Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Jorge E. Cortes is Chief of Hematology, Division of Hematology and Oncology at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Division of Hematology and Oncology / O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. The public record shows 3,575 publications with 144,714 citations (h-index 180), centered on Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research. It also documents an investigator role on 64 registered clinical trials.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Blood advances
- Top research focus: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
- 64 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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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; 100 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 1,496.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Public positionssourced statements on record
- Clinical focus: new drug development and management of chronic and acute leukemias (CML, AML)
MDS, and myeloproliferative disorders; research contributed to approval of multiple leukemia drugs
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Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 67 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and/or Chronic Kidney Disease (ATTAIN-Outcomes)
Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
InvestigatorPhase 3RecruitingNCT07241390 - Study of HQP1351 in Subjects With Refractory CML and Ph+ ALL
Sponsor: Ascentage Pharma Group Inc.
InvestigatorPhase 1RecruitingNCT04260022 - Efficacy/Safety of CPI-613 in Combination With HD Cyt. and Mito. vs HD Cyt. and Mito. in Older Patients With R/R AML
Sponsor: Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals
InvestigatorPhase 3TerminatedNCT03504410
Industry payments
25 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
NIH funding
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Congress activity
Updated 14 Jul 2026
654 congress contributions (2004–2026) across AACR, ASCO, ASH, ESMO, SABCS per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- A phase 2 study of olutasidenib in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia: Outcomes by number of prior treatment regimens.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2025Co-author
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Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Practice address
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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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 →providerdirectory.uabmedicine.org ↗
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- Board Certified
Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Editor-in-Chief
Blood Global Hematology (American Society of Hematology), inaugural appointment April 2024
2024verifiedCorroborated 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 →hematology.org ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →georgiacancerinfo.org ↗
Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →georgiacancerinfo.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 →oncodaily.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cmleukemia.com ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Former Director
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University (Sept 2019 – April 2024); Cecil F. Whitaker Jr., GRA Eminent Scholar Chair in Cancer
2024verifiedCorroborated 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 →onealcanceruab.org ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗
- Former Deputy Chair
Department of Leukemia; Chair, AML and CML Sections; Leukemia Fellowship Program Director, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (27 years)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →georgiacancerinfo.org ↗
Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Featured expert
"Pivotal Updates in Leukemia From ASCO 2026," Medscape (identified as Dr. Jorge Cortes of University of Alabama at Birmingham)
2026provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medscape.com ↗ - Video/podcast: "2025 Highlights of ASH with Dr. Jorge Cortes" (Oncology Brothers)
covering ASH 2025 leukemia updates
2025verifiedCorroborated 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 →oncbrothers.com ↗ - 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 →podcasts.apple.com ↗
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/jorge-cortes-franco-md
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augusta.elsevierpure.com/en/persons/e49e2bf3-91c6-4810-abdb-9c08d4544ee0
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- X / Twitter
Active on X/Twitter as @GCC_Cortes (Jorge Cortes MD), posted in first person about his Blood Global Hematology editor-in-chief appointment ("I am honored to serve as editor-in-chief...") …
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UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center official announcement welcoming Dr. Jorge E. Cortes
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O'Neal Cancer Center at UAB Facebook post announcing Cortes as Chief of Hematology / Deputy Director
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