Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Richard Casaburi, MD, is Distinguished Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA at University of California, Los Angeles (David Geffen School of Medicine) / Harbor-UCLA Medical Center / The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation. The public record shows 622 publications with 76,939 citations (h-index 102), centered on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 9 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (1985–2016).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine
- Top research focus: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 9 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
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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; 18 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 320.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Effect of STIOLTO™ RESPIMAT® on Fatigue in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Sponsor: Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
InvestigatorPhase 4CompletedNCT02845752 - Efficacy and Safety Study of Tesamorelin in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Subjects With Muscle Wasting
Sponsor: Theratechnologies
InvestigatorPhase 2TerminatedNCT01388920 - Effects of the Breathe Technologies Ventilation System in Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Sponsor: Breathe Technologies, Inc.
InvestigatorCompletedNCT01372462
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
9 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Verona Pharma, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Cleerly, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- INOGEN, INC.Program year20241 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 1985–2016 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- LONG-TERM OXYGEN TREATMENT TRIAL (LOTT) - REGIONAL CLINICAL
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-Ucla Medical Center
FY2016$4,383N01HR76188 - LONG-TERM OXYGEN TREATMENT TRIAL (LOTT) - REGIONAL CLINICAL
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-Ucla Medical Center
FY2015$165,061N01HR76188 - Long-term Oxygen Treatment Trial
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-Ucla Medical Center
FY2012$738,913N01HR76188
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- A Brief History of COPD: As Told by Some of Its Senior Scientists and Clinicians.
Journal of clinical medicine
2026 - Disease modification and progression in pre-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an official American Thoracic Society workshop report.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
2026 - Preserved muscle oxidative capacity in COPD patients with hypoxemia treated by long term O(2) therapy.
European journal of applied physiology
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01Standardisation of spirometry15,686 citations2005
- 02Interpretative strategies for lung function tests5,990 citations2005
- 03
- 04Standardisation of the measurement of lung volumes2,781 citations2005
- 05
Contact
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Office address
1124 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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- B.S.
Electrical Engineering
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University of Miami School of Medicine
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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- Investigator
Respiratory Medicine and Exercise Physiology, The Lundquist Institute
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Exercise Physiology and Respiratory Medicine Institute, The Lundquist Institute
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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- Fellow
American College of Chest Physicians
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Professor-in-Residence
Medicine, UCLA Profiles listing
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- Interview with Prof. Dr Richard Casaburi
Presidential Awardee 2020 (Breathe journal, European Respiratory Society)
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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researchgate.net/profile/Richard-Casaburi
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