Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Igor Barjaktarevic, MD, MSC, is HS Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (David Geffen School of Medicine / UCLA Health, Ronald Reagan Medical Center). The public record shows 422 publications with 10,184 citations (h-index 37), centered on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Asthma and respiratory diseases. It also documents an investigator role on 12 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 14 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Top research focus: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- 12 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 14 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; 34 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 112.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 12 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Non-inferiority Pharmacokinetic and Safety/Tolerability Study of Two Different Doses of Weekly SC Alpha1-PI 15% Compared With Corresponding Standard IV Alpha1-PI in Participants With Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)
Sponsor: Grifols Therapeutics LLC
InvestigatorPhase 3RecruitingNCT07555483 - Multi-Center Clean Air Randomized Controlled Trial in COPD
Sponsor: JHSPH Center for Clinical Trials
InvestigatorPhase 3RecruitingNCT06376994
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
14 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Verona Pharma, Inc.Program year202512 payments$15,350openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Grifols USA, LLCProgram year20258 payments$12,300openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Genentech USA, Inc.Program year20257 payments
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Understanding Nebulizer Utilization by Patients and Healthcare Providers: A COPD Foundation Nebulizer Consortium Survey Study.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2026 - Epigenomic study of the lower airway reveals COPD-associated methylation patterns and potential microbiota links.
BMJ open respiratory research
2025 - Reply to Abushanab et al.: Longitudinal Outcomes of Pi*MZ versus Pi*MM Subjects Stratified by Former and Current Smoking Status.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
2025 - Correction: Letter to the Editor: An unspoken contributor to VILI in ARDS-asymmetry of lung injury.
Intensive care medicine
2025
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
200 Medical Plaza, Suite 365, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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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
- 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 →uclahealth.org ↗
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- Fellowship
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College
2012verifiedCorroborated 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 →uclahealth.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 →uclahealth.org ↗
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- Residency
Internal Medicine, New York University
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →thoracic.org ↗
- Medical Director
COPD Program, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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Bedside Ultrasound, Ronald Reagan Medical Center
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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Accredo Specialty Pharmacy
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
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researchgate.net/profile/Igor-Barjaktarevic
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