Joanne Kurtzberg, MD
Enriched profileJerome S. Harris Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics · Duke University Medical Center
Joanne Kurtzberg is Jerome S. Harris Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 843 publications with 35,382 citations (h-index 99); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 27 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Hematology / Oncology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 12 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Joanne Kurtzberg, M.D., is Jerome S. Harris Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center. The public record shows 843 publications with 35,382 citations (h-index 99), centered on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Mesenchymal stem cell research, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes. It also documents an investigator role on 27 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies, 7 NIH-funded awards (1995–2023).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Stem cells translational medicine
- Top research focus: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- 27 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 6 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; 18 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 352.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 27 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Infusions of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
Sponsor: Joanne Kurtzberg, MD
- hCT-MSC Infusion in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sponsor: Joanne Kurtzberg, MD
- hCT-MSCs for COVID19 ARDS
Sponsor: Joanne Kurtzberg, MD
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Mesoblast, Inc.Program year20253 payments$28,218openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- National Marrow Donor ProgramProgram year20256 payments$14,490openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Gamida Cell Inc.Program year20251 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
64.9%Benzodiazepine32.4%Lorazepam100%Part D<11 patientsAtypical Antipsychotic32.4%Olanzapine100%Part D<11 patientsMusculoskeletal
35.1%gamma-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic Agonist35.1%Baclofen100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 14 Oct 2026
7 NIH research awards on record, funded 1995–2023 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Congress activity
Updated 14 Oct 2026
12 congress contributions (2004–2025) across AACR, ASCO, ASH per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Transcriptomic identification of functionally potent human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
ASH Annual Meeting
ASH2025Co-author - Critical Care Support in Infants Post-Allogeneic HCT: Large Single-Center Cohort Experience
ASH Annual Meeting
ASH2024Co-author - Review of Unrelated Donor Cord Blood Transplantation in Children over the Past 3 Decades
ASH Annual Meeting
ASH2021Presenting 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 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- From evidence to practice: factors influencing the implementation of cord blood treatment for cerebral palsy in the United States.
Stem cells translational medicine
Article2026 - Expert Recommendations for Rapid Response to Positive Newborn Screen for Infantile Krabbe Disease.
Neurology. Genetics
Review2026 - Autologous stem cell transplant for severe, progressive juvenile systemic sclerosis.
Stem cells translational medicine
Case Report2026 - Safety and feasibility of umbilical cord blood transplantation in children with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis: a retrospective study.
Stem cells translational medicine
Article2025 - Mitigation of supply chain challenges in cell therapy manufacturing: perspectives from the cord blood alliance.
Stem cells translational medicine
Review2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Outcomes among 562 Recipients of Placental-Blood Transplants from Unrelated DonorsArticle1,331 citations1998
- 02Placental Blood as a Source of Hematopoietic Stem Cells for Transplantation into Unrelated RecipientsArticle1,043 citations1996
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Network
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/joanne-kurtzberg-md
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
scholars.duke.edu/person/kurtz001
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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- M.D.1976provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- President
Cord Blood Association
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pediatrics.duke.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dukecancerinstitute.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor of Pathology
Duke 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 →pediatrics.duke.edu ↗ - Member
Duke Cancer Institute
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 →pediatrics.duke.edu ↗ - Director
Marcus Center for Cellular Cures, Duke University
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pediatrics.duke.edu ↗ - Director
Carolinas Cord Blood Bank
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pediatrics.duke.edu ↗
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