David Herrington, MD
Enriched profileProfessor, Cardiovascular Medicine (Winston-Salem), Wake Forest University School of Medicine · Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
David Herrington is Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine (Winston-Salem), Wake Forest University School of Medicine at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. OpenAlex indexes 671 publications with 41,161 citations (h-index 98); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 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
David Herrington, MD, is Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine (Winston-Salem), Wake Forest University School of Medicine at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (Wake Forest University School of Medicine). The public record shows 671 publications with 41,161 citations (h-index 98), centered on Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 16 NIH-funded awards (1991–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of the American Heart Association
- Top research focus: Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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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; 10 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 372.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Estrogen Replacement and Atherosclerosis Trial ; Primary Outcome Measure is Mean Minimal Coronary Artery Diameter After Avg of 3.2 Yrs.
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Muscadine Grape Seed Supplementation and Vascular Function
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Understanding the Genetic and Hereditary Basis of Atherosclerosis
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2024–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Novo Nordisk IncProgram year20254 payments
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year20251 payment
- IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INCProgram year20241 payment
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
16 NIH research awards on record, funded 1991–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Mapping the Molecular and Cellular Pheno-Conversion of Normal Human Coronary Artery to Atherosclerotic Plaque
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
FY2026$2,402,250R01HL180612 - Verbal and Non-Verbal Predictors of Successful Communication Within and Across Neurotype: Leveraging Context-Dependent, Next-Generation Digital Phenotyping
Children'S Hosp of Philadelphia
FY2026$717,468R01DC023554 - Optimized Affective Computing Measures of Social Processes and Negative Valence in Youth Psychopathology
Children'S Hosp of Philadelphia
FY2025$695,590R01MH125958
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
8 congress contributions (2017–2024) across AACR, ADA per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- 2080-LB: Metabolite Profiles of Liver Fat and BMI in the MultiEthnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) studies
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2024Co-authorLate-breaking - 205-LB: Using Metabolomic Biomarkers to Understand Relationships between Avocado Intake and Dysglycemia
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2023Co-authorLate-breaking
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.
- ECG-Based Artificial Intelligence for Classifying Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2026 - An Artificial Intelligence Model for ECG-Based Prediction of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Diagnosis.
Journal of cardiovascular development and disease
Article2026 - Molecular mechanism leading to human coronary atherosclerosis assessed by proteomic analysis and RNA sequences.
European heart journal
Article2026 - Serum Metabolites and Heart Failure Risk: MESA and RS.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2025 - Unveiling the Genetic Landscape of Coronary Artery Disease Through Common and Rare Structural Variants.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Effects of Estrogen Replacement on the Progression of Coronary-Artery AtherosclerosisArticle1,260 citations2000
- 03
- 04Prevention Conference VArticle930 citations2000
- 05
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/David-M-Herrington-39007819
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masalastudy.org/team/2016/3/12/david-herrington
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- 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 →wakehealth.edu ↗
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- Board Certified
Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine)
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Member
American College of Cardiology
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American College of Physicians
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AHA - Council On Epidemiology
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor
Epidemiology and Prevention, Public Health Sciences, 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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Media & interviews
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