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Francisco Ponce, MD

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Chief of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery · Barrow Brain and Spine

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Region🇺🇸 Phoenix, AZ · West · United StatesSpecialtyNeurological SurgeryFocusNeurological disorders and treatments+4
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Francisco Ponce is Chief of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at Barrow Brain and Spine. OpenAlex indexes 103 publications with 3,118 citations (h-index 27); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 8 registered studies with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 16 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 22 Oct 2026

Francisco Ponce, MD, is Chief of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at Barrow Brain and Spine, Phoenix, Arizona. The public record shows 103 publications with 3,118 citations (h-index 27), centered on Neurological disorders and treatments, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies. It also documents an investigator role on 8 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 9 companies.

  • Top research focus: Neurological disorders and treatments
  • 8 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 9 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Parkinson's Disease6 trialsAlzheimer's / Dementia2 trialsCognitive Dysfunction2 trialsEssential Tremor2 trialsTremor2 trialsALS1 trialParesis1 trialQuadriplegia1 trialMotor Neuron Disease1 trialParalysis1 trialDementia1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Neurological disorders and treatmentsObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Boston Scientific CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments168Medtronic, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments101Globus Medical, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments62Insightec,IncClinical trials—Industry payments42St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, PhoenixClinical trials7Industry payments—ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments5Abbott LaboratoriesClinical trials—Industry payments3Neuralink CorpClinical trials1Industry payments—Stryker CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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103publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.

3,118citations

Total citations across indexed works.

27h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 43.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
8clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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9companies · 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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Clinical trials

Updated 22 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 8 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 22 Oct 2026

9 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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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    A Phase II Study of Fornix Deep Brain Stimulation in Mild Alzheimer’s Disease
    Article327 citations2016
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  2. 02
    A 3-tier classification of cerebral arteriovenous malformations
    Article317 citations2010
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  3. 03
    Intention-to-treat analysis of Spetzler—Martin Grades IV and V arteriovenous malformations: natural history and treatment paradigm
    Article312 citations2003
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation with a multiple independent constant current-controlled device in Parkinson's disease (INTREPID): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, sham-controlled study
    Article153 citations2020
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  5. 05
    Migrating glioma cells activate the PI3-K pathway and display decreased susceptibility to apoptosis
    Article153 citations2003
    doi.org ↗
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Network

Updated 22 Oct 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

Margaret Lambert21Zaman Mirzadeh19Andrés M. Lozano17Kelly D. Foote15Tsinsue Chen14Michael S. Okun12Gwenn S. Smith10Kristina M. Chapple9Constantine George Lyketsos9Gordon H. Baltuch8Douglas S Kondziolka8Guillermo Moguel‐Cobos8William Stanley Anderson8Alexander I. Tröster8Rohit Dhall8Robert F. Spetzler8Anna D Burke8Stephen Salloway7David F. Tang‐Wai7David S. Xu7Wael F. Asaad7Jill L. Ostrem7Esther S. Oh7David A. Wolk7Holly A. Shill7Paul B. Rosenberg7Steven D. Targum7Virgilio Gerald H. Evidente7Peter Nakaji6Philip A. Starr6Joseph Samir Neimat6Marwan Noel Sabbagh6Fenna T. Phibbs6Christopher S. Ogilvy5Maris H. Evidente5Corneliu C. Luca5M. Mallar Chakravarty5Guoming Luan5Werner Druck Medien AG5Alon Y. Mogilner5

Online presence

Updated 22 Oct 2026

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Mentions by others

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    phoenix.arcsfoundation.org/phoenix/news/phoenix-chapter-october-2012-meeting-featured-dr-francisco-ponce-speaking-neuromodulation

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  • Other

    barrowbrainandspine.com/physicians/dr-ponce

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  • Other

    creighton.edu/campus-directory/ponce-francisco

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Background & recognition

Updated 22 Oct 2026

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Education

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Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Associate Editor

    Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

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