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Husam Balkhy, MD

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Professor of Surgery and Director of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery · University of Chicago Medicine

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Region🇺🇸 Chicago, IL · Midwest · United StatesSpecialtyThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)FocusCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques+4
Active KOLfindmyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceNone verifiedPayments2021–2025NIH fundingNone on fileWhy? →

Husam Balkhy is Professor of Surgery and Director of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at University of Chicago Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 221 publications with 2,176 citations (h-index 24); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 11 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Husam Balkhy is Professor of Surgery and Director of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at University of Chicago Medicine. The public record shows 221 publications with 2,176 citations (h-index 24), centered on Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 18 companies.

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
  • Top research focus: Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
  • 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 18 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Coronary Artery Disease / ACS

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Cardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMinimally Invasive Surgical Techniques

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Vistasealgeneric · Fibrinogen / thrombinClinical trials—Industry payments2Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments52Medtronic, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments32Edwards Lifesciences CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments31Corcym IncClinical trials—Industry payments15EnableCV Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments14Atricure, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments5Maquet Cardiovascular L.L.C.Clinical trials—Industry payments4Ethicon Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Medistim USA, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Surgical Specialties Corporation (us), Inc. (dba Corza Medical)Clinical trials—Industry payments2Abbott LaboratoriesClinical trials—Industry payments1Arthrex, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Cardica, IncClinical trials1Industry payments—CONMED CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1Lsi Solutions IncClinical trials—Industry payments1Medela LLCClinical trials—Industry payments1Medical Device Business Services, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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221publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 31 in PubMed.

2,176citations

Total citations across indexed works.

24h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 60.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
1clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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18companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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0NIH grants

Federally funded research awards.

Contact

No public contact details on file. This person's NPPES record doesn't include a practice address or telephone number. Why? →

Clinical trials

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 14 Oct 2026

18 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →

Publications

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    Screening Carotid Ultrasonography and Risk Factors for Stroke in Coronary Artery Surgery Patients
    Article202 citations1996
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    Integrating Coronary Anastomotic Connectors and Robotics Toward a Totally Endoscopic Beating Heart Approach: Review of 120 Cases
    Article111 citations2011
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    Evaluation of the PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System in coronary artery bypass surgery (the EPIC trial)
    Article67 citations2009
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    Endoscopic Conduit Harvest in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
    Article60 citations2017
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Prevalence of mitral annular disjunction in patients with mitral valve prolapse and severe regurgitation
    Article58 citations2020
    doi.org ↗
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Network

Updated 14 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.

Hiroto Kitahara70Sarah M. Nisivaco54Gianluca Torregrossa32Brooke Patel28Sandeep Nathan20Kaitlin Grady18Mackenzie McCrorey16Andrea Amabile16Yazan AlJamal14Susan E. Arnsdorf12Dorothy J. Krienbring11John E. Blair10Arnar Geirsson10Faisal G. Bakaeen10Bob B. Kiaii10Wouter Oosterlinck10Ourania A. Preventza9Charocka Coleman9Valluvan Jeevanandam8Riya Bhasin8Gry Dahle7Rafael Sádaba7Molly Szerlip7Philippe Pîbarot7Hani M. Jneid7Vera H. Rigolin7Erwan Donal7Ruchika Meel7Atman Prabodh Shah7Andreas Oliver Zuckermann7Pinak Bipin Shah7Frieda Sossi7Kevin M. Veen7Bart Meuris7Andria Joseph7Zofia Das‐Gupta7Rebecca Tung Hahn7Paula Blancarte Jaber7Jolanda Kluin7Elena Aïkawa7

Online presence

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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Mentions by others

where others cite or feature them
  • Other

    ctsnet.org/episode/the-atrium-multi-spectrum-robotic-cardiac-surgery

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Background & recognition

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.

Education

degrees and training on record
  • MD
    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 →uchicagomedicine.org ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • President

    International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS)

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ctsnet.org ↗
  • Founding member

    Robotic Revascularization Society

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ctsnet.org ↗

Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution

Media & interviews

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