Joseph Neimat, MD
Enriched profileProfessor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery · University of Louisville School of Medicine
Joseph Neimat is Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery at University of Louisville School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 208 publications with 4,787 citations (h-index 38); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 11 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Joseph Neimat, MD, is Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery at University of Louisville School of Medicine. The public record shows 208 publications with 4,787 citations (h-index 38), centered on Neurological disorders and treatments, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, Epilepsy research and treatment. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 20 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2018–2022).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
- Top research focus: Neurological disorders and treatments
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 20 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; 9 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 101.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Abbott DBS Post-Market Study of Outcomes for Indications Over Time
Sponsor: Abbott Medical Devices
- Dexmedetomidine Effects on Microelectrode Recording in Deep Brain Stimulation
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University
Industry payments
Updated 13 Oct 2026
20 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Monteris Medical CorporationProgram year202520 payments$18,112openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Globus Medical, Inc.Program year202512 payments
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year20258 payments
NIH funding
Updated 13 Oct 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2018–2022 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- A Day in the Life of the Human Brain: Investigating the Dynamic Interrelationship Between Brain, Cognition, Behavior, and Physiology
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2026$1,004,971R61MH138967 - Modulating Inhibitory Action Control Systems With Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation
University of Louisville
FY2022$325,925R01NS100996 - Modulating Inhibitory Action Control Systems With Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation
University of Louisville
FY2021$329,567R01NS100996
Congress activity
Updated 13 Oct 2026
2 congress contributions (2015–2017) across ASTRO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- A Prospective, Observational Trial of LINAC-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Essential Tremor and Parkinsonian Tremor
ASTRO Annual Meeting
ASTRO2017Co-author - Margin of Error for a Frameless Image Guided Radiosurgery System: Direct Confirmation Based on Posttreatment MRI Scans
ASTRO Annual Meeting
ASTRO2015Co-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 13 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Trends in Thalamic Stereoelectroencephalography Utilization During Phase II Monitoring in North America: A Survey.
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
Article2026 - Adaptive neuromodulation dialogues: navigating current challenges and emerging innovations in neuromodulation system development.
Journal of neural engineering
Review2025 - Toward a standard preoperative MRI protocol for functional neurosurgery.
Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)
Article2025 - A General Framework for Characterizing Inaccuracy in Stereotactic Systems.
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
Review2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR TREATMENT-REFRACTORY OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERArticle152 citations2007
- 04Concentric Tube Robots as Steerable Needles: Achieving Follow-the-Leader DeploymentArticle133 citations2015
- 05Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in early stage Parkinson's diseaseArticle132 citations2014
Network
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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Background & recognition
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
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 →news.louisville.edu ↗ - MS in neurobiology
Duke University
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Board member
American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
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World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
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NIH Study Section on Clinical Neuroscience and Neurodegeneration
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