Karl Kieburtz, MD
Enriched profileRobert J. Joynt Professor in Neurology; Professor of Public Health Sciences and Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center · University of Rochester Medical Center
Karl Kieburtz is Robert J. Joynt Professor in Neurology; Professor of Public Health Sciences and Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center at University of Rochester Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 247 publications with 21,204 citations (h-index 69); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
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Overview
Updated 31 Aug 2026
Karl Kieburtz, MD, is Robert J. Joynt Professor in Neurology at University of Rochester Medical Center. The public record shows 247 publications with 21,204 citations (h-index 69), centered on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neurological disorders and treatments, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases. It also documents an investigator role on 10 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 10 companies, 10 NIH-funded awards (1992–2022).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nature aging
- Top research focus: Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- 10 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 10 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; 5 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 157.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Updated 31 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 10 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Pioglitazone in Early Parkinson's Disease
Sponsor: University of Rochester
- Bioavailability of Ubiquinol in Huntington Disease
Sponsor: University of Rochester
Industry payments
Updated 31 Aug 2026
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- H. Lundbeck A SProgram year20253 payments$10,699openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20256 payments
- Janssen Research & Development, LLCProgram year20241 payment
NIH funding
Updated 31 Aug 2026
10 NIH research awards on record, funded 1992–2022 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Research Project 1 will develop in silico models that predict PD progression and inform clinical trial design
University of Rochester
FY2022$177,303P50NS108676 - Research Project 1 will develop in silico models that predict PD progression and inform clinical trial design
University of Rochester
FY2021$177,303P50NS108676 - Research Project 1 will develop in silico models that predict PD progression and inform clinical trial design
University of Rochester
FY2020$172,081P50NS108676
Publications
Updated 31 Aug 2026
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Education
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Awards & honors
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), elected 2013, formally recognized February 2014
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