Gary Felker is Professor of Medicine at Duke University. OpenAlex indexes 811 publications with 49,716 citations (h-index 107); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Cardiovascular Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 21 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Gary Felker, MD, is Professor of Medicine at Duke University. The public record shows 811 publications with 49,716 citations (h-index 107), centered on Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 20 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2004–2018).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Clinical infectious diseases
- Top research focus: Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 20 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; 25 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 388.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
Industry payments
Updated 21 Oct 2026
20 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHProgram year20252 payments$11,960openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year202510 payments
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
Updated 21 Oct 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2004–2018 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Heart Failure Clinical Research Network Regional Clinical Center (U10)
Duke University
FY2018$508,509U10HL110312 - Heart Failure Clinical Research Network Regional Clinical Center (U10)
Duke University
FY2017$506,792U10HL110312 - GUIDing Evidence Based Therapy Using Biomarker Intensified Treatment (CCC)
Duke University
FY2016$4,767,581R01HL105448
Publications
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Metformin on the Presence of COVID-19 Symptoms 6 Months after Infection: The ACTIV-6 Randomized Clinical Trial.
Clinical infectious diseases
Article2026 - Median Survival Among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Prescribed Quadruple Medical Therapy.
European journal of heart failure
Article2026 - Dipstick proteinuria and outcomes in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: insights from GALACTIC-HF.
European journal of heart failure
Clinical Trial2026 - Effect of the cardiac myosin activator omecamtiv mecarbil on ventricular arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and sudden death in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the GALACTIC-HF trial.
European journal of heart failure
Clinical Trial2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Diuretic Strategies in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart FailureArticle1,724 citations2011
- 02Underlying Causes and Long-Term Survival in Patients with Initially Unexplained CardiomyopathyArticle1,723 citations2000
- 04Effect of Nesiritide in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart FailureArticle1,252 citations2011
- 05
Network
Updated 21 Oct 2026
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Online presence
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Mentions by others
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hfsa.org/michael-felker-md-fhfsa
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Background & recognition
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Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
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 →scholars.duke.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 →dcri.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
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- Immediate Past President
Heart Failure Society of America
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Board of Directors, Heart Failure Society of America
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JACC: Heart Failure
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Awards & honors
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- Fellow
American College of Cardiology (FACC)
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American Heart Association (FAHA)
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Heart Failure Society of America (FHFSA)
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 →hfsa.org ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →bookmark.elsevierhealth.com ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Director of Cardiovascular and Metabolism Therapeutic Area
Duke Clinical Research Institute
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Duke Clinical Research Institute
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