Francis Marchlinski, MD
Enriched profileRichard T. and Angela Clark President's Distinguished Professor; Director of Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Francis Marchlinski is Richard T. and Angela Clark President's Distinguished Professor; Director of Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. OpenAlex indexes 1,209 publications with 72,448 citations (h-index 127); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Francis Marchlinski, MD, is Richard T. and Angela Clark President's Distinguished Professor at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / University of Pennsylvania Health System. The public record shows 1,209 publications with 72,448 citations (h-index 127), centered on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 16 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Hypertension (Dallas, Tex.
- Top research focus: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 16 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; 66 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 581.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Safety and Performance Assessment of the Sphere-9™ Catheter and Affera™ Ablation System for the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia (Sphere-9 VT EFS)
Sponsor: Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
- IVTCC 2.0: A Prospective Multicenter Ventricular Tachycardia Catheter Ablation Registry
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
- Electrogram-Guided Myocardial Advanced Phenotyping
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
16 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year202545 payments$44,412openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Biosense Webster, Inc.Program year202519 payments$28,690openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202512 payments$13,161openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Medicare prescribing footprint (2021)
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.
Nervous system
52.2%gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Positive Modulator52.2%Zolpidem Tartrate100%Part D<11 patientsCardiovascular
47.8%Beta blocker47.8%Metoprolol Succinate100%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
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 congress contribution (2025) across ASTRO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia is Safe and Effective: Results from a Large Retrospective Cohort
ASTRO Annual Meeting
ASTRO2025Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Integrating Genomics and Proteomics to Identify Causal Proteins and Biologic Pathways for Incident Atrial Fibrillation in CKD.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Article2026 - Quantitative Vector Screening to Improve Sensing and Reduce Inappropriate Shocks With the Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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doximity.com/pub/francis-marchlinski-md
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researchgate.net/profile/Francis-Marchlinski
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x.com/DrMarchlinski
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
degrees and training on 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 →pennmedicine.org ↗
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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 →med.upenn.edu ↗
- 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 →med.upenn.edu ↗
- 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 →getinrhythm.com ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Director of Electrophysiology
University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Cardiac Electrophysiology Translational Center of Excellence, University of Pennsylvania
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 ↗ - Arrhythmia Section Editor
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
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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 →pennmedicine.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 →getinrhythm.com ↗
- 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- Consulting Staff
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Penn Medicine Princeton Health
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →jacc.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →jacc.org ↗
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