Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Leslie Ann Saxon, MD, is Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Keck School of Medicine of USC. The public record shows 262 publications with 19,624 citations (h-index 59), centered on Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 5 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Journal of medical Internet research
- Top research focus: Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 5 companies
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Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 3 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 122.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Pivotal Trial to Establish the Efficacy and Long-term Safety of the Parachute Implant System
Sponsor: CardioKinetix, Inc
InvestigatorPhase 3TerminatedNCT01614652 - Left Atrial Pressure Monitoring to Optimize Heart Failure Therapy
Sponsor: Abbott Medical Devices
InvestigatorCompletedNCT01121107 - Safety and Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillation
Sponsor: Boston Scientific Corporation
InvestigatorPhase 2/PHASE3CompletedNCT00387803
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year202520 payments$34,015openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20253 payments
- Edwards Lifesciences CorporationProgram year20251 payment
NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Health Care 2025: How Consumer-Facing Devices Change Health Management and Delivery.
Journal of medical Internet research
2025
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
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- Board Certified
Cardiovascular Disease (ABMS)
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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (ABMS)
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Internal Medicine (ABMS)
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Fellow
Heart Rhythm Society
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American College of Cardiology
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Heart Failure Society of America
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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- "Most Tech Friendly Doc"
Rock Health
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Executive Director
USC Center for Body Computing
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USC Institute for Creative Technologies
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Endotronix
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Touch Point Health podcast guest
"How technical advances can help produce better healthcare for all"
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/leslie-saxon-md
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linkedin.com/in/leslie-saxon-56a5846
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Leslie-A-Saxon-2155248418
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
cbc.ict.usc.edu/our-team/leslie-saxon
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youtube.com/watch
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X/Twitter: @DrLeslieSaxon
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