Everett Vokes, MD
Enriched profileJohn E. Ultmann Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine; Chair, Department of Medicine; Physician-in-Chief, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences · University of Chicago
Everett Vokes is John E. Ultmann Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine; Chair, Department of Medicine; Physician-in-Chief, University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences at University of Chicago. OpenAlex indexes 1,236 publications with 80,021 citations (h-index 120); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 23 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Medical Oncology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Everett E. Vokes is John E. Ultmann Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago (Department of Medicine / University of Chicago Medicine). The public record shows 1,236 publications with 80,021 citations (h-index 120), centered on Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Lung Cancer Research Studies. It also documents an investigator role on 23 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 11 companies, 5 NIH-funded awards (1992–2012).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Clinical cancer research
- Top research focus: Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- 23 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 11 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; 20 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 565.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- As ASCO Board Chair
submitted written testimony to Congress urging cancer research be prioritized in federal funding …
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →society.asco.org ↗ - Advocated for pharmaceutical supply chain transparency
urging Congress to require manufacturers to report more actionable drug-supply information to the FDA
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →society.asco.org ↗
Contact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 23 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- De-Escalation Therapy for Human Papillomavirus Negative Disease
Sponsor: University of Chicago
- Chemotherapy and Locoregional Therapy Trial (Surgery or Radiation) for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Sponsor: University of Chicago
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
11 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- BioNTech SEProgram year20259 payments$21,968openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Program year20256 payments
- Merck Healthcare KGaAProgram year20252 payments
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.
Cancer & immunology
100%Kinase inhibitor100%Erlotinib Hcl52%Tagrisso48%Part D<11 patients
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
Updated 27 Aug 2026
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 1992–2012 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- LiGeR-HN phase III trials of petosemtamab + pembrolizumab and petosemtamab monotherapy in recurrent or metastatic HNSCC.
Future oncology (London, England)
Article2025 - Radiotherapy Enhances Metastasis Through Immune Suppression by Inducing PD-L1 and MDSC in Distal Sites.
Clinical cancer research
Article2024 - Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Using Circulating Tumor DNA to Get Personal.
Journal of clinical oncology
Article2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03Nivolumab for Recurrent Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck5,083 citations2016
- 04Head and Neck Cancer2,222 citations1993
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/everett-vokes-md
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linkedin.com/in/everett-vokes-b4561622
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Everett-E-Vokes-2089899115
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
connection.asco.org/do/like-father-like-daughter-drs-everett-and-natalie-vokes-reflect-meaningful-memories
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society.asco.org/people/everett-e-vokes-md-fasco
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touchoncology.com/policy/conference-hub/professor-everett-e-vokes-discusses-his-hopes-and-aims-as-asco-president
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
University of Bonn Medical School (Bonn, Germany)
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- 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 →uchicagomedicine.org ↗
- Internship and residency in internal medicine
Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center, Chicago; senior residency, University of Southern California-Los Angeles County Hospital; fellowship in hematology-oncology …
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- 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 →connection.asco.org ↗
- 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.uchicago.edu ↗
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology
University of Chicago
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Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗ - Member
AACR Lung Cancer Task Force (governance/advisory role)
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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 →touchoncology.com ↗
- "At the Forefront Live" video (UChicago Medicine) with head and neck surgeon Elizabeth Blair
MD, discussing choosing a cancer care team, featuring the case of chef Grant Achatz
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →uchicagomedicine.org ↗ - Featured in "First Person Profile: Everett Vokes, MD" - Cancer journal (Wiley)
profile piece by M.K. Nierengarten
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