Andrew Atz, MD
Enriched profileProfessor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina · Medical University of South Carolina
Andrew Atz is Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina at Medical University of South Carolina. OpenAlex indexes 283 publications with 16,709 citations (h-index 61); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Pediatric Cardiology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 23 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Andrew Atz, MD, is Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina. The public record shows 283 publications with 16,709 citations (h-index 61), centered on Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments, Congenital heart defects research. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, 5 NIH-funded awards (2011–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Journal of the American Heart Association
- Top research focus: Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 5 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 170.
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Updated 23 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal Assessment Trial - 2
Sponsor: Mezzion Pharma Co. Ltd
- Study of Effects of Sildenafil on Patients With Fontan Heart Circulation
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
NIH funding
Updated 23 Oct 2026
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 2011–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Pediatric Heart Network: Medical University of South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2026$410,086UM1HL172707 - Trials and ReseArch Network FOR even More- South Carolina (TRANSFORM-3)
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2026$335,543UG1OD024956 - Trials and ReseArch Network FOR even More- South Carolina (TRANSFORM-3)
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2025$418,131UG1OD024956
Publications
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Methylated Arginine Metabolites as Biomarkers for Clinical Status and Response to Type 5 Phosphodiesterase Inhibition in Patients With Fontan Circulation.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2025 - Low Ventricular Stiffness Is Associated With Suboptimal Outcomes in Patients With a Single Right Ventricle After the Fontan Operation: A Novel Phenotype.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2024 - Use of physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling to inform dosing of the opioid analgesics fentanyl and methadone in children with obesity.
CPT: pharmacometrics & systems pharmacology
Article2022 - Population pharmacokinetics of sildenafil in extremely premature infants.
British journal of clinical pharmacology
Clinical Trial2019
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Comparison of Shunt Types in the Norwood Procedure for Single-Ventricle LesionsArticle917 citations2010
- 03Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 InfectionArticle848 citations2023
- 04
- 05Atenolol versus Losartan in Children and Young Adults with Marfan's SyndromeArticle528 citations2014
Network
Updated 23 Oct 2026
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Background & recognition
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