Mario Castro, MD
Enriched profileL.E. Phillips and Lenora Carr Phillips Professor of Medicine; Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine; Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Medicine; Director, Frontiers: University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Science Institute · University of Kansas Medical Center
Mario Castro is L.E. Phillips and Lenora Carr Phillips Professor of Medicine; Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine; Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Medicine; Director, Frontiers: University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Science Institute at University of Kansas Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 693 publications with 42,268 citations (h-index 96); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 17 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Pulmonary Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 25 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Mario Castro, MD, is L.E. Phillips and Lenora Carr Phillips Professor of Medicine at University of Kansas Medical Center. The public record shows 693 publications with 42,268 citations (h-index 96), centered on Asthma. It also documents an investigator role on 17 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 25 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2019–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of magnetic resonance imaging
- Top research focus: Asthma
- 17 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 25 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; 29 in PubMed.
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
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 17 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Clinical Trial of Omalizumab for Allergen Sensitized and Exposed Individuals With COPD
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
- Depemokimab Asthma Imaging and Bronchoscopy Sub-Study
Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline
- Bronchoscopic RElease of Air Trapped in Hyperinflated Emphysematous Lung - Study 3
Sponsor: Apreo Health, Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
25 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year202561 payments$185,389openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.Program year202529 payments$46,641openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year202533 payments$43,014openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
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.
Respiratory
75.5%Corticosteroid36.9%Breo Ellipta41%Trelegy Ellipta31%Dulera15%Symbicort13%Part D<11 patientsbeta2-Adrenergic Agonist19.5%Albuterol Sulfate Hfa100%Part D≥18 patientsDermatology
8.9%Interleukin-4 Receptor alpha Antagonist8.9%Dupixent Pen56%Dupixent Syringe44%Part D<11 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
8.5%Corticosteroid8.5%Prednisone100%Part D<11 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
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2019–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
FY2026$3,688,094UL1TR002366 - Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
FY2025$3,708,319UL1TR002366 - Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
FY2024$3,817,944UL1TR002366
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Characterization of Pulmonary Functional Abnormalities in Systemic Sclerosis Using Xenon MRI.
Journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Article2026 - Post-COPD: Can Emphysema Be Repaired?
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Article2025 - A Strategy to Reduce Out-of-User-Life Utilization and Waste of Expired Budesonide-Formoterol Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers in Mild Asthma.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Letter2025 - Multicohort Analysis of Bronchial Epithelial Cell Expression in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Asthma Reveals Four Clinically Distinct Clusters.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology
Article2025
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/mario-castro-md
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frontiersctsi.org
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kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/academics/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/pulmonary-critical-care-and-sleep-medicine.html
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
hcplive.com/view/mario-castro-md-mph-the-future-of-asthma-modifying-therapy
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →hcplive.com ↗ - Other
lung.org/about-us/our-leadership/mario-castro
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lung.org/professional-education/lungcast/episode-13
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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- 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 →kumc.edu ↗
- 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 →kumc.edu ↗
- Board Certified
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Pulmonary Disease, American Board of 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 →lung.org ↗
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- Abstract reviewer
American Thoracic Society; leadership within ATS Allergy, Immunology, and Inflammation Assembly Program Committee
2006provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →lung.org ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Distinguished Community Service Award
Washington University School of Medicine Distinguished Faculty Awards
2012verifiedCorroborated 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 →medicine.washu.edu ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.washu.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.washu.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Adjunct Research Professor
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
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Asthma and Airway Translational Research Unit (AATRU), Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (prior primary appointment, before moving to University of Kansas)
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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 →hcplive.com ↗
- 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 →lung.org ↗
- Medscape InDiscussion: Moderate to Severe Asthma podcast series
guest with host Dr. Mike Wechsler
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 →medscape.com ↗
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