Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Robert Mentz, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine (with Tenure), Chief of the Heart Failure Section, Division of Cardiology at Duke University School of Medicine / Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. The public record shows 986 publications with 31,102 citations (h-index 85), centered on Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Diabetes Treatment and Management. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 30 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2023–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Future cardiology
- Top research focus: Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 30 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; 47 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 398.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- PROSPective Evaluation of Fortified Eggs Related to Improvement in The Biomarker Profile for Your Health
Sponsor: Duke University
InvestigatorCompletedNCT04673721 - TRANSFORM-HF: ToRsemide compArisoN With furoSemide FORManagement of Heart Failure
Sponsor: Duke University
InvestigatorPhase 3CompletedNCT03296813 - Predischarge Initiation of Ivabradine in the Management of Heart Failure (PRIME-HF)
Sponsor: Duke University
InvestigatorPhase 4CompletedNCT02827500
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
30 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Novo Nordisk ASProgram year20256 payments$23,792openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20254 payments$12,600openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- CVRx, Inc.Program year202522 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2023–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Research Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2025$525,000U01FD007857 - Research Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2024$2,033,969U01FD007857 - Research Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2024$949,206U01FD007857
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)
- 01
- 02
- 03
- 05Palliative Care in Heart Failure601 citations2017
Contact
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Office address
DCRI, NP-8062, PO Box 17969, Durham, NC 27715
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 →dukehealth.org ↗
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- Board Certified
American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
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American Board of Internal Medicine - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Co-Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Cardiac Failure (official journal of the Heart Failure Society of America and Japanese Heart Failure Society); sole Editor-in-Chief 2020-2024, Co-Editor-in-Chief since Sept 1
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Heart Failure Section, Duke University Division of Cardiology
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
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- Co-PI
FDA Research Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI)
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- CardioNerds: A Cardiology Podcast - Episode 388
'Ironing out the Data: Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure with Dr. Robert Mentz'
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 →cardionerds.com ↗ - CardioNerds Podcast - Episode 36
'Diuretics, ARNi, SGLT2/GLP1 therapies and iron for HFpEF with Dr. Robert Mentz'
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HFSA Edition: 'Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging with Robert Mentz & Anuradha Lala'
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/robert-mentz-md
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linkedin.com/in/rob-mentz-54318087
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researchgate.net/profile/Robert-Mentz-2
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- Spotify
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drjourneytobetter.com/2084093/episodes/15988739-dr-robert-mentz-leading-with-inclusivity-and-innovation
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