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Mario Castro, MD

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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 · University of Kansas Medical Center

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Region🇺🇸 Kansas City, KS · Midwest · United StatesSpecialtyPulmonary DiseaseFocusAsthma
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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 14 Oct 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

Generated from the cited public record · current as of 14 Oct 2026. Every fact links its source below.

Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Asthma12 trialsLung Diseases4 trialsCOPD2 trialsEmphysema1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Asthma

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Dupixentgeneric · DupilumabClinical trials—Industry payments135Publications1XenonClinical trials—Industry payments9Publications1Pulmicortgeneric · BudesonideClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications1Tezspiregeneric · TezepelumabClinical trials—Industry payments107Publications—Fasenrageneric · BenralizumabClinical trials—Industry payments20Publications—Cinqairgeneric · ReslizumabClinical trials—Industry payments14Publications—Xolairgeneric · OmalizumabClinical trials—Industry payments12Publications—AlbuterolClinical trials—Industry payments8Publications—FluticasoneClinical trials—Industry payments7Publications—Fluticasone propionate; salmeterol xinafoateClinical trials—Industry payments7Publications—Yupelrigeneric · RevefenacinClinical trials—Industry payments6Publications—Nucalageneric · MepolizumabClinical trials—Industry payments3Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Genzyme CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments328AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPClinical trials—Industry payments183Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments92Amgen Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments25Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments22Genentech USA, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments19Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCClinical trials—Industry payments13Polarean, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments9Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments9GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Clinical trials—Industry payments8Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterClinical trials8Industry payments—AstraZeneca UK LimitedClinical trials—Industry payments5Mylan Specialty L.P.Clinical trials—Industry payments5Sanofi Pasteur Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments4Johns Hopkins UniversityClinical trials3Industry payments—Merck Sharp & Dohme CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments3Pfizer Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments3Sanofi Us Services Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments3Washington University School of MedicineClinical trials2Industry payments—Apreo Health, Inc.Clinical trials1Industry payments—Astellas Pharma US IncClinical trials—Industry payments1AstraZenecaClinical trials1Industry payments—Atricure, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1BioCryst US Sales Co., LLCClinical trials—Industry payments1Chiesi USA, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Electromed, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1GlaxoSmithKlineClinical trials1Industry payments—Incyte CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1Invion, Inc.Clinical trials1Industry payments—Mylan Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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693publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 29 in PubMed.

42,268citations

Total citations across indexed works.

96h-index

Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
17clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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25companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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2NIH grants · 2019–2026

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Practice address

Telephone

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Clinical trials

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 17 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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

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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 patients
    beta2-Adrenergic Agonist19.5%
    Albuterol Sulfate Hfa100%
    Part D≥18 patients

    + 3 more classes in this area

  • Dermatology

    8.9%
    Interleukin-4 Receptor alpha Antagonist8.9%
    Dupixent Pen56%Dupixent Syringe44%
    Part D<11 patients

  • Metabolism & gastrointestinal

    8.5%
    Corticosteroid8.5%
    Prednisone100%
    Part D<11 patients
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Where care is delivered (Part B)100% facility · 0% office

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 14 Oct 2026

2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2019–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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

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Online presence

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/mario-castro-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 →doximity.com ↗
  • Other

    frontiersctsi.org

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  • Other

    kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/academics/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/pulmonary-critical-care-and-sleep-medicine.html

    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 ↗
  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Mario-Castro-2154520192

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/mario-castro-b0a43313a

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

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

    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 ↗
  • Spotify

    lung.org/professional-education/lungcast/episode-13

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Background & recognition

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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

Education

degrees and training on record
  • M.P.H.

    Saint Louis University School of Public Health

    1998
    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 ↗
  • M.D.

    University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (B.A./M.D. six-year program)

    1988
    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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  • Board Certified

    Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

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Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Member

    American Lung Association Scientific Advisory Committee (since 2003); Chair, 2013-2018

    2018
    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 ↗
  • Board Chair

    International Medical Assistance Foundation

    2016
    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 ↗
  • Abstract reviewer

    American Thoracic Society; leadership within ATS Allergy, Immunology, and Inflammation Assembly Program Committee

    2006
    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →lung.org ↗
  • Former member

    National Asthma Educator Certification Board

    2005
    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 ↗
  • Principal Investigator

    Kansas City site, American Lung Association Airway Clinical Research Centers (ACRC); Chair, ACRC Protocol Committee

    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 ↗
  • Member

    Lung Association Scientific and Medical Editorial Review Panel

    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 ↗

Awards & honors

honors on the public record

Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Adjunct Research Professor

    University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

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  • Formerly Director

    Asthma and Airway Translational Research Unit (AATRU), Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (prior primary appointment, before moving to University of Kansas)

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

Media & interviews

press, podcasts and appearances

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