Ashwin Viswanathan, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Neurosurgery and Director of Functional Neurosurgery · Baylor College of Medicine
Ashwin Viswanathan is Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Functional Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 144 publications with 1,992 citations (h-index 26); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 16 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 24 Oct 2026
Ashwin Viswanathan, MD, is Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Functional Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine. The public record shows 144 publications with 1,992 citations (h-index 26), centered on Neurological disorders and treatments, Pain Management and Treatment, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 10 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (2019–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Journal of neural engineering
- Top research focus: Neurological disorders and treatments
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 10 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; 3 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 53.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Office address
7200 Cambridge, 9th Floor, Houston, TX 77030
Clinical trials
Updated 24 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Stereotactic MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Mesencephalotomy
Sponsor: University of Virginia
- Novel Stimulation Patterns to Improve the Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation
Sponsor: Ashwin Viswanathan
- Cordotomy for Refractory Cancer Pain
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Industry payments
Updated 24 Oct 2026
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202534 payments$24,235openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- NeuroOne Medical Technologies CorporationProgram year20251 payment
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20259 payments
NIH funding
Updated 24 Oct 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2019–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Novel Stimulation Patterns to Improve the Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2026$1,156,067UH3NS121563 - Oscillatory Neural Correlates of Motor Phenotypes in Parkinson Disease
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2026$439,964R01NS124650 - Novel Stimulation Patterns to Improve the Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2025$1,958,848UH3NS121563
Publications
Updated 24 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Adaptive neuromodulation dialogues: navigating current challenges and emerging innovations in neuromodulation system development.
Journal of neural engineering
Review2025 - Postoperative MRI Evaluation of a Radiofrequency Cordotomy Lesion for Intractable Cancer Pain.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
Article2017
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome: Target SelectionArticle102 citations2012
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- 05Trigeminal NeuralgiaArticle80 citations2022
Network
Updated 24 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 24 Oct 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 24 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
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Secondary affiliations
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