George Tellides, MD, PhD
Enriched profileProfessor of Surgery (Cardiac) · Yale School of Medicine
George Tellides is Professor of Surgery (Cardiac) at Yale School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 306 publications with 14,868 citations (h-index 69); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.
Data verified 23 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 30 Oct 2026
George Tellides is Professor of Surgery (Cardiac) at Yale School of Medicine. The public record shows 306 publications with 14,868 citations (h-index 69), centered on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 10 NIH-funded awards (2001–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Science advances
- Top research focus: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 15 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 181.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 30 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study of Anginera In Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
Sponsor: Theregen, Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 30 Oct 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2025–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Edwards Lifesciences CorporationProgram year20252 payments
NIH funding
Updated 30 Oct 2026
10 NIH research awards on record, funded 2001–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- ELUCIDATING MECHANISMS OF THORACIC AORTOPATHY VIA COMPUTATIONAL MODELING
Yale University
FY2026$656,411R01HL169147 - TGFb-Dependent Cell-Matrix Interactions in Thoracic Aortopathy
Yale University
FY2026$348,771P01HL169168 - ELUCIDATING MECHANISMS OF THORACIC AORTOPATHY VIA COMPUTATIONAL MODELING
Yale University
FY2025$669,807R01HL169147
Publications
Updated 30 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Metabolic control of smooth muscle cell phenotype switching in atherosclerosis.
Science advances
Article2026 - Shear Preconditioning Restores Endothelial Function of HLHS Patient-Derived iPSC-ECs for Successful Conduit Implantation.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology
Letter2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition drives atherosclerosis progressionArticle591 citations2015
- 02Novel Measurement of Relative Aortic Size Predicts Rupture of Thoracic Aortic AneurysmsArticle588 citations2005
- 03
- 04Role of Mechanotransduction in Vascular BiologyArticle405 citations2015
- 05Interferon-γ elicits arteriosclerosis in the absence of leukocytesArticle391 citations2000
Network
Updated 30 Oct 2026
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Online presence
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Background & recognition
Updated 30 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- Board certified
Thoracic Surgery (American Board of Thoracic Surgery), original certification 1996
1996verifiedCorroborated 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 →medicine.yale.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 →medicine.yale.edu ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
West Haven, CT (clinical practice)
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