Michael Wechsler, MD
Enriched profileDirector, Cohen Family Asthma Institute; Edelstein Family Chair in Adult Pulmonary Medicine; Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine · National Jewish Health
Michael Wechsler is Director, Cohen Family Asthma Institute; Edelstein Family Chair in Adult Pulmonary Medicine; Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at National Jewish Health. OpenAlex indexes 448 publications with 23,998 citations (h-index 76); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 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 15 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Michael Wechsler, MD, is Director, Cohen Family Asthma Institute at National Jewish Health. The public record shows 448 publications with 23,998 citations (h-index 76), centered on Asthma. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 26 companies, 5 NIH-funded awards (2013–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Allergy
- Top research focus: Asthma
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 26 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; 12 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- PULmonary Stimulation for Asthma Relief
Sponsor: Spiro Medical, Inc.
- A Study to Assess the Effect of Dexpramipexole in Adolescents and Adults With Severe Eosinophilic Asthma (EXHALE-3)
Sponsor: Areteia Therapeutics
- Efficacy and Safety of Benralizumab in EGPA Compared to Mepolizumab.
Sponsor: AstraZeneca
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
26 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year202568 payments$150,185openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.Program year202563 payments$122,430openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year202597 payments$113,120openpaymentsdata.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
73.3%Corticosteroid44.8%Breo Ellipta44%Arnuity Ellipta20%Trelegy Ellipta18%Symbicort17%Part D<11 patientsInterleukin-5 Antagonist13.8%Nucala100%Part D<11 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
17.2%Corticosteroid17.2%Prednisone100%Part D≥13 patientsDermatology
9.5%Interleukin-4 Receptor alpha Antagonist9.5%Dupixent Syringe100%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 14 Oct 2026
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 2013–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- 1/2 Precision Tapering of Biologic Therapy in Asthma: Identifying Predictors of Successful Dupilumab Interval Extension
National Jewish Health
FY2026$2,099,722UG3HL188699 - Precision Interventions for Severe and/or Exacerbation Prone Asthma (PrecISE)
National Jewish Health
FY2022$350,274UG1HL139123 - Precision Interventions for Severe and/or Exacerbation Prone Asthma (PrecISE)
National Jewish Health
FY2021$384,737UG1HL139123
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Research Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Article2024 - Exploring Definitions and Predictors of Severe Asthma Clinical Remission after Biologic Treatment in Adults.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Article2024
Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- ResearchGate
researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Wechsler-4
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Facebook
m.facebook.com/CheckRare/posts/michael-wechsler-md-director-asthma-program-national-jewish-health-and-univ-of-c/758267681367294
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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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →nationaljewish.org ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Associate Editor
journal Allergy
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European Journal of Clinical Investigation
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NIH AsthmaNet (Asthma Clinical Research Network)
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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 →nationaljewish.org ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor
Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care, University of Colorado School of Medicine (Anschutz Medical Campus)
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Media & interviews
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- Host
Medscape 'InDiscussion: Moderate to Severe Asthma' podcast/video series
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HCPLive: 'Asthma Patients During COVID-19'
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