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Erik Folch, MD

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Chief, Complex Chest Disease Center; Co-Director, Interventional Pulmonology; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School · Massachusetts General Hospital

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Region🇺🇸 Boston, MA · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyPulmonary DiseaseFocusRespiratory
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Erik Folch is Chief, Complex Chest Disease Center; Co-Director, Interventional Pulmonology; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 238 publications with 6,407 citations (h-index 40); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 14 Aug 2026

Overview

Updated 1 Sept 2026

Erik Folch, MD, MSC, is Chief, Complex Chest Disease Center at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School. The public record shows 238 publications with 6,407 citations (h-index 40), centered on Respiratory. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 14 companies.

  • Top research focus: Respiratory
  • 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 14 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Lung Cancer (NSCLC/SCLC)1 trialLung Diseases1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Respiratory

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Photofringeneric · Dihematoporphyrin etherClinical trials—Industry payments21Publications—Ohtuvayregeneric · EnsifentrineClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—Prolastin-C LiquidClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments303Medtronic, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments192Cook IncorporatedClinical trials—Industry payments21
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Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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238publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.

6,407citations

Total citations across indexed works.

40h-index

Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
2clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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14companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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0NIH grants

Federally funded research awards.

Contact

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Practice address

Telephone

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Clinical trials

Updated 1 Sept 2026

Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 1 Sept 2026

14 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

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Publications

Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.

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Online presence

Updated 1 Sept 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/erik-folch-md

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/erik-folch-117373204

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/erik-folch-20230a61

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Mentions by others

where others cite or feature them
  • Other

    pulmonologyonair.com/members/erik-folch

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Background & recognition

Updated 1 Sept 2026

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

Education

degrees and training on record
  • MD

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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  • MSc in Clinical Research

    Emory University

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  • Internal Medicine residency

    Emory University School of Medicine

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

    Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine and Interventional Pulmonology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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

    Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)

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

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Chief

    Complex Chest Disease Center, Massachusetts General Hospital

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  • Co-Director

    Interventional Pulmonology, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Awards & honors

honors on the public record
  • Excellence in Teaching Award

    UConn Health Pulmonary Fellowship graduating class, 2024-2025

    2025
    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →google.com ↗

Media & interviews

press, podcasts and appearances
  • Speaker

    "Cryo-Biopsy," Pulmonology On Air Global Event 2022

    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 →pulmonologyonair.com ↗
  • Speaker

    "Shape Sensing Robotic Bronchoscopy Guided Lung Biopsy," Pulmonology on Air Americas Chapter Launch Event

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  • Grand rounds presenter

    "Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions," Jefferson (Sidney Kimmel Medical College) Pulmonary/Critical Care Grand Rounds series

    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 →jdc.jefferson.edu ↗

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