Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Homa Timlin
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Homa Timlin is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include systemic lupus erythematosus, and lupus nephritis.
Dr. Timlin serves on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins Consultative Rheumatology Clinic.
A member of the Royal College of Physicians, Dr. Timlin earned her medical degree at Romania’s Universitatea de Medicana Si Farmacie Carol Davila.
Upon completion of rheumatology fellowships, Oxford in the United Kingdom and an internal medicine residency in the United States, she joined the Johns Hopkins Lupus Center in 2011. After a one-year postdoctoral lupus fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Michelle Petri, she finished her post-doctoral fellowship in rheumatology at Johns Hopkins.
She also holds a master’s degree in clinical immunology (London University), MRCP diploma (Member of the Royal College of Physicians), Certificate of Completion of Specialty Training (CCST).
Dr. Timlin has been an active educator who works with trainees at all levels, nationally and internationally, in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Presently, Dr. Timlin has established a retrospective cohort of several hundred patients with lupus and lupus nephritis, and site lead at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Timlin is the medical chair for the local chapter of Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) and the director of an IRB-approved prospective human diagnostic study using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate lupus nephritis.
This provider is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida.
Research Interests
Lupus, Lupus nephritis
Honors
Member, Royal College of Physicians
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Floor 1, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 443-997-1552
- fax: 410-550-1033
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Rheumatology, 2014NYC Health+Hospitals/Lincoln
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2011National Health Service Hospitals United Kingdom
Fellowship, Rheumatology, 2009Queen Alexandra Hospital
Residency, Critical Care Medicine, 2004Queen Alexandra Hospital
Residency, 2004St Mary's Hospital
Residency, Rheumatology, 2003Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Residency, 2003Central Middlesex Hospital
Residency, 2003Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2002Kings College Hospital NHS
Graduate School, Clinical Immunology, MSc, 1996Carol Davila University of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1993Board Certifications
Rheumatology
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2015Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
66 ratings, 25 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/6/2025
Dr. Timlin is incredibly knowledgeable, a good teacher to her patient, kind, and compassionate. She is a great listener and has helped me significantly improve my health over the past 1.5 years since starting to see her.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/4/2025
Dr. Timlin is a great doctor for me
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/21/2025
I love Dr. Timlin!!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/13/2025
Dr. Timlin is an amazing clinician. She cares about me and gave me thoughtful, valuable options to assist In my illness.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/9/2024
Dr. Timlin is a very caring and thoughtful person. Extremely knowledgeable and helpful.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/26/2024
Dr. Timlin is an outstanding physician. Very knowledgeable and pleasant. I've been her patient for years.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/26/2024
Timlin is superb. One of the top physicians I have ever had!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/10/2024
She is caring and demonstratesexcellent clinical skills.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/9/2024
Took the time to inquire about all of my history and established a baseline for all aspects of my health to ensure positive future care
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/26/2024
Dr. Timlin always provide excellent care for my health.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/26/2024
I absolutely love Dr. Homa Timlin- I wish more people were like her!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/24/2024
Dr Timlin is a treasure.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/23/2024
My provider Dr Timlin, is the most compassionate, caring, just and awesome , excellent physician. I can go on and on. I am so grateful she was referred to me.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/17/2024
Provider is excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/16/2024
Great Doc and a great team.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/14/2024
DR. Timlin is the best doctor I've ever had guiding me thru my lupus treatments
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/11/2024
Dr. Timlin is warm, professional, and caring.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/23/2024
I absolutely love her!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/22/2024
Dr. Timlin is very professional, empathetic, knowledgeable, kind and has impeccable bedside manners.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/20/2024
Dr Homa Timline is very experience and good Doctor.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/16/2024
Dr. Timlin is very responsive and accommodating to my health needs. I live out of state, but trust in her care and our health plan of action. I never feel rushed and always feel that we are on the same page with my health needs after every visit.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/13/2024
Dr. Timlin was the first person to actually consider my diagnosis and listen to my concerns. Without her there would be potential for hospitalization and organ damage. Because of her, I'm in a very lucky percentage of receiving early diagnosis and treatment.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/30/2024
Dr.Timlin is an extremely knowledgeable and highly qualified physician. I'm honored to be her patient.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/17/2024
Dr Homa Timlin is very very good doctor, she gives very good care for patients, Dr is very professional and duty full in time when visited patients, Dr very kind , helpful, smart, I like Dr Homa Timlin very much , I got backup of my life , when I started checkup with Dr Homa Timlin , with in 6 months I got my life backup 99% because before I'm not like this , I got painful life all the time . Now almost I'm going to well.So I respect, love Dr Homa Timlin
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/11/2024
Very excellent in her care for you