Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD, MSCE
Basic profileStephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor (II) in Cardiothoracic Surgery · Cornell University
Mario Gaudino is Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor (II) in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Cornell University. OpenAlex indexes 972 publications with 20,954 citations (h-index 73); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 12 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Mario Gaudino, MD, PHD, MSCE, is Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor (II) in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. The public record shows 1,019 publications with 22,714 citations (h-index 73), centered on Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics. It also documents an investigator role on 15 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2020–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes
- Top research focus: Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- 15 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
Generated from the cited public record · current as of 12 Oct 2026. Every fact links its source below.
Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 415.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingClinical trials
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 12 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Relationship Between Blood Flow Readings During Surgery and How Well the Graft Stays Open and How Patients Recover Afterward in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- STICH3C Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Observational Study
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
NIH funding
Updated 12 Oct 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2020–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- 1/2 Randomized comparison of the Outcomes of single vs Multiple Arterial grafts trial in Women (ROMA:Women)
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
FY2026$993,509UH3HL169564 - Randomized Comparison of the Clinical Outcome of Single Versus Multiple Arterial Grafts: Cognition (ROMA:Cog)
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2026$732,816R01NS123639 - Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Tissue Characterization of Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Myocardium to Predict Left Ventricular Functional Recovery and Outcomes after Multivessel Coronary Revascularization
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
FY2026$726,696R01HL170566
Publications
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Potential bias in efficacy estimates due to intercurrent treatment discontinuations.
European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes
Review2026 - The surgical collateralization theory: has the beautiful hypothesis been killed by the ugly facts?
European heart journal
Article2026 - Patient Perspectives in Cardiovascular Research: A Qualitative Study of Barriers, Trust, and Strategies for Inclusive Clinical Trials.
Circulation. Population health and outcomes
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 012021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery RevascularizationArticle1,557 citations2021
- 02Radial-Artery or Saphenous-Vein Grafts in Coronary-Artery Bypass SurgeryArticle578 citations2018
- 03Bilateral versus Single Internal-Thoracic-Artery Grafts at 10 YearsArticle485 citations2019
- 04
- 05The current state of animal models in research: A reviewArticle419 citations2019
Network
Updated 12 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.
Online presence
Updated 12 Oct 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Gaudino
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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗ - Other
weillcornell.org/mariogaudino
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 →weillcornell.org ↗
We list an account only when the public record ties it to this person. verified means we've confirmed the match in more than one place; provisional means it looks right but we're still confirming.
Background & recognition
Updated 12 Oct 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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- 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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- 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 →weillcornell.org ↗
- 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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- 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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- 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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- 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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editor-in-Chief
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
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 →weillcornell.org ↗ - Director
Joint Clinical Trials Office
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 →weillcornell.org ↗ - Director of Translational and Clinical Research
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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 →weillcornell.org ↗
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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- 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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- 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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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 →weillcornell.org ↗ - Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research
Weill Cornell Medicine
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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
Every item links to where we found it. verified means we've confirmed it in more than one place; provisional means we found it and are still confirming.
Similar KOLs
Other experts from the same institution or the same specialty.
Richard Devereux, MD
Cornell University
Thomas Walsh, MD
Cornell University
Cora Sternberg, MD
Cornell University
George Alexopoulos, MD
Cornell University
Deepak Bhatt, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Harlan Krumholz, MD
Yale School of Medicine
Scott Solomon, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eric Topol, MD
Scripps Research Institute (Scripps Research)
A basic profile from our physician directory: identity and practice contact from the federal NPPES registry, research from OpenAlex, trials from ClinicalTrials.gov, payments from CMS Open Payments, shown itemized where we have matched records, as a count where we only have a total. This person hasn't been through our full identity-adjudication pipeline yet, so funding, congress activity and public presence aren't shown. Absence of a section means “not yet looked,” never “none found.”