Joseph Zabner, MD
Enriched profileSterba Professor of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine · University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Joseph Zabner is Sterba Professor of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine at University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 296 publications with 24,210 citations (h-index 80); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Pulmonary Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 9 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Joseph Zabner, MD, is Sterba Professor of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine at University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. The public record shows 296 publications with 24,210 citations (h-index 80), centered on Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Virus-based gene therapy research, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, 12 NIH-funded awards (1998–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology
- Top research focus: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Indications focus
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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 179.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Inhaled Xylitol Versus Saline in Stable Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis
Sponsor: Joseph Zabner
- Aerosolized Hypertonic Xylitol Versus Hypertonic Saline in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Subjects
Sponsor: Joseph Zabner
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
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.
Respiratory
77.6%Other respiratory system products32.8%Trikafta100%Part D<11 patientsbeta2-Adrenergic Agonist22.4%Albuterol Sulfate Hfa100%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Anti-infectives
22.4%Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial22.4%Levofloxacin100%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 16 Oct 2026
12 NIH research awards on record, funded 1998–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Publications
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Considerations for early life genetic therapies in cystic fibrosis.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology
Review2026 - The extracellular matrix protein periostin is required for wound repair in primary human airway epithelia.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology
Article2025 - The pH-sensitive translocation of V-ATPase in the small airway of cystic fibrosis pigs.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology
Article2024 - Mucociliary clearance is impaired in small airways of cystic fibrosis pigs.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology
Article2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01TLR4 mutations are associated with endotoxin hyporesponsiveness in humansArticle2,031 citations2000
- 02Cellular and Molecular Barriers to Gene Transfer by a Cationic LipidArticle1,414 citations1995
- 03Reduced airway surface pH impairs bacterial killing in the porcine cystic fibrosis lungArticle810 citations2012
- 04Disruption of the CFTR Gene Produces a Model of Cystic Fibrosis in Newborn PigsArticle750 citations2008
- 05
Network
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Online presence
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Background & recognition
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
Universidad Central de Venezuela
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →lungimaging.sites.uiowa.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →lungimaging.sites.uiowa.edu ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- 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 →medicine.uiowa.edu ↗
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