Amytis Towfighi, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Neurology (Clinical Scholar), Keck School of Medicine of USC; Director of Neurological Services, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services · Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Amytis Towfighi is Professor of Neurology (Clinical Scholar), Keck School of Medicine of USC; Director of Neurological Services, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services at Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. OpenAlex indexes 226 publications with 57,029 citations (h-index 45); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 11 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Amytis Towfighi, MD, is Professor of Neurology (Clinical Scholar), Keck School of Medicine of USC at Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. The public record shows 226 publications with 57,029 citations (h-index 45), centered on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2012–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Neurology
- Top research focus: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 18 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 92.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Reducing Blood Pressure in Patients With High Cardiovascular Risk
Sponsor: University of Southern California
- The SUCCEED Trial of Secondary Stroke Prevention
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
Industry payments
Updated 12 Oct 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2025–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
Updated 12 Oct 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2012–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Race / Ethncicity, Hypertension and Prevention of VCID and Stroke after Intracerebral Hemmorrhage
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2026$1,513,966R01NS093870 - Race / Ethncicity, Hypertension and Prevention of VCID and Stroke after Intracerebral Hemmorrhage
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2025$2,004,572R01NS093870 - BP REACH: Blood Pressure disparities Reduction, Equity, and Access among safety net patients with Cardiovascular Health risk
University of California Los Angeles
FY2025$671,307P50MD017366
Publications
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart AssociationArticle12,632 citations2017
- 02Heart disease and stroke statistics--2015 update: a report from the American Heart Association.Article8,278 citations2015
- 03Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2016 UpdateArticle6,611 citations2015
- 04Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2015 UpdateArticle5,801 citations2014
- 05Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2014 UpdateArticle5,220 citations2013
Network
Updated 12 Oct 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Chair
American Stroke Association Quality and Outcomes Committee
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Secondary Stroke Prevention Guidelines
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Post-Stroke Depression Scientific Statement
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Robert G. Siekert New Investigator Award in Stroke
American Heart Association
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Secondary affiliations
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