Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD
Enriched profileDirector of Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories, Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute · Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute
Rakesh Gopinathannair is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories, Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute at Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute. OpenAlex indexes 433 publications with 9,626 citations (h-index 41); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA, is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories, Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute. The public record shows 433 publications with 9,626 citations (h-index 41), centered on Heart Failure. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 27 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
- Top research focus: Heart Failure
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 27 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; 52 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Arrhythmic Manifestations and Management in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Sponsor: Kansas City Heart Rhythm Research Foundation
- Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation In Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure
Sponsor: Electrophysiology Research Foundation
- Impact of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Right Ventricular Function in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients
Sponsor: University of Louisville
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
27 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202540 payments$41,709openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year202588 payments$29,722openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Biosense Webster, Inc.Program year202511 payments
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
54.4%Beta blocker21.2%Metoprolol Succinate66%Carvedilol17%Sotalol17%Part D<11 patientsAntiarrhythmic20.5%Amiodarone Hcl48%Flecainide Acetate25%Dofetilide20%Propafenone Hcl7%Part D<11 patients+ 5 more classes in this area
Blood & clotting
30.9%Factor Xa inhibitor18.9%Eliquis82%Xarelto18%Part D≥51 patientsP2Y12 inhibitor12.1%Clopidogrel100%Part D≥50 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
14.7%Proton pump inhibitor7.4%Pantoprazole Sodium100%Part D≥56 patientsAluminum Complex7.4%Sucralfate100%Part D≥58 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
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation Plus Adjunct Techniques Versus Pulmonary Vein Isolation Alone for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Article2026 - Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes With Ventricular Arrhythmias in Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: A Multicenter Analysis.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Article2025 - The hope and the hype of artificial intelligence for syncope management.
European heart journal. Digital health
Article2025 - The Quest to Balance Data Minimalism and Patient Safety in Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Editorial2025
Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/rakesh-gopinathannair-md
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linkedin.com/in/rakesh-gopinathannair-7308214
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
esc365.escardio.org/person/983156
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hrsonline.org/person/rakesh-gopinathannair
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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- 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 →hrsonline.org ↗
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- Board Certified
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- 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 →hrsonline.org ↗
- Immediate Past Chair
Heart Rhythm Society Communications Committee
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American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee
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Heart Rhythm Case Reports
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European Heart Journal, Heart Rhythm, and other cardiovascular journals
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Research Medical Center (Kansas City, MO)
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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 →hrsonline.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Prior faculty: Assistant Professor (2010-2015)
Associate Professor (2015-2018), and Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology (2013-2018), University of Louisville School of Medicine
2018verifiedCorroborated 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 →hrsonline.org ↗ - Professor of Medicine
University of Missouri-Columbia
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University of Louisville School of Medicine
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Interview guest on "The EP Edit" (official podcast of EP Lab Digest)
discussing the scientific statement on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Autonomic Dysfunction Associated With COVID-19
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discussing left ventricular assist devices and arrhythmia management
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