Pankaj Arora, MD
Enriched profileAssociate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease; Director, Cardiovascular Clinical and Translational Research Program; Director, Cardiovascular Genomics Clinic · University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Pankaj Arora is Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease; Director, Cardiovascular Clinical and Translational Research Program; Director, Cardiovascular Genomics Clinic at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). OpenAlex indexes 347 publications with 20,093 citations (h-index 44); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 11 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Cardiovascular Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Pankaj Arora, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease. The public record shows 347 publications with 20,093 citations (h-index 44), centered on Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors. It also documents an investigator role on 11 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 8 NIH-funded awards (2019–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of the American Heart Association
- Top research focus: Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- 11 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 8 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; 25 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 119.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 11 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Genetic Architecture of Natriuretic Peptides and Blood Pressure Response
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Polygenic Risk Score Implementation and Stratification for Managing Blood Pressure
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
- VITAL-IMPACT: Improving Cardiometabolic Health in Black Individuals Through Therapeutic Augmentation of Cyclic Guanosine Mono-Phosphate Signaling Pathway
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Program year202531 payments$27,755openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.Program year202520 payments
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.Program year20251 payment
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.
Cardiovascular
69.5%Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor53.2%Camzyos100%Part D≥17 patientsAngiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI)10.8%Entresto100%Part D<11 patientsBlood & clotting
12.3%Factor Xa inhibitor12.3%Eliquis100%Part D<11 patientsNervous system
11.8%Other nervous system drugs11.8%Vyndaqel50%Vyndamax50%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 27 Aug 2026
8 NIH research awards on record, funded 2019–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care
University of Alabama at Birmingham
FY2026$831,462U01HG014610 - Genetic Architecture of Natriuretic Peptides and Blood Pressure Response
University of Alabama at Birmingham
FY2026$734,986R01HL184037 - Clinical Implementation of Blood Pressure Polygenic Risk Score: A Randomized Clinical Trial
University of Alabama at Birmingham
FY2026$726,809R01HL176882
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 congress contribution (2023) across ADA per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- 223-LB: Associations between Genetic Risk for Insulin Resistance and Measured Insulin Sensitivity Are Impacted by Race and BMI Status
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2023Co-authorLate-breaking
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Cardiovascular Health Characterization Using Life's Essential 8 Score in Perimenopausal Women: An Analysis of the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2026 - Genetic Architecture of N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in a Multiancestry Study Population.
Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine
Article2026 - Mavacamten Monotherapy in Real-World Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Evidence From COLLIGO-HCM.
Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine
Article2026 - Inhaled nitric oxide at 300 ppm treats multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas pneumonia in swine and is safe in humans.
Science translational medicine
Clinical Trial2026 - Precision Medicine and the FDA Modernization Act 2.0: Catalyzing Innovation in Cardiovascular Therapy.
Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine
Article2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2023 Update: A Report From the American Heart AssociationArticle5,978 citations2023
- 02
- 03Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease riskArticle2,076 citations2011
- 04
- 05
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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linkedin.com/in/pankaj-arora-bbba4841
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sites.uab.edu/aroratranslationallab
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Mentions by others
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twitter.com/UABCardiology/status/837421101118554112
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- LinkedIn
LinkedIn: Director, Cardiovascular Genomics Clinic / Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine editorial mention
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 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 →providerdirectory.uabmedicine.org ↗
- Research Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School / Broad Institute (complex-trait genetics)
2013verifiedCorroborated 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 →providerdirectory.uabmedicine.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 →providerdirectory.uabmedicine.org ↗
- Board Certified
Cardiovascular Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine)
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Director
Cardiovascular Clinical and Translational Research Program, UAB
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Cardiovascular Genomics Clinic (Cardiogenomics Clinic Program), UAB
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Arora Translational Lab, UAB
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Awards & honors
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Cholesterol levels commentary
The New York Times
- Heart attack commentary
Health magazine
- Dietary supplement analysis segment
ABC 33/40
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