James Reiffel, MD
Enriched profileProfessor Emeritus of Medicine and Special Lecturer · Columbia University
James Reiffel is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Special Lecturer at Columbia University. OpenAlex indexes 387 publications with 10,150 citations (h-index 47); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 31 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 31 Oct 2026
James A. Reiffel, MD, is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Special Lecturer at Columbia University (College of Physicians and Surgeons; Irving Medical Center). The public record shows 387 publications with 10,150 citations (h-index 47), centered on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (1985–1985).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · European heart journal
- Top research focus: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 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; 17 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 152.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 31 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- REVEAL AF: Incidence of AF in High Risk Patients
Sponsor: Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Industry payments
Updated 31 Oct 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLCProgram year20251 payment
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLCProgram year20242 payments
- SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLCProgram year20241 payment
NIH funding
Updated 31 Oct 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 1985–1985 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL TESTING VS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MONITORINGFY1996M01RR000645
- EFFECT OF ATROPINE ON SINUS NODE FUNCTION IN BRADYCARDIA
Columbia Univ New York Morningside
FY1985M01RR000645 - ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL TESTING OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS IN MAN
Columbia Univ New York Morningside
FY1985M01RR000645
Publications
Updated 31 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- EHRA practical compendium of antiarrhythmic drugs: 10 key messages on contemporary use.
European heart journal
Article2026 - Antiarrhythmic Drug Initiation for Atrial Fibrillation in the USA: Is There More to Say?
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Editorial2025 - Sotalol: The Antiarrhythmic Drug With a Winding and Still-Continuing Clinical Course.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Editorial2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Off-Label Dosing of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants and Adverse OutcomesArticle493 citations2016
- 03Differences in Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation in Women and MenArticle274 citations2016
- 04
- 05Searching for Atrial Fibrillation PoststrokeArticle246 citations2019
Network
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Online presence
Updated 31 Oct 2026
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Background & recognition
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Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
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- Board certified
Internal Medicine
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Cardiovascular Disease
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Planning committee member
Cardiac Safety Research Consortium
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several major multicenter clinical trials and registries
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American College of Physicians
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American College of Cardiology
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- Fellow
Heart Rhythm Society
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Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratory and electrophysiology fellowship program, Columbia-NewYork-Presbyterian
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Attending Physician Emeritus
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Cardiac Research Foundation
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Media & interviews
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