Alan Maisel, MD
Enriched profileProfessor Emeritus of Medicine (Senate Emeritus); Director, Coronary Care Unit and Heart Failure Program, VA San Diego Healthcare System · VA San Diego Healthcare System
Alan Maisel is Professor Emeritus of Medicine (Senate Emeritus); Director, Coronary Care Unit and Heart Failure Program, VA San Diego Healthcare System at VA San Diego Healthcare System. OpenAlex indexes 899 publications with 37,766 citations (h-index 94); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 11 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Cardiovascular Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Alan S. Maisel, MD, is Professor Emeritus of Medicine (Senate Emeritus) at VA San Diego Healthcare System / University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The public record shows 899 publications with 37,766 citations (h-index 94), centered on Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research. It also documents an investigator role on 11 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (1986–1995).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation
- Top research focus: Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- 11 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 6 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; 2 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 357.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 11 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Improve Management of Heart Failure With Procalcitonin
Sponsor: Brahms AG
- HF Assessment With BNP in the Home: Part II
Sponsor: Alere San Diego
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Philips North America LLCProgram year20241 payment
- Quidel CorporationProgram year20232 payments
- Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.Program year20231 payment
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 1986–1995 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- REDISTRIBUTION OF ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS IN ISCHEMIA
University of California San Diego
FY1989K08HL001810 - REDISTRIBUTION OF ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS IN ISCHEMIA
University of California San Diego
FY1988K08HL001810
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Admission Kidney Tubule Biomarkers Do Not Predict Acute Kidney Injury or In-Hospital Adverse Events in Acute Heart Failure.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation
Article2026 - The GUIDE-HF trial of pulmonary artery pressure monitoring in heart failure: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
European heart journal
Clinical Trial2022
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03Natriuretic Peptides940 citations2007
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Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/alan-maisel-md-51198289
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- YouTube
youtube.com/watch
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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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →healthgrades.com ↗
- Board Certified
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Director
Coronary Care Unit and Heart Failure Program, VA San Diego Healthcare System
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 →research.va.gov ↗ - Associate Editor
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), ~10-year tenure
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
- Numerous teaching awards
UC San Diego School of Medicine faculty
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Indian Health Council
Valley Center, CA (secondary practice location)
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Cardero Therapeutics, Asceptiscope, Whispering Hearts (biotech ventures)
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- "Biomarker to diagnose heart failure"
VA Research in Action feature profiling Maisel's BNP research
2019verifiedCorroborated 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 →research.va.gov ↗
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