX24]
Now we only got to talk to the staffers (you rarely meet them in person), but I found them very engaged and some very knowledgeable about health policy.
🇺🇸 Being a history buff, it was great being in our nation’s capitol and seeing how democracy works behind the scenes.
Thanks to Robert Bl**er for his leadership and guidance through the process.
10/12/2025
🗣️Got to be a panelist at the 2025 Renal A.I. Summit in Washington, D.C.
So glad to see the Renal Physicians Association becoming so forward thinking and understand the importance of physician engagement with AI.
My friend Virginia Irwin-Scott DO, MBA, FASN, FAIM, CPE, FACOI helped organize the event.
The panel was moderated by another friend Tim Fitzpatrick and included myself along with:
I got to discuss the accomplishments of my DeLorean Artificial Intelligence team and how we are implementing predictive A.I. into dialysis and kidney care.
Great to be apart of a company that actually takes physician input seriously.
Some issues brought up on the panel included:
🔹 Apprehension from physicians
🔹 Incorporating AI into clinical workflow
🔹 Reimbursement
🔹 Results in population health
10/10/2025
Starting the day in Capitol Hill 🏛️, walking around a lot, reaching out to Congressman and Senators offices to address issues in kidney care.
My first time doing such a trip to Washington. D.C. so I’m ridiculously excited.
We came up on behalf of Renal Physicians Association with the guidance of Robert Bl**er.
We have 3️⃣ goals for today’s visits:
Promote Value-Based Care by Extending
Alternative Payment Model Incentives,
Enact S.1460 and H.R.786, the
Preserving Patient Access to
Accountable Care Act
Congress Must Enact Legislation to
Combat Inflation and Provide
Equitable Reimbursement for
Physician Services in Medicare
To promote living organ donation,
Congress must enact S.1552/
H.R.4582/4583, the Living Donor
Protection Act, H.R.628, the Honor
Our Living Donors Act, and
H.R.3698 the Living Organ Donor
Tax Credit Act.
10/03/2025
🏛️I’m going to Washington D.C. y’all ✈️, government shut down or not.
Headed their next week on behalf of Renal Physicians Association to visit offices of Congressmen and Senators to discuss kidney disease, it’s affects on patients and the need for adequate physician reimbursement.
Honestly just honored to go on this trip.
The next day we will be having the RPA Renal A.I. Summit. I will be on a panel discussion called A.I. State of Play moderated by Tim Fitzpatrick.
I’ll get to discuss my role as Chief Nephrologist for DeLorean Artificial Intelligence and the application of A.I. in kidney care.
10/02/2025
🤷♂️ What is Predictive A.I. and how is it applicable to medicine? 🩺
There is much misunderstanding surrounding the term A.I., often perceived as an all-encompassing solution. In reality, A.I. encompasses various tools, each serving a specific purpose rather than being a one-size-fits-all answer.
I recently met with Severence MacLaughlin, Ph.D., at the Renal Healthcare Association conference in Orlando. As the CEO of DeLorean Artificial Intelligence, he provided some essential definitions:
🔹 What is ?
🔹 Predictive A.I. vs generative A.I.
🔹 How this impacts and .
For organizations—whether clinics, practices, or hospitals—it is crucial to define the specific problem they aim to address and seek out the appropriate A.I. tool that can effectively help solve that issue.
09/25/2025
💻🤖A.I. Governance in Healthcare
One the most important topics that is often not discussed in the world of .
Got to meet up with Ipsita Sahu at the 1st Annual 2025 American College of Artificial Intelligence and Medicine in Chicago. She did a great presentation at the conference and I had to capture her thoughts.
She breaks down:
🔹 definition of A.I. governance
🔹 ethical considerations
🔹 can regulation keep up with innovation
09/20/2025
🩺👨⚕️Does anyone still use their stethoscope⁉️
One of the questions posed by a speaker when discussing the adoption of new technologies like in .
In Chicago, at the 1st Annual American College of A.I. in Medicine conference, listening to some great speakers, a lot of who are physicians 🤛.
One thing I think is crucial is in the need for more physician involvement in both the development and implementation of A.I.
So appreciate Melvin Speisman MD FACP for putting this event together and inviting me.
09/18/2025
☀️Hangin’ out in Orlando with the DeLorean Artificial Intelligence team at the 2025 Renal Healthcare Association conference.
I got to moderate a discussion on how Renal AI is making a real world impact in patient care along with the teams at Constellation Kidney Group and Atlantic Dialysis Management Services.
Great getting that feedback on how our AI is being implemented and improving patient outcomes.
If you are still around make sure to come by our booth.
Of note, really weird being at a Disney hotel and eating Mickey shaped ice cream without the kids. 🍦🐭
09/12/2025
👨⚖️ Excited to moderate a private panel discussion on How Renal AI is Redefining Kidney Care.
It will be featuring leaders from Constellation Kidney Group and Atlantic Dialysis Management Services.
I’ll be representing my team DeLorean Artificial Intelligence .
We’ll dive into how Renal AI is helping their care teams transition from reactive to proactive, with real-world results that demonstrate what’s possible when technology meets clinical insight.
From predictive dashboards to operational impact, this conversation is about the future of kidney care, and how we’re building it now.
Looking forward to sharing the stage with Severence, Tasha, and Victor for what promises to be a powerful and practical discussion.
09/10/2025
Can technology help with that last year of life ⚰️🏥⁉️
As many know that last year can involve a lot of hardship and incurs a large portion of healthcare expenditure.
Got to sit down with Raihan Faroqui, MD , Head of Clinical Partnerships for Guaranteed Health. His company is utilizing tech to make that process easier.
🔹utilizing analytic tools to identify patients that are near end of life
🔹assist with care navigation for patients and loved ones
🔹guidance into care
🔹tech enabled platform to drive patient engagement
🔹24/7 support to providers and patients
I think the end of life topic is not addressed enough in as a whole, much of that has to do with uncomfortable nature of the topic of death.
But actually addressing it in a timely manner prevents a lot of suffering, hospitalizations and unneeded costs.
08/15/2025
🥈🏹 Silver medal for my daughter Ayana at the USA Archery 2025 JOAD Outdoor Nationals tournament.
Shout out to our team 🇺🇸Enduring Freedom and Melissa Tenant who coached all 3 of my daughters (Ayana, Rania & Maliha).
We make the road trip up every year for this tournament, this time it was in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
It’s so awesome seeing my girls compete. 🤛
The road trip always reminds me of the family road trips we took as kids, except my daughters are far less annoying with the “are we there yets” than I was as a kid.
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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
