Dr. Bains was born and raised in Birmingham, AL. He graduated magna cum laude from Auburn University in 2004. He attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and received his Doctorate of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Bains completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. He stayed on at UVA to complete his Nephrology fellowship in 2013. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a member of the medical staff at Huntsville Hospital and Crestwood Medical Center. Dr. Bains is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Nephrology, and the Renal Physicians Association. His clinical interests include chronic kidney disease and critical care nephrology. He is married with two children. He enjoys spending time with his family, golf, and long distance running.