Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, is Vice Dean, Duke University School of Medicine. The public record shows 1,590 publications with 86,294 citations (h-index 134), centered on Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Diabetes Treatment and Management. It also documents an investigator role on 23 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 21 companies, 7 NIH-funded awards (2012–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of clinical and translational science
- Top research focus: Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- 23 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 21 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; 56 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 789.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 23 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and/or Chronic Kidney Disease (ATTAIN-Outcomes)
Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
InvestigatorPhase 3RecruitingNCT07241390 - ACTIV-6: COVID-19 Study of Repurposed Medications - Arm G (Metformin)
Sponsor: Susanna Naggie, MD
InvestigatorPhase 3CompletedNCT06042855
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
21 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202510 payments$10,207openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- PFIZER INC.Program year20251 payment
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Program year20252 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
7 NIH research awards on record, funded 2012–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- PRagmatic EValuation of evENTs And Benefits of Lipid-lowering in oldEr Adults (PREVENTABLE)
Duke University
FY2025$10,487,354U19AG065188 - NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory-Coordinating Center (U24)
Duke University
FY2025$2,674,999U24AT009676
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Characteristics of interventional clinical trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, 2018-2023.
Journal of clinical and translational science
2026 - Digital Platform to Optimize Guideline-Directed Heart Failure Therapy: Results of the AIM-POWER Trial.
Circulation. Heart failure
2026 - Determinants of publication likelihood and timeliness for clinical studies.
Journal of clinical and translational science
2026 - Assessing and improving research readiness in PCORnet®.
Journal of clinical and translational science
2025 - Aspirin Dosing for Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma: Insights From ADAPTABLE.
Journal of the American Heart Association
2025
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01
- 022022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure2,627 citations2022
- 03
- 04
- 05Diuretic Strategies in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure1,693 citations2011
Contact
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Office address
300 West Morgan St., Durham, NC 27701
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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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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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- 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 →newsroom.heart.org ↗
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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- Elected member
American Society of Clinical Investigation
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Association of American Physicians
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Guest
Conversations on Health Care (Duke Global Health Institute / WXDU radio program)
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Rethinking Clinical Trials news site (multiple articles tagged Adrian Hernandez)
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/adrian-hernandez-md
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researchgate.net/profile/Adrian-Hernandez-5
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
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newsroom.heart.org/local-news/adrian-hernandez-m-d-reappointed-to-american-heart-associations-southeast-board-of-directors
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