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Kurt Schumacher, MD

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Division Director, Pediatrics-Cardiology, Medical School · University of Michigan Medical School

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Region🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, MI · Midwest · United StatesSpecialtyPediatric CardiologyFocusCongenital Heart Disease Studies+4
Active KOLFindMyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceNone verifiedPayments2023–2025NIH funding2016–2026

Kurt Schumacher is Division Director, Pediatrics-Cardiology, Medical School at University of Michigan Medical School. OpenAlex indexes 396 publications with 6,405 citations (h-index 39); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Pediatric Cardiology profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.

Data verified 3 Nov 2026

Overview

Updated 3 Nov 2026

Kurt Schumacher, M.D., is Division Director, Pediatrics-Cardiology, Medical School at University of Michigan Medical School. The public record shows 396 publications with 6,405 citations (h-index 39), centered on Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2016–2026).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Pediatric cardiology
  • Top research focus: Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 3 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Heart Defects, Congenital1 trialProtein-Losing Enteropathies1 trialProstate CancerMyasthenia GravisViral Hepatitis (B/C)Leukemia (AML/ALL/CML/CLL)ObesityBladder / Urothelial CancerOsteoporosisDyslipidemia / Lipid DisordersHIVHepatobiliary CancerRheumatoid ArthritisKidney Cancer / RCCNeuro-Oncology / GliomaCIDP / Inflammatory NeuropathyMultiple SclerosisPulmonary HypertensionCoronary Artery Disease / ACSLymphomaIBD (Crohn's / UC)Lupus (SLE)HypertensionHeart FailureGastroesophageal CancerCOVID-19ESRD / DialysisBreast CancerCystic FibrosisColorectal CancerMultiple Myeloma

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Congenital Heart Disease StudiesTransplantation: Methods and OutcomesMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
AbiomedClinical trials—Industry payments2Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Cardiva Medical, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Mezzion Pharma Co. LtdClinical trials1Industry payments—University of MichiganClinical trials1Industry payments—

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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396publications

Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 20 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.

6,405citations

Citations across these publications.

39h-index

H-index from these publications. i10-index 115.

Clinical & industry

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2clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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3companies · 2023–2025

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2NIH grants · 2016–2026

Federally funded research awards.

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Public positions

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  • Author

    AHA scientific statement on surviving pediatric cardiogenic shock (author list includes Schumacher K)

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medschool.umich.edu ↗

Contact

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Clinical trials

Updated 3 Nov 2026

Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 3 Nov 2026

3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2023–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 3 Nov 2026

2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2016–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 3 Nov 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
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Online presence

Updated 3 Nov 2026

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  • Other

    medschool.umich.edu/profile/2029/kurt-r-schumacher

    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.umich.edu ↗
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    Post by Michael Khoury quoting Dr. Kurt Schumacher (@mgoschu) on Fontan terminology (non-official user post)

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mobile.twitter.com ↗

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Background & recognition

Updated 3 Nov 2026

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Education

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  • MD
    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.umich.edu ↗
  • MS (M.S.)
    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ce.childrensnational.org ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

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Awards & honors

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