Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH
Enriched profileDirector of Polio Programs, Gates Foundation · Gates Foundation
Kathleen Neuzil is Director of Polio Programs, Gates Foundation at Gates Foundation. OpenAlex indexes 412 publications with 39,787 citations (h-index 79); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Infectious Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 3 Sept 2026
Kathleen Neuzil is Director of Polio Programs, Gates Foundation. The public record shows 412 publications with 39,787 citations (h-index 79), centered on Infectious Disease. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2018–2023).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Clinical infectious diseases
- Top research focus: Infectious Disease
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 17 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Testified before the U.S. House Committee on Science
Space, and Technology at the hearing "The Science of COVID-19 Vaccines and Encouraging Vaccine Uptake"
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 3 Sept 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
Industry payments
Updated 3 Sept 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- PFIZER INC.Program year20241 payment
- PFIZER INC.Program year20232 payments$14,000openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- PFIZER INC.Program year20211 payment
NIH funding
Updated 3 Sept 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2018–2023 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- COLLABORATIVE INFLUENZA VACCINE INNOVATION CENTER: CLINICAL CORE
University of Maryland Baltimore
FY2023$8,457,64775N93019C00055 - Leadership Group for the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium (IDCRCLG)
Emory University
FY2023$6,113,687UM1AI148684 - Leadership Group for the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium (IDCRCLG)
Emory University
FY2023$2,579,232UM1AI148684
Publications
Updated 3 Sept 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Validating and leveraging non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infection as a negative control outcome in a phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial with extended observational follow-up.
American journal of epidemiology
Clinical Trial2026 - Mucosal and Systemic Antibody Responses After Boosting With a Bivalent Messenger RNA Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccine.
The Journal of infectious diseases
Clinical Trial2025 - Enhanced D614G and Omicron Variants Antibody Persistence in Infants at 2 Months of Age Following Maternal mRNA Booster Vaccination During Pregnancy or Postpartum.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
Article2024 - Omicron COVID-19 immune correlates analysis of a third dose of mRNA-1273 in the COVE trial.
Nature communications
Clinical Trial2024
Online presence
Updated 3 Sept 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/kathleen-neuzil-md
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linkedin.com/in/neuzil-kathy-182a4aa
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Kathleen-M-Neuzil-38552526
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Facebook
facebook.com/UMMedSystem/posts/kathleen-neuzil-md-mph-professor-of-medicine-and-pediatrics-and-director-of-the-/120355160389430
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linkedin.com/posts/university-of-maryland-baltimore-umb_congratulations-to-kathleen-m-neuzil-md-activity-7179134771506085888-nUOJ
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Neuzil
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Background & recognition
Updated 3 Sept 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on 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 →umms.org ↗
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- M.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Reviews Editor
Vaccine (Elsevier journal)
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npj Vaccines (Nature Portfolio)
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WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE)
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- 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 →medschool.umaryland.edu ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Featured guest
"In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt" podcast, episode "Toolkit: Which Vaccine Should I Get?"
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"Looking at the COVID Vaccines and What's Ahead" (YouTube talk)
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National Press Foundation press briefing series "The Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine"
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