Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Eric Austin, MD MSCI, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The public record shows 290 publications with 11,171 citations (h-index 58), centered on Respiratory. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2010–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The European respiratory journal
- Top research focus: Respiratory
- 4 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)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 37 in PubMed.
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 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Exercise in Pediatric PH
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06549452 - Risk and Resilience in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Genetically Susceptible Individuals
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT05584722 - TranspulmonarY Estrogen Gradient and Estrogen Receptors (TYEGER) in PAH
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
InvestigatorWithdrawnNCT04280523
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2023–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- United Therapeutics CorporationProgram year20251 payment
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year20241 payment
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year202313 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2010–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Clinical and Biochemical Features of Metabolic Dysregulation in Formerly Preterm Children
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
FY2026$729,397R01HL169859 - MhOVE-PPH Study: Mobile health interventiOn to improVe Exercise in Pediatric PH
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
FY2026$258,121R34HL173389 - Clinical and Biochemical Features of Metabolic Dysregulation in Formerly Preterm Children
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
FY2025$712,365R01HL169859
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- From case reports to a cohort: illuminating the spectrum of pulmonary hypertension in Noonan syndrome.
The European respiratory journal
2026 - The Role of the Cellular Communication Network Protein Family in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Pulmonary circulation
2026 - Circular RNA Profiling Identifies circ5078 as a BMPR2-Derived Regulator of Endothelial Proliferation and Stress Responses.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology
2025 - Enhancing Drug Development for Paediatric Pulmonary Hypertension-An Integrative Perspective.
Pulmonary circulation
2025
Contact
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Office address
2200 Children's Way, Room 11215, Nashville, TN 37232
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
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- Board Certification
Pediatric Pulmonology, American Board of Pediatrics
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- "I'm Aware That I'm Rare: Eric Austin, MD" (episode 421)
phaware podcast/interview series, on pulmonary hypertension associated with developmental lung disorder
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phaware podcast/interview series
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Updated 14 Jul 2026
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