Raj Makkar, MD
Enriched profileDirector, Karsh Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Raj Makkar is Director, Karsh Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 957 publications with 81,521 citations (h-index 121); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 18 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Interventional Cardiology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 7 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Raj Makkar, M.D., is Director, Karsh Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Smidt Heart Institute). The public record shows 957 publications with 81,521 citations (h-index 121), centered on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management. It also documents an investigator role on 18 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 21 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · European heart journal
- Top research focus: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- 18 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 21 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 14 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 431.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 13 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 18 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- TAVR vs SAVR in Severe Bicuspid Aortic Stenosis
Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve Replacement: Evaluation of Transcatheter Versus Surgery-Pilot Trial
Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Clinical Study of the inQB8 TTVR System (The MonarQ Study)
Sponsor: inQB8 Medical Technologies, LLC
Industry payments
Updated 13 Oct 2026
21 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Edwards Lifesciences CorporationProgram year202586 payments$27,564openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- CathWorks, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Pi-Cardia, Inc.Program year20253 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
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Blood & clotting
100%P2Y12 inhibitor100%Clopidogrel100%Part D≥14 patients
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NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Tricuspid valve replacement outcomes by baseline tricuspid regurgitation severity: the TRISCEND II trial.
European heart journal
Clinical Trial2026 - Transcatheter closure of aorto-right atrial fistula.
European heart journal. Case reports
Case Report2025 - The Evolving Risk of Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Article2025 - Phenotypic clustering analysis of patients rejected for mitral valve interventions: implications for future transcatheter technologies.
European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging
Article2025 - Percutaneous treatment of multivalvular heart disease following previous sternotomy.
European heart journal. Case reports
Case Report2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis in Patients Who Cannot Undergo SurgeryArticle7,248 citations2010
- 02Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in High-Risk PatientsArticle6,398 citations2011
- 03Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk PatientsArticle5,113 citations2016
- 04Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Balloon-Expandable Valve in Low-Risk PatientsArticle4,913 citations2019
- 05Two-Year Outcomes after Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve ReplacementArticle2,309 citations2012
Network
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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doximity.com/pub/raj-makkar-md
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researchgate.net/profile/Raj-Makkar
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Mentions by others
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heart-valve-surgery.com/videos/raj-makkar-md-interventional-cardiologist
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Background & recognition
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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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 →hfsa.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Fellow
American College of Cardiology (FACC)
- Professor-in-Residence
Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
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JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
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Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI)
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- 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 →profiles.ucla.edu ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Video interview
Cardiovascular Business: "Raj Makkar explains late-breaking ALIGN-AR TAVR trial for aortic stenosis"
2025verifiedCorroborated 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 →cardiovascularbusiness.com ↗ - Video feature
heart-valve-surgery.com: "A Day in the Life with Dr. Raj Makkar, MD"
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