Homa Timlin
Experienced in Fibromyalgia

Dr. Homa Timlin

Rheumatology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Fibromyalgia
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD 
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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.

Dr. Timlin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fibromyalgia. Her top areas of expertise are Lupus Nephritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), and Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE).

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 40 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of London King's College School Of Medicine And Dentistry, Clinical Immunology, MSc, 1996
Residency
NYC Health+Hospitals/Lincoln, Internal Medicine, 2011
Specialties
Rheumatology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, 2014
NHS-National Health Service England, Rheumatology, 2009
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Farsi
Romanian
Gender
Female

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Floor 1, Baltimore, MD 21224
Call: 443-997-1552

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Timlin has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Lupus Nephritis

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Clinical Trials

A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Baricitinib in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Baricitinib in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: May 16, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Baricitinib
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Phase 3 Study of Baricitinib in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Phase 3 Study of Baricitinib in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 23, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Baricitinib
Study Phase: Phase 3
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40 Total Publications

2025 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Guideline for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
2025 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Guideline for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Journal: Arthritis care & research
Published: May 27, 2025
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