Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD
Enriched profileExecutive Medical Director, Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute at HCA Midwest Health · Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute at HCA Midwest Health
Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy is Executive Medical Director, Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute at HCA Midwest Health at Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute at HCA Midwest Health. OpenAlex indexes 677 publications with 14,200 citations (h-index 58); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 53 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 25 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 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 53 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
- 53 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 39 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; 82 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 232.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 53 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Horizon 360 Protocol for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation With the Sphere-360™ Catheter and Affera™ Mapping and Ablation System (Horizon 360)
Sponsor: Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
- 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
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 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 ↗
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
70.8%Beta blocker22.2%Metoprolol Succinate54%Carvedilol21%Sotalol17%Metoprolol Tartrate8%Part D≥108 patientsAntiarrhythmic17.3%Dofetilide48%Flecainide Acetate28%Amiodarone Hcl15%Mexiletine Hcl6%Multaq4%Part D<11 patients+ 11 more classes in this area
Blood & clotting
22.2%Factor Xa inhibitor15.2%Eliquis64%Xarelto36%Part D≥71 patientsP2Y12 inhibitor5.6%Clopidogrel100%Part D≥59 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
6%Potassium supplement4.2%Potassium Chloride100%Part D≥38 patientsProton pump inhibitor0.8%Pantoprazole Sodium100%Part D≥16 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
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 14 Oct 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
Article2026 - External Suture-Retention Device Versus Manual Compression for Venous Access-Site Closure Post-Ablation: The LockeT II Study.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Article2026 - Sex Differences in Periprocedural Safety Outcomes and Mortality Following Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Transvenous Lead Extraction.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- 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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twitter.com/dj_lakkireddy
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twitter.com/lakkireddy_kc
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Facebook
facebook.com/ResearchMedicalCenter/posts/dr-dhanunjaya-dj-lakkireddy-is-one-of-our-incredible-cardiac-electrophysiologist/1394626539337904
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 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 →doximity.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
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- FACC
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
- FHRS
Fellow, Heart Rhythm Society
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Chairman
ACC Electrophysiology Council, American College of Cardiology
- Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Atrial Fibrillation
- Deputy Editor
Journal of Interventional Electrophysiology
- Former Governor
Kansas Chapter, American College of Cardiology
- Program Director
Kansas City Heart Rhythm Symposium
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Global Atrial Fibrillation Alliance (nonprofit)
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Awards & honors
honors 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 affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor of Medicine
University of Missouri, Columbia
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- 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 →stopafib.org ↗
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- "10-Minute Interview" feature
EP Lab Digest (HMP Global Learning Network)
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