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Maria Suarez-Almazor, MD

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Barnts Family Distinguished Professor, Department of Health Services Research · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Region🇺🇸 Houston, TX · South Central · United StatesSpecialtyRheumatologyFocusRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies+4
Active KOLFindMyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceNone verifiedPayments2021–2025NIH funding2000–2026

Maria Suarez-Almazor is Barnts Family Distinguished Professor, Department of Health Services Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. OpenAlex indexes 590 publications with 45,568 citations (h-index 102). By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Rheumatology profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.

Data verified 23 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 27 Oct 2026

Maria Suarez-Almazor, MD, is Barnts Family Distinguished Professor, Department of Health Services Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. The public record shows 590 publications with 45,568 citations (h-index 102), centered on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research. It also documents industry payments reported by 4 companies, 10 NIH-funded awards (2000–2026).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Arthritis care & research
  • Top research focus: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Open Payments reporting from 4 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Rheumatoid Arthritis

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationNatural Compounds in Disease Treatment

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Xeljanzgeneric · TofacitinibClinical trials—Industry payments3Publications—BelbucaClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—Cosentyxgeneric · SecukinumabClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—NucyntaClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—XtampzaClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments3Pfizer Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments3Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Eli Lilly and CompanyClinical trials—Industry payments2

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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590publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 46 in PubMed.

45,568citations

Total citations across indexed works.

102h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 355.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
0clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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4companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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10NIH grants · 2000–2026

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Clinical trials

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Industry payments

Updated 26 Oct 2026

4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 26 Oct 2026

10 NIH research awards on record, funded 2000–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Congress activity

Updated 26 Oct 2026

35 congress contributions (2009–2023) across AACR, ASCO per OpenAlex. The most recent:

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Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.

Publications

Updated 26 Oct 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)
  1. 01
    International League of Associations for Rheumatology classification of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: second revision, Edmonton, 2001.
    4,186 citations2004
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  2. 02
    Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline
    Article3,707 citations2018
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group
    Article1,988 citations2017
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    2012 Update of the 2008 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the use of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
    Article1,791 citations2012
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    American College of Rheumatology 2008 recommendations for the use of nonbiologic and biologic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis
    Article1,470 citations2008
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Network

Updated 26 Oct 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

Maria Angeles Lopez-Olivo109Noha Abdel‐Wahab51Peter Tugwell46Robin Christensen33Adi K. Diab30George A. Wells28Jean H. Tayar27Jasvinder A. Singh26Eduardo D Bruera26Susan J. Bartlett26Jessica Park Hwang26Sharon Hermes Giordano24Xerxes Pundole24Beverley Shea24Hui Zhao23LYN M. MARCH23Maureen Davidica Mayes22ANTHONY SCIENCE RUSSELL22Xiudong Jennifer Lei22Juan Ignacio Ruiz21Heather Yan Lin20Luc Mouthon19Vanessa L. Malcarne19Janet Elizabeth Pope19Brett D. Thombs19Marie Hudson19Vibeke Strand18Sebastian Bruera18Linda Kwakkenbos18Catarina Correia Leite18Karen Gottesman18Alexa Simon Meara17Marie‐Eve Carrier17Tracy Frech17Michael Jordan Fisch17Clifton O. Bingham17Lorinda S Chung17Huifang Lu16Sindhu R. Johnson16Andrea Barbo16

Online presence

Updated 26 Oct 2026

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  • Other

    faculty.mdanderson.org/profiles/maria_suarez-almazor.html

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  • Other

    utsystem.edu/sites/regents-outstanding-teaching-awards/2020/suarez-almazor-maria

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Background & recognition

Updated 26 Oct 2026

Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.

Education

degrees and training on record
  • Board certified

    American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology

    2011
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  • Board certified

    American Board of Internal Medicine

    2010
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  • PhD

    Epidemiology, University of Alberta

    1993
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  • MS

    Immunogenetics, University of Alberta

    1989
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  • MD

    Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires

    1979
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Editorial & leadership roles

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Awards & honors

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Secondary affiliations

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  • Adjunct Professor

    Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

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  • Professor

    Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology (joint appointment)

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