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Joseph Akar, MD

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Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) · Yale School of Medicine

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Region🇺🇸 New Haven, CT · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyCardiovascular DiseaseFocusAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes+4
Active KOLFindMyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2025Online presenceverified 2026Payments2021–2021NIH funding2013–2016

Joseph Akar is Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at Yale School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 165 publications with 13,315 citations (h-index 42); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Cardiovascular Disease profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.

Data verified 9 Nov 2026

Overview

Updated 10 Nov 2026

Joseph Akar, MD, is Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at Yale School of Medicine. The public record shows 165 publications with 13,315 citations (h-index 42), centered on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2013–2016).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
  • 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 topics
Heart Failure1 trialAtrial FibrillationChronic Kidney DiseaseCoronary Artery Disease / ACSCOVID-19ESRD / DialysisPulmonary HypertensionStroke

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Andexxageneric · Andexanet alfaClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Biotronik, Inc.Clinical trials1Industry payments—

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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165publications

Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 6 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.

13,315citations

Citations across these publications.

42h-index

H-index from these publications. i10-index 77.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
1clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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2companies · 2021–2021

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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1NIH grants · 2013–2016

Federally funded research awards.

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Public positions

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Contact

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Clinical trials

Updated 9 Nov 2026

Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 9 Nov 2026

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

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NIH funding

Updated 9 Nov 2026

1 NIH research award on record, funded 2013–2016 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Congress activity

Updated 9 Nov 2026

23 congress contributions (2005–2024) across AHA, HRS, TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) per OpenAlex. The most recent:

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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 9 Nov 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Online presence

Updated 9 Nov 2026

This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/joseph-akar-md

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/joseph-akar-6b08b166

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Mentions by others

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  • Other

    medicine.yale.edu/profile/joseph-akar

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  • Other

    greenwichhospital.org/physicians/joseph-akar

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  • Other

    healthgrades.com/physician/dr-joseph-akar-yfk36

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  • Other

    stgeorgehospital.org/physician.php

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  • Other

    yalemedicine.org/specialists/joseph-akar

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  • Other

    ynhhs.org/physicians/joseph-akar

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  • X / Twitter

    x.com/YaleCardiology/status/1362492262295429123

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  • X / Twitter

    Yale Cardiology X post naming Joseph Akar, MD, PhD in a global COVID-19 study

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Background & recognition

Updated 9 Nov 2026

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Education

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Editorial & leadership roles

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Secondary affiliations

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Media & interviews

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