Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Sean Savitz, MD, is Professor and Frank M. Yatsu, M.D. Chair in Neurology at McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The public record shows 790 publications with 20,509 citations (h-index 79), centered on Stroke. It also documents an investigator role on 15 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 12 NIH-funded awards (2008–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Stroke
- Top research focus: Stroke
- 15 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 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; 13 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 15 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Reduce Inefficiencies in Management of Spasticity
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
InvestigatorNot, yet, recruitingNCT07639632 - Virtually Assisted Home Rehabilitation After Stroke for Underserved Texas Communities
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
InvestigatorNot, yet, recruitingNCT07597226 - Telerehabilitation In The Home After Stroke
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06682429
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20251 payment
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20241 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
12 NIH research awards on record, funded 2008–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Gulf Regional Area Stroke Program and Oklahoma
University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston
FY2026$415,760U24NS107322 - Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston
FY2025$5,479,769UM1TR004906 - Multiethnic Validation of VCID Biomarkers in South Texas
University of Texas Hlth Science Center
FY2025$949,277U01NS125513
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Contact
An office address from a public listing. This research profile has no federal registry record to draw from.
Office address
6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030
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
- MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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 →med.uth.edu ↗ - Neurology Residency
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Children's Hospital, Boston (Harvard Medical School Neurology Training Program)
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 →med.uth.edu ↗ - Clinical Fellowship in Cerebrovascular Disease
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
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Neurology (ABPN)
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Vascular Neurology (ABPN)
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 →med.uth.edu ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.uth.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Director
UTHealth Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
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 →med.uth.edu ↗ - Field Chief Editor
Frontiers in Stroke
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 →frontiersin.org ↗ - Chair
Lone Star Stroke Research Consortium
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →lonestarstroke.com ↗
Awards & honorshonors on the public 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 →neurorehabilitationcommission.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 →neurorehabilitationcommission.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.uth.edu ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →neurorehabilitationcommission.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 →utphysicians.com ↗
- Professor
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (secondary department appointment)
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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- 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 →vjneurology.com ↗
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Owned accountspublic accounts run by this person
- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/sean-savitz-5494b1216
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Instagram
instagram.com/uthealthhoustonstroke
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →instagram.com ↗ - Spotify
open.spotify.com/show/4qHwrOHIaVqhtJB7mLYZpm
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x.com/UTHealthStroke
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