Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
David J. Whellan, MD, is James C. Wilson Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University / Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine. The public record shows 396 publications with 23,471 citations (h-index 70), centered on Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease / ACS. It also documents an investigator role on 8 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2012–2018).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation. Heart failure
- Top research focus: Heart Failure
- 8 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 8 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Evaluation of a Novel Technique to Investigate CAS Piezo Electric Sensors
Sponsor: Thomas Jefferson University
InvestigatorTerminatedNCT03041168 - Cardiac Compass With Optivol® to Negate Future Inpatient Re-admissions Through Monitoring in HF Patients (CONFIRM-HF)
Sponsor: Thomas Jefferson University
InvestigatorWithdrawnNCT02026635 - How the Elderly Live With Pain in Heart Failure
Sponsor: Thomas Jefferson University
InvestigatorCompletedNCT01794728
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2023. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Novo Nordisk IncProgram year20231 payment
- CVRx, Inc.Program year20226 payments$22,225openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- CVRx, Inc.Program year20217 payments$19,338openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2012–2018 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The Jefferson Regional Clinical Center for Heart Failure Network
Thomas Jefferson University
FY2018$37,804U10HL110297 - The Jefferson Regional Clinical Center for Heart Failure Network
Thomas Jefferson University
FY2017$315,785U10HL110297 - The Jefferson Regional Clinical Center for Heart Failure Network
Thomas Jefferson University
FY2016$316,191U10HL110297
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Atrial Fibrillation Status and Physical Rehabilitation in Older Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: An Analysis From the REHAB-HF Trial.
Journal of the American Heart Association
2024 - Relationship of Race With Functional and Clinical Outcomes With the REHAB-HF Multidomain Physical Rehabilitation Intervention for Older Patients With Acute Heart Failure.
Journal of the American Heart Association
2023
Contact
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Office address
1015 Chestnut Street, Suite 317, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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- MHS (Master of Health Science in Clinical Research)
Duke University
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Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)
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Cardiovascular Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine)
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Associate Editor
JACC: Heart Failure
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PIER Consortium
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Jefferson Regional Clinical Center, NIH Heart Failure Network
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Member
Heart Failure Collaboratory (multi-stakeholder consortium including FDA, academia, industry)
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Speaker/presenter
Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) conference programming
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
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