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David Bichell, MD

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Professor of Cardiac Surgery; William S. Stoney, Jr. Chair in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Region🇺🇸 Nashville, TN · Southeast · United StatesSpecialtyThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)FocusCongenital Heart Disease Studies+4
Last active 2024findmyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2024Online presenceverified 2026Payments2021–2021NIH fundingNone on fileWhy? →

David Bichell is Professor of Cardiac Surgery; William S. Stoney, Jr. Chair in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 175 publications with 3,732 citations (h-index 31); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 16 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 16 Oct 2026

David P. Bichell, MD, is Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The public record shows 175 publications with 3,732 citations (h-index 31), centered on Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies.

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Pediatric cardiology
  • Top research focus: Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 1 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Heart Defects, Congenital2 trials

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Congenital Heart Disease StudiesCardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesTransplantation: Methods and OutcomesCongenital heart defects researchCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterClinical trials2Industry payments—Abbott LaboratoriesClinical trials—Industry payments1Vanderbilt UniversityClinical trials1Industry payments—

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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175publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 2 in PubMed.

3,732citations

Total citations across indexed works.

31h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 60.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
3clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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1companies · 2021–2021

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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0NIH grants

Federally funded research awards.

Contact

No public contact details on file. This person's NPPES record doesn't include a practice address or telephone number. Why? →

Clinical trials

Updated 16 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 16 Oct 2026

1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2021. 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 16 Oct 2026

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

Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    Minimally Invasive Cardiac Valve Surgery Improves Patient Satisfaction While Reducing Costs of Cardiac Valve Replacement and Repair
    Article598 citations1997
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    Growth hormone rapidly activates insulin-like growth factor I gene transcription in vivo.
    Article210 citations1992
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    Standardized postoperative handover process improves outcomes in the intensive care unit
    Article187 citations2012
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    Functional Analysis of the Rat Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Gene and Identification of an IGF-I Gene Promoter
    Article136 citations1992
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Postoperative complications and association with outcomes in pediatric cardiac surgery
    Article117 citations2013
    doi.org ↗
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Network

Updated 16 Oct 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

Bret A. Mettler14Karla G. Christian12M. Wigger10Michael E. Mitchell9Prince J. Kannankeril8Kenneth R. Knecht8Andrew Harold Smith8Hemant Shyam Agarwal8Nunzio Antonio Gaglianello8Steven D. Zangwill8Marc E. Richmond8Benjamin P. Frischhertz8Muhammad Aanish Raees8Steven J. Kindel8Ashish S. Shah8Jacob Niall Schroder8Shriprasad R. Deshpande8Pippa Margaret Simpson8David Andres Parra8Thomas P. Doyle8Pedro J. del Nido7Kelly H. Schlendorf7Benjamin R. Saville7Elfriede Pahl7Jonathan Nathan Menachem7Peter S. Rotwein7Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs6Peggi M. Angel6Jonathan H. Soslow6William T. Mahle6Aoy Tomita‐Mitchell6Brian S. Donahue6Marshall Lewis Jacobs6Lawrence H. Cohn6John Eleanor Mayer5Erin L. Albers5Zena Leah Harris5H. Scott Baldwin5Mahua Dasgupta5Stacy A. S. Killen5

Online presence

Updated 16 Oct 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/david-bichell-md

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  • Other

    ctsnet.org/home/dbichell

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Mentions by others

where others cite or feature them
  • Other

    news.vumc.org/2024/10/15/david-bichell-stepping-down-as-chief-of-pediatric-cardiac-surgery

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Background & recognition

Updated 16 Oct 2026

Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.

Education

degrees and training on record
  • MMHC

    Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University

    2016
    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 →vumc.org ↗
  • Diplomate

    American Board of Thoracic Surgery

    1998
    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 →vumc.org ↗
  • Diplomate

    American Board of Surgery

    1996
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  • MD

    Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

    1987
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Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    2024
    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 →vumc.org ↗
  • Board of Directors

    Children's Specialists of San Diego

    2005
    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 →vumc.org ↗
  • Fellow

    American College of Surgeons

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  • Member

    Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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  • Member

    Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society

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Awards & honors

honors on the public record
  • Eugene Bricker Award

    Washington University

    1994
    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 →vumc.org ↗
  • Joseph Garrison Parker Award

    Columbia University

    1987
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Secondary affiliations

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