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Carolyn Westhoff, MD

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Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Professor Emerita of Reproductive Health at Columbia University VP&S · Columbia University

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Region🇺🇸 New York, NY · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyGynecologic OncologyFocusReproductive Health and Contraception+4
Active KOLFindMyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceNone verifiedPayments2021–2024NIH funding1988–2025

Carolyn Westhoff is Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Professor Emerita of Reproductive Health at Columbia University VP&S at Columbia University. OpenAlex indexes 401 publications with 11,605 citations (h-index 58); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 14 registered studies with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 6 Nov 2026

Overview

Updated 6 Nov 2026

Carolyn Westhoff, MD, is Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Professor Emerita of Reproductive Health at Columbia University VP&S. The public record shows 401 publications with 11,605 citations (h-index 58), centered on Reproductive Health and Contraception, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, International Human Rights and Reproductive Law. It also documents an investigator role on 14 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 7 companies, 14 NIH-funded awards (1988–2025).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
  • Top research focus: Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • 14 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 7 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
HIV1 trialMetrorrhagia1 trialTics1 trialHIV Infections1 trialPain1 trialOvarian / Gynecologic CancerPancreatic CancerLupus (SLE)Breast CancerType 2 DiabetesObesityMigraine / HeadacheOsteoporosisSarcomaCushing's Syndrome

Research focus

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Reproductive Health and ContraceptionHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsInternational Human Rights and Reproductive LawPregnancy and Medication ImpactMale Reproductive Health Studies

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
NEXTSTELLISClinical trials—Industry payments28Publications—ORIAHNNClinical trials—Industry payments2Publications—SLYNDClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Mayne Pharma Commercial LLCClinical trials—Industry payments26Columbia UniversityClinical trials12Industry payments—HRA PharmaClinical trials—Industry payments4Mayne Pharma Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments3AbbVie Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Carolyn L. WesthoffClinical trials1Industry payments—Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)Clinical trials1Industry payments—Exeltis, USA Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCClinical trials—Industry payments1Organon LLCClinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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401publications

Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 4 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.

11,605citations

Citations across these publications.

58h-index

H-index from these publications. i10-index 211.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
14clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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7companies · 2021–2024

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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14NIH grants · 1988–2025

Federally funded research awards.

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Public positions

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Contact

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Office address

Philosophy Hall, 1150 Amsterdam Avenue, Mail Code 9215 / Rm 202A · New York, NY 10027

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Clinical trials

Updated 6 Nov 2026

Listed as an investigator on 14 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

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7 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

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14 NIH research awards on record, funded 1988–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Congress activity

Updated 6 Nov 2026

6 congress contributions (2008–2019) across ASCO, SAHM Annual Meeting per OpenAlex. The most recent:

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Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.

Publications

Updated 6 Nov 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

Most-cited works

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Online presence

Updated 6 Nov 2026

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Mentions by others

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  • Other

    cor2ed.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1.0-transcript_download_PDF_IUD-Placement_How-to-Reduce-Anxiety-and-Pain-for-Patients_transcript_main_Dr-Carolyn-Westhoff_Dr-Michal-Yaron_Patty-Cason-1.pdf

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  • Other

    professorsemeritus.columbia.edu/people/carolyn-louise-westhoff

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →professorsemeritus.columbia.edu ↗
  • Other

    obgyn.columbia.edu/carolyn-westhoff-md-msc-named-one-10-women-over-50-who-are-changing-world-good-housekeeping

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    Lauren Kanner (@kanner_dr) post on X describing Westhoff presenting on contraceptive access

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Background & recognition

Updated 6 Nov 2026

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Education

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Editorial & leadership roles

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Awards & honors

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Secondary affiliations

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Media & interviews

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