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Igor Gregoric, MD

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Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation · McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

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Region🇺🇸 Houston, TX · South Central · United StatesSpecialtyThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)FocusMechanical Circulatory Support Devices+4
Active KOLFindMyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceverified 2026Payments2021–2025NIH funding2010–2011

Igor Gregoric is Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. OpenAlex indexes 540 publications with 10,532 citations (h-index 50); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.

Data verified 4 Nov 2026

Overview

Updated 4 Nov 2026

Igor D. Gregoric, MD, is Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. The public record shows 540 publications with 10,532 citations (h-index 50), centered on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 7 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2010–2011).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Perfusion
  • Top research focus: Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 7 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Heart Failure3 trialsCardiovascular Diseases1 trialVascular Diseases1 trialHeart Diseases1 trialSepsis / Serious BacterialMelanomaMyasthenia GravisStrokeSarcomaCIDP / Inflammatory NeuropathyIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisPulmonary HypertensionChronic Kidney DiseaseOvarian / Gynecologic CancerCoronary Artery Disease / ACSAtrial FibrillationCOVID-19Lung Cancer (NSCLC/SCLC)ESRD / Dialysis

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesTransplantation: Methods and OutcomesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
EVARRESTClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Abbott LaboratoriesClinical trials—Industry payments12Ethicon US, LLCClinical trials—Industry payments4Aroa Biosurgery IncorporatedClinical trials—Industry payments3Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments3Boston Scientific CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1BrioHealth Solutions, Inc.Clinical trials1Industry payments—Medtronic, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1SynCardia Systems. LLCClinical trials1Industry payments—The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonClinical trials1Industry payments—TransMedics, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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540publications

Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 22 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.

10,532citations

Citations across these publications.

50h-index

H-index from these publications. i10-index 184.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
3clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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7companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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1NIH grants · 2010–2011

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Office address

6400 Fannin Street, Suite 2500

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Clinical trials

Updated 4 Nov 2026

Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 4 Nov 2026

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

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NIH funding

Updated 4 Nov 2026

1 NIH research award on record, funded 2010–2011 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

Congress activity

Updated 4 Nov 2026

29 congress contributions (2011–2025) across ACCP, ACG, AGA, AHA, ASCO, ISHLT, SCAI, TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) per OpenAlex. The most recent:

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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 4 Nov 2026

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

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Online presence

Updated 4 Nov 2026

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/igor-gregoric-md

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  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/profile/Igor-Gregoric

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Mentions by others

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  • Other

    med.uth.edu/heartandvascular/2023/06/06/igor-d-gregoric-md

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  • Other

    med.uth.edu/heartandvascular/2024/02/14/dr-igor-gregoric-receives-2023-presidents-recognition-of-excellence-award

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  • Other

    uni-lj.si/en/study/alumni/alumni-stories/igor-gregoric

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Background & recognition

Updated 4 Nov 2026

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Education

degrees and training on record
  • Medical degree

    University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

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  • Board-certified in thoracic surgery
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Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments

Awards & honors

honors on the public record
  • 2023 President’s Recognition of Excellence Award

    UTHealth Houston

    2023
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  • Fellow

    American College of Cardiology

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  • Member

    Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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  • Member

    American Association for Thoracic Surgery

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  • Member

    American Society of Artificial Internal Organs

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  • Member

    International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation

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Secondary affiliations

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Media & interviews

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