
Matthias Tilmann Florian Wolf, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English,

Biography
Matthias Wolf, M.D., is a pediatric nephrologist at Children’s Health℠ who specializes in kidney stones, cystic kidney disease, uromodulin-storage disease/nephronophthisis, renal tubular acidosis and electrolyte, magnesium and calcium abnormalities.
After earning his medical degree from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany, Dr. Wolf completed several residencies in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine at children’s hospitals in Germany and the U.S. He also completed two fellowships in research at the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a pediatric nephrology fellowship at Children's Medical Center Dallas.
Dr. Wolf's clinical and research interests include regulation of renal ion channels by urinary proteins, the impact of ion channel dysregulation on the development of diabetes mellitus, the genetics of kidney disorders, kidney stones and hypercalciuria (impact of urinary proteins) and treatment for uromodulin storage disease.
"I really appreciate the interactions with my patients," Dr. Wolf says. "They inspire and motivate me to improve patient outcomes by performing research. I enjoy being at the interface between patient care and research. I hope that one day my research efforts will pay off by improving my patients' lives."
Dr. Wolf enjoys spending his free time with his cats, biking, hiking in West Texas, attending classical concerts or an opera, visiting an art exhibition at the Kimbell Art Museum or going to a beer garden.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat (1999)
- Internship
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munich (1999), Internal Medicine
- Residency
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2009), Pediatrics
University Children's Hospital Cologne Germany (2006), Pediatrics
University Children's Hospital, Charite, Berlin (2004), Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
University Children's Hospital, Freiburg Germany (2002), Pediatrics
Benjamin Franklin Childrens Hospital (2001), Pediatrics
University Children's Hospital Erlangen-Nuremberg (2000), Pediatrics - Fellowship
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2012), Pediatric Nephrology
University of Michigan Hospitals (2007), Research
University of Michigan Hospitals (2004), Research - Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Nephrology
Conditions
- Acid-base and Electrolyte Disorders
- Acute Glomerulonephritis
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Alport Syndrome
- Amyloidosis
- Berger's Disease (IgA Nephropathy)
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Congenital Kidney Abnormalities
- Cystinuria (Inherited Kidney Stone Disorder)
- Duplex Kidney
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Glomerular Filtration Disorders
- Glomerulopathy
- Hematuria (Blood in Urine)
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- Horseshoe Kidney
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypercalcemia
- Kidney Failure
- Kidney Tumors
- Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
- Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
- Nephrolithiasis (Kidney and Ureteral Stones)
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Obstructive Uropathy
- Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
- Proteinuria (Excess Protein in Urine)
- Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
- Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)