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Rajesh Vedanthan, MD

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Professor, Department of Population Health and Department of Medicine; Director, Section for Global Health · NYU Grossman School of Medicine

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Region🇺🇸 New York, NY · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyCardiovascular DiseaseFocusBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies+4
Active KOLfindmyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceverified 2026PaymentsNone reportedNIH funding2011–2026Why? →

Rajesh Vedanthan is Professor, Department of Population Health and Department of Medicine; Director, Section for Global Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 317 publications with 8,044 citations (h-index 53); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 17 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 23 Oct 2026

Rajesh Vedanthan, MD, is Professor, Department of Population Health and Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. The public record shows 317 publications with 8,044 citations (h-index 53), centered on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Health Policy Implementation Science, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, 10 NIH-funded awards (2011–2026).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Global heart
  • Top research focus: Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Hypertension2 trialsHeart Failure1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesHealth Policy Implementation ScienceCardiovascular Health and Risk FactorsHealth Promotion and Cardiovascular PreventionClinical practice guidelines implementation

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
NYU Langone HealthClinical trials4Industry payments—

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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317publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 36 in PubMed.

8,044citations

Total citations across indexed works.

53h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 141.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
4clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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0companies · 2021 onward

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10NIH grants · 2011–2026

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Practice address

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Clinical trials

Updated 23 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

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NIH funding

Updated 23 Oct 2026

10 NIH research awards on record, funded 2011–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 23 Oct 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Most-cited works

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  1. 01
    Association between body mass index and cardiovascular disease mortality in east Asians and south Asians: pooled analysis of prospective data from the Asia Cohort Consortium
    Article298 citations2013
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    Global Perspective on Acute Coronary Syndrome
    Article251 citations2014
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    Task-Shifting of Antiretroviral Delivery From Health Care Workers to Persons Living With HIV/AIDS: Clinical Outcomes of a Community-Based Program in Kenya
    Article218 citations2010
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition
    Article170 citations2017
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Mobile health for non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature and strategic framework for research
    Review167 citations2014
    doi.org ↗
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Network

Updated 23 Oct 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

Jemima Hoine Kamano86Valentı́n Fuster83Gerald S. Bloomfield48Devarsetty Praveen42Ruth J Webster41Olugbenga Ogedegbe41Sailesh Mohan40Karen Yeates39Joyce Gyamfi39David Peiris38Jane Goudge38Sonak Dinesh Pastakia37Margaret Thorogood37Andrea Gabriela Beratarrechea36Barbara Mukasa35Khalid Yusoff35Ng Kien Keat35Robby Nieuwlaat35Salina P. Waddy35Eleanor Ng35Francisco Diez-Canseco34Jacqui Webster34MarĂ­A CĂĄrdenas34Vilma Irazola34Andre Kengne34Jacob Plange-Rhule34Bruce Ovbiagele34J. Miranda34Amanda Thrift34Simon Thompson34Claire Johnson34Violet Naanyu32Abdul Salam30Sylvester N. Kimaiyo25Carol R. Horowitz24Benson Njuguna23Sameer Bansilal19Diana Menya19J. Jaime Miranda16Constantine O. Akwanalo15

Online presence

Updated 23 Oct 2026

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/rajesh-vedanthan-md

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Background & recognition

Updated 23 Oct 2026

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Education

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  • MD

    University of California, San Francisco

    2002
    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 →pdsoros.org ↗
  • MPH

    University of California, Berkeley

    2000
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