Martin Leon, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine, Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the Cardiovascular Data Science Center, Division of Cardiology (Mallah Family Professor of Cardiology) · Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Martin Leon is Professor of Medicine, Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the Cardiovascular Data Science Center, Division of Cardiology (Mallah Family Professor of Cardiology) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. ClinicalTrials.gov lists 28 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
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Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Martin B. Leon, M.D., is Professor of Medicine, Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the Cardiovascular Data Science Center, Division of Cardiology (Mallah Family Professor of Cardiology) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The public record shows 2,104 publications with 190,802 citations (h-index 195), centered on Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Disease / ACS, Aortic Valve Stenosis. It also documents an investigator role on 28 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 15 companies.
- Top research focus: Coronary Artery Disease
- 28 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 15 companies
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Indications focus
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Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 28 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
15 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Edwards Lifesciences CorporationProgram year202519 payments$20,156openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202510 payments
- CORDIS US CORP.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
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Publications
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- Valve Academic Research Consortium 3: Updated Endpoint Definitions for Aortic Valve Clinical Research
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2021 - Valve Academic Research Consortium 3: updated endpoint definitions for aortic valve clinical research
European Heart Journal
2020 - Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement
New England Journal of Medicine
2020 - Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Balloon-Expandable Valve in Low-Risk Patients
New England Journal of Medicine
2019
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Martin-B-Leon-38779203
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tctmd.com/staff/martin-b-leon-md
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
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Internal Medicine
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Cardiovascular Disease
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)
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Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual meeting
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Heart Valve Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Video interview
TCTMD.com ("An Interview with Dr. Martin Leon")
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Medscape ("All about Dr Marty Leon")
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Fogarty Innovation ("Cardiologist Marty Leon Transforms Personal Adversity to Create Pioneering Career")
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