Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine (Cardiology); Martha M. and Harold W. Kimmerling Chair in Cardiology; Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, VCU Health Pauley Heart Center · VCU School of Medicine
Kenneth Ellenbogen is Professor of Medicine (Cardiology); Martha M. and Harold W. Kimmerling Chair in Cardiology; Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, VCU Health Pauley Heart Center at VCU School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 1,110 publications with 73,817 citations (h-index 120); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 15 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, is Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at VCU School of Medicine / VCU Health Pauley Heart Center (Virginia Commonwealth University), Richmond, VA. The public record shows 1,110 publications with 73,817 citations (h-index 120), centered on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias. It also documents an investigator role on 15 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 15 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2017–2019).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation
- Top research focus: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- 15 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 15 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; 36 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 512.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 15 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Rhythm Evaluation for AntiCoagulaTion With Continuous Monitoring of Atrial Fibrillation
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
- Left vs Left Randomized Clinical Trial
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
- His-Bundle Corrective Pacing in Heart Failure
Sponsor: University of Rochester
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
15 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year202528 payments$23,644openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)Program year20251 payment
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202510 payments
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.
Cardiovascular
58.1%Antiarrhythmic20.8%Amiodarone Hcl42%Dofetilide40%Flecainide Acetate14%Propafenone Hcl3%Propafenone Hcl Er2%Part D<11 patientsBeta blocker20%Metoprolol Succinate50%Sotalol18%Metoprolol Tartrate18%Carvedilol11%Atenolol3%Part D<11 patientsBlood & clotting
35.8%Factor Xa inhibitor34.5%Eliquis76%Xarelto24%Part D≥261 patientsP2Y12 inhibitor0.9%Clopidogrel100%Part D≥11 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
5.5%SGLT2 inhibitor3.2%Jardiance65%Farxiga35%Part D≥19 patientsPotassium supplement2.2%Potassium Chloride100%Part D≥25 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 27 Aug 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2017–2019 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Prospective Assessment of Premature Ventricular Contractions Suppression in Cardiomyopathy(PAPS): A Pilot Study
Richmond Institute for Veterans Research
FY2019$166,124R34HL138110 - Prospective Assessment of Premature Ventricular Contractions Suppression in Cardiomyopathy(PAPS): A Pilot Study
Richmond Institute for Veterans Research
FY2018$199,003R34HL138110 - Prospective Assessment of Premature Ventricular Contractions Suppression in Cardiomyopathy(PAPS): A Pilot Study
Richmond Institute for Veterans Research
FY2017$236,047R34HL138110
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Simplified Tools, Complex Decisions: These Are Rhythm Procedures: Why AF Ablation, Leadless Pacing, and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Require Rhythm-Centered Care.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Article2026 - Left Atrial Appendage Closure or Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation.
The New England journal of medicine
Clinical Trial2026 - Primer of conduction system pacing for the general cardiologist.
Heart (British Cardiac Society)
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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linkedin.com/in/ken-ellenbogen-8095979
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Mentions by others
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
- B.A.
Biology, Princeton University (magna cum laude)
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Duke University Medical Center/School of Medicine
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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- 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 →onlinelibrary.wiley.com ↗
- Editorial role (title disputed between secondary sources as "Executive Editor" or "Deputy Editor") at JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology
hosts JACC:EP podcast episodes discussing published studies with authors
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Heart Rhythm Society (FHRS credential)
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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 →mcvfoundation.org ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- William & Mary satellite clinic location (VCU Health Cardiology)
332 N. Henry St., Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- 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 →cardiovascularbusiness.com ↗
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- "Conversations With Legends in Cardiac Electrophysiology"
video/print interview series, JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology (interviewed by Bruce S. Stambler, MD)
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