Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Dhanunjaya "DJ" Lakkireddy, MD, is Executive Medical Director, Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute at HCA Midwest Health. The public record shows 677 publications with 14,200 citations (h-index 58), centered on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies. It also documents an investigator role on 54 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 39 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · European heart journal
- Top research focus: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- 54 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 39 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 82 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 232.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 54 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Conquer-AF Protocol for Redo Ablation Procedures in Recurrent Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Using the Sphere-9 Catheter and Affera Ablation System (Conquer-AF)
Sponsor: Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT07298473 - Mobilization and Outcomes After Venous Closure
Sponsor: Cordis US Corp.
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT07246902 - Coherent Sine Burst Electroporation (CSE) Ablation System US IDE Study for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Sponsor: Arga Medtech SA
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06784466
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
39 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Biosense Webster, Inc.Program year202547 payments$47,144openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- AtriCure, Inc.Program year202524 payments$41,572openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year202521 payments$14,562openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Simplified Tools, Complex Decisions: These Are Rhythm Procedures: Why AF Ablation, Leadless Pacing, and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Require Rhythm-Centered Care.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
2026 - External Suture-Retention Device Versus Manual Compression for Venous Access-Site Closure Post-Ablation: The LockeT II Study.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
2026 - Sex Differences in Periprocedural Safety Outcomes and Mortality Following Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Transvenous Lead Extraction.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
5100 W 110th St, Fl 2, Overland Park, KS 66211
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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- FACC
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
- FHRS
Fellow, Heart Rhythm Society
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Chairman
ACC Electrophysiology Council, American College of Cardiology
- Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Atrial Fibrillation
- Deputy Editor
Journal of Interventional Electrophysiology
Awards & honorshonors on the public 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 →kcheartrhythm.com ↗
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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →getinrhythm.com ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Professor of Medicine
University of Missouri, Columbia
Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/dhanunjaya-dj-lakkireddy-md-mba-8327741b
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Dhanunjaya-R-Lakkireddy-2135069760
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Facebook
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