Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Afshin Dowlati, MD, is Director, Thoracic Oncology Program, UH Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center / Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The public record shows 719 publications with 32,821 citations (h-index 67), centered on Lung Cancer Research Studies, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms. It also documents an investigator role on 25 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 25 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2004–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of clinical oncology
- Top research focus: Lung Cancer Research Studies
- 25 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 25 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 20 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 247.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 25 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study of TAK-188 in Adults With Advanced or Spreading Solid Tumors
Sponsor: Takeda
InvestigatorPhase 1/PHASE2RecruitingNCT07205718 - Testing the Combination of an Anti-cancer Drug, Iadademstat, With Other Anti-cancer Drugs (Atezolizumab or Durvalumab) at Improving Outcomes for Small Cell Lung Cancer
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
InvestigatorPhase 1/PHASE2RecruitingNCT06287775 - SW-682 in Advanced Solid Tumors
Sponsor: SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc., a healthcare company of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
InvestigatorPhase 1RecruitingNCT06251310
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
25 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.Program year20259 payments
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year20254 payments
- Amgen Inc.Program year20254 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2004–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Congress activity
Updated 14 Jul 2026
201 congress contributions (2004–2026) across AACR, ASCO, ASTRO, ESMO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Abstract CT023: Early clinical activity from the phase 1 evaluation of CID-078, a novel Cyclin A/B-RxL inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors
AACR Annual Meeting
AACR2026Presenting author - Clinical associations of cannabis use among patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors: A real-world analysis.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2026Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
11100 Euclid Ave, 1st Floor, Cleveland, OH 44106
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uhhospitals.org ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uhhospitals.org ↗
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- Board Certified
Medical Oncology - American Board of Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Editorial Board member
Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →jto.org ↗ - Founding member
NCI Small Cell Lung Cancer Consortium
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →case.edu ↗ - Co-Principal Investigator
NCI Lead Academic Participating Site grant, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- Rosalie and Morton A. Cohen Chair in Oncology
UH Seidman Cancer Center (endowed chair)
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Center for Cancer Drug Development (endowed directorship)
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →case.edu ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →facebook.com ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →case.edu ↗
- Associate Director for Clinical Research
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →news-medical.net ↗
- IASLC podcast panelist: 'LCC in Farsi' discussion on lung cancer issues in Iran/Middle East
with Hossein Borghaei and Sharareh Seifi
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →oncodaily.com ↗ - Recurring expert contributor/roundtable panelist
Targeted Oncology (video case-based roundtable on SCLC treatment data)
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/afshin-dowlati-md
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Afshin-Dowlati-2339816797
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/company/dowlatilab
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youtube.com/watch
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