John He, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine and Division Chief of Nephrology (Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine) · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
John He is Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Nephrology (Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine) at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. OpenAlex indexes 411 publications with 16,004 citations (h-index 76); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Nephrology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 24 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
John Cijiang He, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Nephrology (Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine) at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The public record shows 411 publications with 16,004 citations (h-index 76), centered on ESRD / Dialysis. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 5 companies, 18 NIH-funded awards (2003–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- Top research focus: ESRD / Dialysis
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 5 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; 22 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Food Preparation Effects on Gut Bacteria in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis
Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Evaluation of Gut Bacteria in Patients With Polycystic Kidney Disease
Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Effect of a Low Advanced Glycation End Products (AGE) Diet in the Metabolic Syndrome
Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHProgram year202410 payments$12,425openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INCProgram year20241 payment
- CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC.Program year20243 payments
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
18 NIH research awards on record, funded 2003–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Mechanisms of MASH-mediated CKD pathogenesis
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
FY2026$889,856R01DK145695 - Elucidating the Molecular Mechanisms that Mediate DKD Progression in Patients Living with HIV
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
FY2026$841,127R01DK131525 - The role of Vpr-mediated cell cycle dysregulation in HIV-associated kidney disease
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
FY2026$732,234R01DK133912
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Metabolic Dysregulation of 27-Hydroxycholesterol Sensitizes Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells to Ferroptosis in Ischemic Acute Kidney Injury.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Article2026 - Podocyte-Specific Deletion of STAT3 in Krüppel-Like Factor 4-Related Experimental Podocytopathy.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Article2026 - Design of precision therapeutics for a CKD risk allele by targeting Shroom3-Rock interaction.
Nature communications
Article2025 - Podocyte YAP and TAZ hyperactivation drives glomerular epithelial proliferative diseases in mice and humans.
Science translational medicine
Article2025
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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doximity.com/cv/john-he-md-1
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researchgate.net/profile/John-He-3
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
newswise.com/articles/mount-sinai-researchers-available-for-comment-during-asn-kidney-week-2018
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
Shanghai Second Medical University (now Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine), China
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.stanford.edu ↗ - PhD in Physiology
University of Paris VII, France
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.stanford.edu ↗ - Board Certified
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗ - Board Certified
Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Associate Editor
Kidney Diseases (Karger journal)
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 →karger.com ↗ - Past President
New York Society of Nephrology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.stanford.edu ↗ - President
Chinese American Society of Nephrology (title/tenure not independently confirmed on CASN's own history page as of research date; current CASN president per casn-online.org is Rujun Gong)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.stanford.edu ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- CASN Distinguished Scientist Award
2023 (Chinese American Society of Nephrology, listed as "Cijinag He, M.D., Ph.D., Mount Sinai Medical Center", matched by institution and near-identical name spelling)
2023provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →casn-online.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Division Chief of Nephrology
James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Bronx VAMC)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.stanford.edu ↗ - Visiting Professor
Nanjing University
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.stanford.edu ↗ - Visiting Professor
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.stanford.edu ↗
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