James Tumlin, MDEnriched profile
Nephrologist, Director of Research, Georgia Nephrology; Professor of Medicine in Nephrology, Emory University School of Medicine; President, NephroNet Clinical Trials Consortium · Georgia Nephrology (Lawrenceville, GA); Adjunct/faculty appointment as Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, Emory University School of Medicine
Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
James A. Tumlin, MD, is Nephrologist, Director of Research, Georgia Nephrology. It also documents an investigator role on 14 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 29 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (1999–2023).
- Top research focus: Chronic Kidney Disease
- 14 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 29 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 14 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Safety and Efficacy of Combination Belimumab and Voclosporin in the Treatment of Proliferative Forms of Lupus Glomerulopathy: Synergy Trial
Sponsor: NephroNet, Inc.
InvestigatorPhase 4RecruitingNCT07225387 - A Phase IIb, Multicenter, Open-Label, Prospective Study of Bremelanotide in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Sponsor: Palatin Technologies, Inc
InvestigatorPhase 2CompletedNCT05709444 - A Study of Acthar Gel Alone or With Tacrolimus to Reduce Proteinuria in Fibrillary Glomerulopathy Patients
Sponsor: NephroNet, Inc.
InvestigatorPhase 4UnknownNCT05546047
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
29 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.Program year202517 payments$35,304openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.Program year202512 payments
- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20255 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 1999–2023 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Enhanced renal dialysis membrane performance using lipocalin modified substrates
Hibar Microsciences, Llc
FY2023$299,999R43DK134225
Publications
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Contact
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Office address
595 Hurricane Shoals Road Northwest, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →providers.emoryhealthcare.org ↗
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- President
NephroNet Clinical Trials Consortium
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Georgia Nephrology
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Kidney International, American Journal of Kidney Disease, American Journal of Physiology, Critical Care Medicine
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Hospital affiliations: Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
Northside Hospital Gwinnett, Northside Hospital Duluth, Emory Johns Creek Hospital
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NephroNet Clinical Trials Consortium (nonprofit bridging pharma industry, university research centers, and community investigators)
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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Updated 14 Jul 2026
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