Birmingham's Leader in Vascular Care & Dialysis Access Management

Thomas Watson, MD

Interventional Nephrologist
Medical Director

Thomas Watson, MD is an interventional nephrologist specializing in dialysis access management. He is the Medical Director at Azura Surgery Center Birmingham, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Watson received his medical degree at Emory University in Atlanta, GA where he was president of his graduating class. He continued his training in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Cornell University in New York, NY, where he was also honored to serve as assistant chief medical resident. His interests include chronic kidney disease treatment and prevention, hypertension, electrolyte abnormalities, acute renal failure, and interventional nephrology—for which he is certified by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology.

Thomas Watson, MD is a member of the American Society of Nephrology, the Renal Physicians Association, and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology.

Timothy Williams, MD

Interventional Nephrologist

Timothy Williams, MD is an interventional nephrologist specializing in dialysis access management. He treats patients at Azura Surgery Center Birmingham, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Williams was born and raised in Ocean Springs, Mississppi. He attended the US Naval Academy and graduated with a degree in Systems Engineering. He then served in the US Navy for 6 years as a submarine officer, during which he twice deployed to the Atlantic in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Following military service, he attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama for medical school, graduating magna cum laude. He continued his training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for an internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship. He served as the chief nephrology fellow during his final year of fellowship. Timothy Williams, MD is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN).

James Lewis, MD

Interventional Nephrologist

James Lewis, MD is an interventional nephrologist specializing in dialysis access management. He treats patients at Azura Surgery Center Birmingham, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Lewis earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, and went on to complete a fellowship in nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After completing his fellowship, Dr. Lewis served as an instructor in medicine and assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He was involved in basic science and clinical research projects pertaining to the genetics of hypertension and kidney disease, as well as coordinating the nephrology fellowship training program.

Phillip N. Madonia, MD

Interventional Nephrologist

Phillip N. Madonia, MD is an interventional nephrologist specializing in dialysis access management. He treats patients at Azura Surgery Center Birmingham, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Madonia earned his medical degree from the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. Upon completion of medical school, Dr. Madonia completed residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Louisiana State University Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana where he served as chief resident. Subsequently, he served two years on the academic faculty in Medicine and Pediatrics at LSU, followed by one year as assistant professor of internal medicine in the division of nutrition at William Beaumont School of Medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. He completed his fellowship in nephrology in 2015 at Vanderbilt University. Philip N. Madonia, MD is also a member of the American Society of Nephrology and Alpha Omega Alpha.

Vinh Nguyen, MD

Vascular Surgeon

Vinh Nguyen, MD is a board-certified general surgeon with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in fistula creations, graft placements, open thrombectomies, access revisions, dialysis catheter placements, and percutaneous angioplasties.

Dr. Nguyen earned his medical degree from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He went on to complete his residency in General Surgery at Physicians Carraway Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Vinh Nguyen, MD is affiliated with many hospitals including St. Vincent’s East, St. Vincent’s St Clair, and Grandview Medical Center.

John Brouillette, MD

Interventional Nephrologist

John Brouillette, MD is an interventional nephrologist specializing in dialysis access management. He treats patients at Azura Surgery Center Birmingham, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Brouillette earned his medical degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He went on to complete his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, with a year of further training as chief medicine resident for BHS Residency Program. Dr. Brouillette completed a fellowship in nephrology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Upon his return to Birmingham, he joined Nephrology Associates, P.C. starting his career as a full-time practicing nephrologist. He is certified by the American Society of Diagnostic Interventional Nephrology in performing hemodialysis vascular access procedures. He is a perennial lecturer on kidney disease at medical centers across Birmingham and surrounding communities. He remains active in various clinical research projects using informatics and has published multiple papers in the clinical nephrology literature.

John Brouillette, MD is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, and a member of the American College of Physicians.