Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Everett E. Vokes is John E. Ultmann Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago (Department of Medicine / University of Chicago Medicine). The public record shows 1,236 publications with 80,021 citations (h-index 120), centered on Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Lung Cancer Research Studies. It also documents an investigator role on 23 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 11 companies, 5 NIH-funded awards (1992–2012).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Clinical cancer research
- Top research focus: Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- 23 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 11 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 565.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Public positionssourced statements on record
- As ASCO Board Chair
submitted written testimony to Congress urging cancer research be prioritized in federal funding …
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →society.asco.org ↗ - Advocated for pharmaceutical supply chain transparency
urging Congress to require manufacturers to report more actionable drug-supply information to the FDA
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →society.asco.org ↗
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 23 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Testing the Addition of an Anti-Cancer Drug, TRC102, to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Pemetrexed, Cisplatin or Carboplatin) During Radiation Therapy for Stage III Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
InvestigatorPhase 2RecruitingNCT05198830 - De-Escalation Therapy for Human Papillomavirus Negative Disease
Sponsor: University of Chicago
InvestigatorPhase 2CompletedNCT03944915 - Chemotherapy and Locoregional Therapy Trial (Surgery or Radiation) for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Sponsor: University of Chicago
InvestigatorPhase 2CompletedNCT03107182
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
11 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- BioNTech SEProgram year20259 payments$21,968openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Program year20256 payments
- Merck Healthcare KGaAProgram year20252 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 1992–2012 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- LiGeR-HN phase III trials of petosemtamab + pembrolizumab and petosemtamab monotherapy in recurrent or metastatic HNSCC.
Future oncology (London, England)
2025 - Radiotherapy Enhances Metastasis Through Immune Suppression by Inducing PD-L1 and MDSC in Distal Sites.
Clinical cancer research
2024 - Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Using Circulating Tumor DNA to Get Personal.
Journal of clinical oncology
2023
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01
- 02
- 03Nivolumab for Recurrent Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck5,083 citations2016
- 04Head and Neck Cancer2,222 citations1993
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
University of Bonn Medical School (Bonn, Germany)
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 →medicine.uchicago.edu ↗ - 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 →uchicagomedicine.org ↗
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- Internship and residency in internal medicine
Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center, Chicago; senior residency, University of Southern California-Los Angeles County Hospital; fellowship in hematology-oncology …
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- 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 →connection.asco.org ↗
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology
University of Chicago
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Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
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AACR Lung Cancer Task Force (governance/advisory role)
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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- "At the Forefront Live" video (UChicago Medicine) with head and neck surgeon Elizabeth Blair
MD, discussing choosing a cancer care team, featuring the case of chef Grant Achatz
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →uchicagomedicine.org ↗ - Featured in "First Person Profile: Everett Vokes, MD" - Cancer journal (Wiley)
profile piece by M.K. Nierengarten
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/everett-vokes-md
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linkedin.com/in/everett-vokes-b4561622
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Everett-E-Vokes-2089899115
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
connection.asco.org/do/like-father-like-daughter-drs-everett-and-natalie-vokes-reflect-meaningful-memories
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touchoncology.com/policy/conference-hub/professor-everett-e-vokes-discusses-his-hopes-and-aims-as-asco-president
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