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Biykem Bozkurt, MD

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Senior Dean of Faculty; Professor of Medicine-Cardiology; Mary and Gordon Cain Chair of Internal Medicine; W. A. "Tex" and Deborah Moncrief, Jr. Chair; Director, Winters Center for Heart Failure Research; Associate Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute; Vice Chair of Medicine · Baylor College of Medicine

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Region🇺🇸 Houston, TX · South Central · United StatesSpecialtyCardiovascular DiseaseFocusHeart Failure Treatment and Management+4
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Biykem Bozkurt is Senior Dean of Faculty; Professor of Medicine-Cardiology; Mary and Gordon Cain Chair of Internal Medicine; W. A. "Tex" and Deborah Moncrief, Jr. Chair; Director, Winters Center for Heart Failure Research; Associate Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute; Vice Chair of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 494 publications with 74,578 citations (h-index 91); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study 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. Clarivate lists Biykem Bozkurt as a Highly Cited Researcher (Clinical Medicine, 2019-2020, 2023-2025).

Data verified 14 Aug 2026

Overview

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Biykem Bozkurt, MD, is Senior Dean of Faculty at Baylor College of Medicine. The public record shows 494 publications with 74,578 citations (h-index 91), centered on Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Diabetes Treatment and Management. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 27 companies.

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · European heart journal
  • Top research focus: Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 27 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Heart Failure1 trialType 2 Diabetes

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsDiabetes Treatment and ManagementCardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMechanical Circulatory Support Devices

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Jardiancegeneric · EmpagliflozinClinical trials—Industry payments14Publications—Verquvogeneric · VericiguatClinical trials—Industry payments13Publications—Kerendiageneric · FinerenoneClinical trials—Industry payments11Publications—
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Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHClinical trials—Industry payments71Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCClinical trials—Industry payments45Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments41
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Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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494publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 21 in PubMed.

74,578citations

Total citations across indexed works.

91h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 245.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
1clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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27companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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0NIH grants

Federally funded research awards.

Public positions

sourced statements on record
  • Vice Chair

    writing committee, 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure

    2022
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Contact

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Practice address

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Clinical trials

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 27 Aug 2026

27 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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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.

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
    12,628 citations2013
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
    3,421 citations2017
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: Executive Summary
    3,302 citations2013
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Failure Society of America
    3,149 citations2017
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Third universal definition of myocardial infarction
    3,072 citations2012
    doi.org ↗
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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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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/biykem-bozkurt-13650a6a

    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 →linkedin.com ↗
  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/profile/Biykem-Bozkurt-2

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  • X / Twitter

    x.com/BiykemB

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Mentions by others

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  • Instagram

    instagram.com/p/CoN5bJzpp8X

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  • Apple Podcasts

    podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-failure-beat/id1497759201

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  • YouTube

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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
  • Ph.D.

    Baylor College of Medicine and University of Texas Medical School, Clinical Scientist Training Program

    2009
    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 →bcm.edu ↗
  • M.D.

    Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

    1989
    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 →bcm.edu ↗
  • Board Certified

    Cardiovascular Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine)

    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 →bcm.edu ↗
  • Board Certified

    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (American Board of Internal Medicine)

    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 →bcm.edu ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Editor-in-Chief

    JACC: Heart Failure

    2022
    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 →acc.org ↗
  • Past Chair

    ACC Heart Failure and Transplant Member Section and Leadership Council

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  • Previously served as Heart Failure Section Editor

    Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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Highly Cited Researcher

Clarivate's annual list, by award category and year
  • Clinical Medicine
    20192020202320242025
    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 →clarivate.com ↗

Awards & honors

honors on the public record

Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Medical Care Line Executive

    Cardiology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

    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 →bcm.edu ↗

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