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John Christein, MD

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University of Alabama

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RegionBirmingham, AL · SoutheastSpecialtySurgeryFocusSurgery
Active KOLFindMyKOL type: NationalLatest publicationSee ScholarshipOnline presenceNot yet checkedPayments2021 onwardNIH fundingNot yet indexedWhy? →

John Christein is a Surgery physician affiliated with University of Alabama. OpenAlex indexes 139 publications with 7,021 citations (h-index 43). By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Surgery profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.

Overview

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
139publications

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7,021citations

Citations across these publications.

43h-index

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Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
23companies · 2021 onward

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Industry payments

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

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