Karol Watson is a Cardiology physician affiliated with University of California, Los Angeles. OpenAlex indexes 490 publications with 34,660 citations (h-index 73); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Cardiovascular Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
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
200 Medical Plaza
#365,530,420,120
Los Angeles, CA 900953075
Telephone
310-825-8811Registry record last updated 1 Apr 2010.
Clinical trials
- Daily Blood Glucose Trends in Patients at Risk for Diabetes
Sponsor: Karol E. Watson, MD
- Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study
Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
18 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20255 payments$10,959openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year202510 payments
- Lilly USA, LLCProgram year20253 payments
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
NIH funding
11 NIH research awards on record, funded 2002–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Building BRIDGES: Coordinating the Dissemination and Training for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
University of California Los Angeles
FY2025$2,439,661U54HG012517 - Biomedical AI Learning Resource Development Core
University of California Los Angeles
FY2025$534,165U54HG012517 - MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA) - FIELD CENTER (FC), TASK AREA A
University of California Los Angeles
FY2025$448,51475N92025D00026
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- 2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2025 - Assessing and Addressing Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Health
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2023
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