Igor Gregoric, MD
Enriched profileCardiothoracic Surgeon, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation · McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
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 topicsResearch focus
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across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 22 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.
Citations across these publications.
H-index from these publications. i10-index 184.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Office address
6400 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Clinical trials
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Investigation of the BrioVAD System for the Treatment of Left Ventricular Heart Failure
Sponsor: BrioHealth Solutions, Inc.
- The Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Off or On Pump Implantation Study
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- SynCardia 70cc TAH-t for Destination Therapy (DT)
Sponsor: SynCardia Systems. LLC
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:
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year20253 payments
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year20244 payments
- Aroa Biosurgery IncorporatedProgram year20243 payments
NIH funding
Updated 4 Nov 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2010–2011 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Combined Stem Cell and Assist Device Therapy for Heart Failure
Texas Heart Institute
FY2011$749,253P20HL101438 - Combined Stem Cell and Assist Device Therapy for Heart Failure
Texas Heart Institute
FY2010$741,860P20HL101438
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:
- Mo1582: COVID CHOLANGIOPATHY IN PATIENTS SUPPORTED ON VENO-VENOUS ECMO SUPPORT: CORRELATION OR CAUSATION?
Digestive Disease Week
AGA2025Co-author - S1003 Incidence and Outcomes of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device Varies Depending on Etiology of Cardiogenic Shock
ACG Annual Scientific Meeting
ACG2024Co-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 4 Nov 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Is Sternal Sparing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation "Minimally" Invasive?
ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
Article2023 - Open Surgical Insertion of TandemHeart Device for Left Ventricular Unloading.
ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
Article2023 - Surgical Explantation of Impella 5.5 With Inflow Thrombus in Patients Undergoing Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.
Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Case Report2023
Online presence
Updated 4 Nov 2026
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researchgate.net/profile/Igor-Gregoric
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Mentions by others
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med.uth.edu/heartandvascular/2023/06/06/igor-d-gregoric-md
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med.uth.edu/heartandvascular/2024/02/14/dr-igor-gregoric-receives-2023-presidents-recognition-of-excellence-award
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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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Editorial & leadership roles
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Vascular/Cardiac Surgery/Cardio-Oncology
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Awards & honors
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- Fellow
American College of Cardiology
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Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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American Association for Thoracic Surgery
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American Society of Artificial Internal Organs
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International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
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Secondary affiliations
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Belgrade Military Medical Academy
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Media & interviews
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