Guy McKhann, MD
Enriched profileChair, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine (announced start September 14, 2026); previously Helene and Johannes Huth Endowed Professor and Vice Chair of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center · Emory University School of Medicine
Guy McKhann is Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine (announced start September 14, 2026); previously Helene and Johannes Huth Endowed Professor and Vice Chair of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center at Emory University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 808 publications with 95,424 citations (h-index 112); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Neurological Surgery profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 11 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Guy McKhann, MD, is Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine (announced start September 14, 2026). The public record shows 808 publications with 95,424 citations (h-index 112), centered on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Epilepsy research and treatment, Neurological disorders and treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 11 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2005–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of clinical oncology
- Top research focus: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 11 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; 16 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 389.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Radiosurgery or Open Surgery for Epilepsy Trial
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
Industry payments
Updated 12 Oct 2026
11 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Monteris Medical CorporationProgram year20251 payment
- NEUROPACE, INC.Program year20241 payment
- InSightec,IncProgram year20241 payment
NIH funding
Updated 12 Oct 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2005–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- An investigation of Alzheimer's Disease pathology, microglial immune response, and CSF proteomics in normal pressure hydrocephalus patients
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2025$793,799R01AG073360 - An investigation of Alzheimer's Disease pathology, microglial immune response, and CSF proteomics in normal pressure hydrocephalus patients
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2024$809,998R01AG073360 - An investigation of Alzheimer's Disease pathology, microglial immune response, and CSF proteomics in normal pressure hydrocephalus patients
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2024$76,070R01AG073360
Congress activity
Updated 12 Oct 2026
21 congress contributions (2006–2024) across AACR, ASCO, ASTRO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Association of Age with IDH-Status and Progression in Diffuse Gliomas
ASTRO Annual Meeting
ASTRO2024Co-author - Effect of Molecular Classification on Glioma Outcomes in Hispanic Patients
ASTRO Annual Meeting
ASTRO2024Co-author - MGMT Promoter Methylation Predicts Survival in 1p19q-Codeleted Gliomas after Chemotherapy
ASTRO Annual Meeting
ASTRO2023Co-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 12 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Prognostic and Predictive Effect of Age in Molecularly Defined Lower-Grade Gliomas.
Journal of clinical oncology
Article2026 - Brain-Controlled Augmented Hearing for Spatially Moving Conversations in Multi-Talker Environments.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Article2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's diseaseArticle27,946 citations1984
- 02
- 03
- 04Electrical stimulation of the anterior nucleus of thalamus for treatment of refractory epilepsyArticle1,929 citations2010
- 05
Network
Updated 12 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.
Online presence
Updated 12 Oct 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
neurosurgery.columbia.edu/news/columbia-neurosurgery-presentations-2022-american-epilepsy-society-annual-meeting-0
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 →neurosurgery.columbia.edu ↗
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Background & recognition
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
Yale School of Medicine
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 →news.emory.edu ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbianeurosurgery.org ↗
- B.A.
Duke University (Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbianeurosurgery.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Co-chief
Stereotactic and Functional Division, Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University
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 →news.emory.edu ↗ - Co-chief
Brain Tumor Division, Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University
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 →news.emory.edu ↗ - Director
Epilepsy Neurophysiology Laboratory, Columbia University
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 →news.emory.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doctors.nyp.org ↗
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