Michael Halkos is a Cardiology physician affiliated with Emory University. OpenAlex indexes 260 publications with 9,590 citations (h-index 47); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingClinical trials
- Stroke Study: Operative Strategies to Reduce Cerebral Embolic Events During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Sponsor: Emory University
Overall officialCompletedNCT01502683
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
4 companies with payments on record in CMS Open Payments (2021 onward), matched to this physician's NPI. The itemized breakdown by company, amount and year is part of the full profile. Why? →
NIH funding
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2011–2015 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Operative Strategies To Reduce Cerebral Embolic Events During CABG
Emory University
FY2015$98,496K23HL105892 - Operative Strategies To Reduce Cerebral Embolic Events During CABG
Emory University
FY2014$98,496K23HL105892 - Operative Strategies To Reduce Cerebral Embolic Events During CABG
Emory University
FY2013$98,496K23HL105892
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
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