Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Niraj Varma, MD, is Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic (Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute), Cleveland, OH. The public record shows 460 publications with 12,473 citations (h-index 55), centered on Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 17 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
- Top research focus: Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 17 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; 45 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 192.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Assessment of Combined CCM and ICD Device in HFrEF
Sponsor: Impulse Dynamics
InvestigatorActive, not recruitingNCT05855135 - Improving CRT Outcome With Non-Invasive Cardiac Mapping
Sponsor: EP Solutions SA
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT05564793 - Boston Scientific's Cryoballoon in the Treatment of Symptomatic Drug Refractory Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Sponsor: Boston Scientific Corporation
InvestigatorCompletedNCT04133168
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
17 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.Program year202530 payments$60,836openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- EBR SYSTEMS, INC.Program year20257 payments$11,045openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year202523 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.
- Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Remote Programming.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
2026 - Artificial intelligence electrocardiography for left ventricular systolic dysfunction demonstrates preserved performance across demographic training imbalances.
European heart journal. Digital health
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
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 →providers.clevelandclinic.org ↗
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- DM (PhD)
University of Oxford
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →esc365.escardio.org ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →providers.clevelandclinic.org ↗
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Associate Editor
Journal of Cardiac Failure
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →providers.clevelandclinic.org ↗ - Immediate Past President
International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology (ISHNE)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ahajournals.org ↗ - Member
Scientific and Clinical Documents Committee, Heart Rhythm Society
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ahajournals.org ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Scientific Advisory Board
HeartBeam, Inc. (BEAT)
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 →ir.heartbeam.com ↗ - Medical Advisor
Pace Mate
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →theorg.com ↗
Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →youtube.com ↗
- Interview with Prof. Niraj Varma
during Heart Rhythm 2021 (YouTube/Implicity), on the value of cardiac remote monitoring
2021provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →implicity.com ↗ - Webinar speaker
"Cardiac Arrhythmia Management During COVID-19 Pandemic" (Radcliffe Cardiology)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →radcliffecardiology.com ↗
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/niraj-varma-0ab73a17
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researchgate.net/profile/Niraj-Varma
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
radcliffecardiology.com/authors/niraj-varma
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x.com/CleClinicHVTI/status/1916586285436711007
- X / Twitter
x.com/EBRSystemsInc/status/1915414692769431626
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