Ajay Kirtane, MD
Enriched profileDirector, Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care; Professor of Medicine; Chief Academic Officer, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center · Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Ajay Kirtane is Director, Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care; Professor of Medicine; Chief Academic Officer, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 1,164 publications with 54,029 citations (h-index 104); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 17 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Interventional Cardiology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 25 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Ajay Kirtane, M.D., S.M., is Director, Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The public record shows 1,164 publications with 54,029 citations (h-index 104), centered on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics. It also documents an investigator role on 17 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 30 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation
- Top research focus: Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- 17 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 30 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 32 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 468.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 17 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Global Paradise System US Post Approval Study
Sponsor: ReCor Medical, Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
30 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202553 payments$328,702openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year202518 payments
- BIOTRONIK INC.Program year20259 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
82.3%Statin35.4%Atorvastatin Calcium100%Part D≥14 patientsCalcium channel blocker18.8%Amlodipine Besylate100%Part D<11 patientsBlood & clotting
17.7%P2Y12 inhibitor17.7%Clopidogrel100%Part D≥12 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Angiography-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve to Guide PCI.
The New England journal of medicine
Clinical Trial2026 - Early Feasibility Study of a Novel Mechanical Circulatory Support Device for High-Risk PCI.
Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
Article2026 - Use of Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons in the United States: Early Results From the AGENT Postapproval Study.
Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
Article2026 - Angiography-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19Article3,316 citations2020
- 02
- 03Bivalirudin during Primary PCI in Acute Myocardial InfarctionArticle1,857 citations2008
- 04Updated Standardized Endpoint Definitions for Transcatheter Aortic Valve ImplantationArticle1,666 citations2012
- 05Safety and Efficacy of Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary StentsArticle1,629 citations2007
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/ajay-kirtane-md
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researchgate.net/profile/Ajay-Kirtane
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees 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 →columbiacardiology.org ↗
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- Board Certified
Cardiovascular Disease
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 →columbiacardiology.org ↗ - Board Certified
Interventional Cardiology
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Fellow
American College of Cardiology (FACC)
- Fellow
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI)
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Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Conference, Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Awards & honors
honors 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 →columbiacardiology.org ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Director
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doctors.nyp.org ↗ - ColumbiaDoctors at NewYork-Presbyterian The One
White Plains, NY (satellite office)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doctors.columbia.edu ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Physician commentary
"Dr. Ajay Kirtane Reacts to FDA Approval of the First Drug-Coated Balloon for Coronary In-Stent Restenosis", NewYork-Presbyterian Advances
2024 - Interview feature
"A Conversation With Ajay Kirtane, MD, SM", Healio Cardiology Today's Intervention
2018verifiedCorroborated 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 →healio.com ↗ - 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 →evtoday.com ↗
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