Francesca Polverino is a Respiratory physician affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 231 publications with 4,071 citations (h-index 35).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX 770301608
Telephone
617-306-8999Provider last certified this registry record 21 Nov 2025.
Industry payments
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year202518 payments$13,854openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year20257 payments$13,184openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Polarean, Inc.Program year20251 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
NIH funding
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2021–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Detrimental Effects of B-Cell-Th17 Axis in Antiviral Immunity in Smokers.
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2026$780,406R01HL177930 - Protective effects of metformin against cigarette smoke-induced lung pathologies via regulation of fatty acids metabolism
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2026$677,847R01HL171622 - Detrimental Effects of B-Cell-Th17 Axis in Antiviral Immunity in Smokers.
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2025$799,998R01HL177930
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Lung Tissue Multilayer Network Analysis Uncovers the Molecular Heterogeneity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
2024 - Spatial Transcriptomics Resolve an Emphysema-Specific Lymphoid Follicle B Cell Signature in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
2023 - From pre-COPD to COPD: a Simple, Low cost and easy to IMplement (SLIM) risk calculator
European Respiratory Journal
2023
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