Renee Kinman, MD
Professor
Pediatrics - Fresno
School of Medicine
Renee Kinman M.D., Ph.D., MA. Ed.
Show full bio (340 words) Hide full bio
Clinical Professor, UCSF
Renee Kinman, M.D., Ph.D., MA.Ed. is currently board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology. She is a graduate of Case Western Reserve Medical School where she completed a dual residency in pediatrics and internal medicine. She has a PhD in Physiology and Biophysics from the University of Southern California, where her research focused on transendothelial insulin transport utilizing an in vivo model. She subsequently completed a fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and a Master's degree in Education (Curriculum Design & Instruction option) from California State University, Fresno where her studies focused on educational technology and the use of inter-professional community collaborations to improve community health.
Renee Kinman, M.D., Ph.D., is currently a Clinical Professor in the UCSF Fresno Department of Pediatrics where she is Medical Director of Pediatric Endocrinology, having initiated this department in 2016. She became a member of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators in 2012, and has received many awards and honors including the Valley Children's Hospital Champion in the Community Award, Resident Teaching Awards, and the awarding of the Fresno Compact Business Award to UCSF Fresno due to her extensive community involvement. She was instrumental in the formation of the Fresno County Health Youths Corps, which arose as a collaborative effort between the UCSF Fresno Department of Pediatrics, the Fresno County Department of Public Health, and the Fresno County Office of Education. Her most recent effort is the creation of Kidz MedEd, a grassroots collaboration that has provided underrepresented high school and college students with an opportunity to gain insight into the medical field, improve their digital literacy skills, and obtain medical knowledge and mentorship from healthcare professionals while simultaneously empowering them to act as healthcare champions within their local communities.
In her free time, Renee Kinman, M.D., Ph.D., enjoys figure skating, is a gold medalist in the United States Figure Skating Association, teaches skating school in her local ice rink, and is completing her gold medal in ice dance.
Awards
Show all (5) Hide
- Outstanding Business-School Partnership Award, Fresno Compact, Fresno, 2022
- Outstanding Graduate Student for the Master of Art of Education - Curriculum & Instruction Program, California State University, Fresno, 2017
- Outstanding Master's Thesis, Kremen School of Education & Human Development, California State University, Fresno, 2017
- Champion in the Community Award, Valley Children's Hospital, 2013
- Board of Trustees Meritorious Service Award, Valley Children's Hospital, 2010
Education & Training
Show all (8) Hide
- Champion Provider Fellowship University of California 2019
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
- MA Ed Education California State University, Fresno 2017
- Teaching Scholars Program University of California 2009
- Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital 2005
- Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program University Hospitals of Cleveland/Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital 2001
- MD Medicine Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 1997
- PhD Physiology & Biophysics University of Southern California School of Medicine 1994
Interests
Show all (9) Hide
- Mentorship
- Diversity
- Equity
- & Inclusion
- Educational Technology
- Interprofessional community collaborations
- Medical Pathways
- Medical Education
- Evidence-based Medicine
Publications (2)
Top publication keywords:
Ketone BodiesCitric Acid CycleRatsHydrocarbons, ChlorinatedInfusions, IntravenousTriglyceridesCitratesGlycerolHeptanoatesEnteral NutritionLipid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsRats, Sprague-DawleyKineticsBlood GlucosePyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency Disease
-
Parenteral and enteral metabolism of anaplerotic triheptanoin in normal rats.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 2006 Kinman RP, Kasumov T, Jobbins KA, Thomas KR, Adams JE, Brunengraber LN, Kutz G, Brewer WU, Roe CR, Brunengraber H -
Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency: clinical and biochemical response to anaplerotic diet therapy.
Molecular genetics and metabolism 2005 Mochel F, DeLonlay P, Touati G, Brunengraber H, Kinman RP, Rabier D, Roe CR, Saudubray JM