Dalane Kitzman, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Cardiovascular Medicine · Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Dalane Kitzman is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 831 publications with 58,537 citations (h-index 119); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 14 registered studies 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.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Dalane W. Kitzman, MD, is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The public record shows 831 publications with 58,537 citations (h-index 119), centered on Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology. It also documents an investigator role on 14 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies, 14 NIH-funded awards (1991–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation. Heart failure
- Top research focus: Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- 14 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 6 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 14 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 429.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 14 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Myocardial Mechanisms in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Sponsor: Northwestern University
- HeartShare: Combining Omics, Deep Phenotyping, and Electronic Health Records for Heart Failure Subtypes and Treatment Targets
Sponsor: Northwestern University
- Physical Rehabilitation for Older Patients With Acute Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2023. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Amgen Inc.Program year20231 payment
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year20231 payment
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year20221 payment
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
14 NIH research awards on record, funded 1991–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Wake Forest Atrium HeartShare Clinical Center
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
FY2026$411,207U01HL160272
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
3 congress contributions (2018–2020) across ADA, ASCO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Understanding and predicting fatigue, cardiovascular (CV) decline & events after breast cancer treatment (UPBEAT): A prospective multi-center wake forest NCORP research-base study.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2020Co-authorPosterTrials in progress - Understanding and predicting fatigue, cardiovascular (CV) decline, and events after breast cancer treatment (UPBEAT): A prospective cardio-oncology study.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2019Co-authorPosterTrials in progress
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 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- SPIROMICS HF: Rationale, Design, and Reproducibility of Measures.
Circulation. Heart failure
Article2025 - Cardiovascular Aging and Exercise: Implications for Heart Failure Prevention and Management.
Circulation research
Review2025 - Effects of Blood Pressure Control on Arterial Stiffness Mechanisms in SPRINT: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex.
Clinical Trial2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Clinical Factors Associated With Calcific Aortic Valve Disease2,008 citations1997
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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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Mentions by others
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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 →school.wakehealth.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →school.wakehealth.edu ↗
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- American Board of Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease (board certification)
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Internal Medicine (board certification)
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Winston-Salem), Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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