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Eric Austin, MD

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Program · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Region🇺🇸 Nashville, TN · Southeast · United StatesSpecialtyPediatric PulmonologyFocusRespiratory
Active KOLfindmyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceverified 2026Payments2023–2025NIH funding2010–2026

Eric Austin is Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 290 publications with 11,171 citations (h-index 58); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Pediatric Pulmonology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.

Data verified 14 Aug 2026

Overview

Updated 16 Oct 2026

Eric Austin, MD MSCI, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The public record shows 290 publications with 11,171 citations (h-index 58), centered on Respiratory. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2010–2026).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The European respiratory journal
  • Top research focus: Respiratory
  • 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 2 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Hypertension4 trialsPulmonary Hypertension4 trialsPulmonary Arterial Hypertension4 trialsLung Diseases1 trialFamilial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Respiratory

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Remodulingeneric · TreprostinilClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—Winrevairgeneric · SotaterceptClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCClinical trials—Industry payments14Vanderbilt University Medical CenterClinical trials3Industry payments—New York Medical CollegeClinical trials1Industry payments—United Therapeutics CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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290publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 37 in PubMed.

11,171citations

Total citations across indexed works.

58h-index

Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
4clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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2companies · 2023–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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6NIH grants · 2010–2026

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Practice address

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Clinical trials

Updated 16 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 16 Oct 2026

2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2023–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 16 Oct 2026

6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2010–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 16 Oct 2026

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

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Online presence

Updated 16 Oct 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/eric-austin-md

    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 →doximity.com ↗
  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/eric-austin-144bba140

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗

Mentions by others

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  • Other

    phaware.medium.com/im-aware-that-i-m-rare-eric-austin-md-421-4a35a621d77f

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  • X / Twitter

    twitter.com/vumcpeds

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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
  • M.S. (MSCI)

    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

    2008
    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 →pediatrics.vumc.org ↗
  • M.D.

    Emory University School of Medicine

    2001
    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 →pediatrics.vumc.org ↗
  • Board Certification

    Pediatric Pulmonology, American Board of Pediatrics

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →healthgrades.com ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • President-elect

    Society for Pediatric Research

    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 →news.vumc.org ↗
  • Elected member

    Council of the Society for Pediatric Research

    2022
    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 →news.vumc.org ↗
  • Director

    Vanderbilt Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) Program

    2017
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  • President & Chair

    Scientific Leadership Council, TBX4Life foundation

    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 →discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com ↗
  • Peer reviewer for Chest

    Journal of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Scientific Reports, and American Heart Association fellowship review panels

    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 →pub.orcid.org ↗

Awards & honors

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Secondary affiliations

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Media & interviews

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