Christian Ruff, MD
Enriched profileDirector, General Cardiology, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School · Brigham and Women's Hospital
Christian Ruff is Director, General Cardiology, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School at Brigham and Women's Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 331 publications with 30,842 citations (h-index 58); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Cardiovascular Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Christian Ruff, MD, is Director, General Cardiology, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital. The public record shows 331 publications with 30,842 citations (h-index 58), centered on Coronary Artery Disease / ACS. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 10 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nature medicine
- Top research focus: Coronary Artery Disease / ACS
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 10 companies
Generated from the cited public record · current as of 27 Aug 2026. Every fact links its source below.
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; 21 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Escalating Clopidogrel by Involving a Genetic Strategy - Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction 56
Sponsor: The TIMI Study Group
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationProgram year20258 payments$20,351openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20254 payments
- Janssen Research & Development, LLCProgram year20256 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
71.9%Statin18.4%Atorvastatin Calcium64%Rosuvastatin Calcium36%Part D≥20 patientsBeta blocker14.5%Metoprolol Succinate100%Part D≥24 patientsBlood & clotting
19.1%Factor Xa inhibitor14.5%Eliquis100%Part D≥15 patientsP2Y12 inhibitor4.7%Clopidogrel100%Part D<11 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
9%Potassium supplement3.5%Potassium Chloride100%Part D<11 patientsSGLT2 inhibitor3.3%Jardiance100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
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.
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/christian-ruff-md
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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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →physiciandirectory.brighamandwomens.org ↗
- 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 →physiciandirectory.brighamandwomens.org ↗
- 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 →physiciandirectory.brighamandwomens.org ↗
- MPH
Harvard School of Public Health
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Harvard University (Neurobiology)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →radcliffecardiology.com ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Senior Investigator
TIMI (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction) Study Group
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 →physiciandirectory.brighamandwomens.org ↗ - Director
Genetics Core Laboratory, TIMI Study Group
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Clinical Events Committee (TIMI Study Group)
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pressrelease.healthcare ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cardiometabolichealth.org ↗
- Magna Cum Laude
Harvard University (Neurobiology)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cardiometabolichealth.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor of Medicine
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Cardiology Clinic, 1153 Centre Street, Suite 4G, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- HCPLive video interview series on atrial fibrillation/anticoagulation
e.g. "Abelacimab Reduces Bleeding in AF Consistently Across Age Groups, With Christian Ruff, MD"
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 →hcplive.com ↗ - AF Action Initiative interview feature
EP Lab Digest (HMP Global Learning Network)
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 →hmpgloballearningnetwork.com ↗ - GLP-1 RAs and the Future of Cardiology
with Christian Ruff, MD, MPH, HCPLive video interview
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