Nasser Altorki is a Cardiology physician affiliated with NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 688 publications with 40,098 citations (h-index 92); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 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
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
- Preoperative Radioimmunotherapy Versus Chemoimmunotherapy in NSCLC
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Durvalumab (MEDI4736) With or Without SBRT in Clinical Stage I, II and IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Comparison of Different Types of Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
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
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
2 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
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 2004–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- CAP-IT Center for LNP RNA Immunoprevention
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
FY2026$1,378,533U54CA272688 - Immunoregulatory role of lung-resident club cell factors in lung cancer
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
FY2026$679,154R01CA271545 - CAP-IT Center for LNP RNA Immunoprevention
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
FY2025$1,315,413U54CA272688
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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