Kristy Bearden Linder, DO, a Nephrologist with Monogram Health
Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Kristy Bearden Linder, who serves patients in Atlanta, Georgia.
A prominent nephrologist, Dr. Linder is affiliated with Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Since 1836, Emory University’s mission—to create, preserve, teach, and apply knowledge in the service of humanity—has guided the university in its work to drive discovery, serve the common good, and prepare leaders to make a difference in the world.
Dr. Linder completed her nephrology fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Following graduation from the University of Alabama in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Dance and Chemistry, Dr. Linder earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017. Soon after, she headed north to Arnot Ogden Medical Center, where she completed her residency in internal medicine in 2020. Finally, she completed her fellowship in nephrology at Emory University in 2022. In July of 2022, she left Emory University to join a private practice, The Kidney Clinic, LLC, where she specialized in treating patients with chronic kidney disease and hypertension. She also covered inpatient services at several hospitals within the Atlanta and surrounding metro area, including Piedmont Atlanta, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Northside Atlanta, Piedmont Eastside, Piedmont Rockdale, Piedmont Newton, Northside Gwinnett, and Northside Duluth. Prior to becoming a nephrologist, Dr. Linder was a research chemist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2011-2014 and an NFL Cheerleader for the Atlanta Falcons from 2011-2013.
She has been the recipient of several awards including Most Influential Women in the STEM Discipline (2015), Continental Who’s Who Among Medical Professionals (2015), Excellence in Laboratory Research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA (2014), CDC STEM Honoree/Feature for the Department of Women’s Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA (2014), NCQA Innovation Award for Quality Improvement Project “Transition to Home” (2019) and most recently, she was voted one of the top nephrologists and internist in the Atlanta region by US News for 2022. Dr. Linder also has had several publications with her most recent being: Hospital Acquired AKI in COVID-19 has a similar prognosis with or without prior Community Acquired AKI (November 2021), and End Stage Kidney Disease Hemodialysis Access Quality Improvement in Early Access Education and Referral (March 2022).
Dr. Linder has always had a passion for improving the quality of healthcare, particularly for patients with underlying chronic kidney disease. She has witnessed firsthand the frustrations caused by the current gaps in the healthcare system and the barriers patients are forced to overcome to receive the highest quality of care. She has a strong desire to improve the overall quality of care provided to complex patients with chronic kidney disease. In 2023, she joined Monogram Health as the Market Physician Executive for the Georgia region, delivering exceptional leadership and driving performance, which elevated Georgia to become one of our highest-performing markets. Most recently, she served as the Interim Regional Market Executive for the East Region, where she successfully improved clinical outcomes and advanced quality metrics across the region.
Nephrology is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys. It is the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy. Nephrologists have advanced training in treating kidney disease. They diagnose and treat kidney failure, as well as help patients by prescribing medications, offering special diet advice, and coordinating dialysis care or kidney transplantation when it becomes necessary.
On a more personal note, Dr. Linder has five special people in her life who have inspired her – her mother, who is the strongest and most inspiring woman she has ever met, her husband, who has always been there to push her and lift her up whenever she needed it, and her two daughters, who are her daily inspiration and source of resilience. She aspires to accomplish true happiness and satisfaction within her life and her career, while also greatly improving people’s lives and the field of medicine.
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