Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Eric J. Velazquez, MD, is Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Yale University / Yale School of Medicine. The public record shows 614 publications with 43,462 citations (h-index 90), centered on Coronary Artery Disease / ACS, Heart Failure. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2018–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · medRxiv
- Top research focus: Coronary Artery Disease / ACS
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 6 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; 12 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 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- TRANSFORM-HF: ToRsemide compArisoN With furoSemide FORManagement of Heart Failure
Sponsor: Duke University
InvestigatorPhase 3CompletedNCT03296813 - Comparison of Surgical and Medical Treatment for Congestive Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease
Sponsor: Duke University
InvestigatorPhase 3CompletedNCT00023595
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.Program year20246 payments$12,450openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Program year20231 payment
- NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATIONProgram year20231 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2018–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Mechanistic Differences between Torsemide and Furosemide.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2025 - Real-world evaluation of an algorithmic machine-learning-guided testing approach in stable chest pain: a multinational, multicohort study.
European heart journal. Digital health
2024
Contact
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Office address
Yale University, PO Box 208017, New Haven, CT 06520-8017
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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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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- Chief
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
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American Society of Echocardiography Taskforce on International Echocardiography
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Physician-in-Chief
Heart and Vascular Center, Yale New Haven Health System
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Clinical Trials Innovation, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)
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Clinical and Translational Research Oversight Committee, Yale
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/eric-velazquez-md-f206897a
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- YouTube
youtube.com/watch
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youtube.com/watch
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LinkedIn: Eric J. Velazquez, Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital; Physician-in-Chief, Heart and Vascular Center, Yale New Haven Health
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