Richard Smalling, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Cardiovascular Medicine; Jay Brent Sterling Professor and James D. Woods Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine; Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston · McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Richard Smalling is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine; Jay Brent Sterling Professor and James D. Woods Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine; Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. OpenAlex indexes 447 publications with 28,262 citations (h-index 67); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 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 14 Oct 2026
Richard W. Smalling, MD, is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston (The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston). The public record shows 447 publications with 28,262 citations (h-index 67), centered on Coronary Artery Disease / ACS. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 10 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (1985–2020).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology
- Top research focus: Coronary Artery Disease / ACS
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 10 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 4 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Pivotal Clinical Trial
Sponsor: Edwards Lifesciences
- Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Medical Therapy After Stroke - RESPECT Trial
Sponsor: Abbott Medical Devices
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year20258 payments
- Edwards Lifesciences CorporationProgram year20253 payments
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20252 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
82.8%Beta blocker18%Metoprolol Succinate65%Carvedilol20%Atenolol11%Nebivolol Hcl4%Part D<11 patientsStatin12.1%Atorvastatin Calcium51%Rosuvastatin Calcium37%Pravastatin Sodium12%Part D≥53 patients+ 13 more classes in this area
Blood & clotting
13.1%P2Y12 inhibitor6.2%Clopidogrel74%Brilinta26%Part D≥37 patientsFactor Xa inhibitor5.7%Eliquis88%Xarelto12%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
3.7%SGLT2 inhibitor2%Jardiance71%Farxiga29%Part D<11 patientsProton pump inhibitor1.7%Pantoprazole Sodium100%Part D≥15 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 14 Oct 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 1985–2020 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Pediatric Implantable Low-Shear Pulsatile Blood Pump with Physiologic Sensing and Control
Windmill Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
FY2020$747,718R44HL142432 - Development and Preclinical Testing of the TORVAD Ventricular Assist System in Preparation for First in Human Implantation
Windmill Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
FY2019$999,107R44HL117446 - Pediatric Implantable Low-Shear Pulsatile Blood Pump with Physiologic Sensing and Control
Windmill Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
FY2019$748,855R44HL142432
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Hemodynamic response of the aortic valve during dobutamine onset then progressive aortic banding.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology
Article2025 - Initial experience with the fourth generation MitraClip™: Outcomes, procedural aspects, and considerations for device selection.
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Article2021 - Pre-transfer/PCI with ticagrelor and heparin administration in STEMI patients may be beneficial but should we do more?
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Comment2021
Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/richard-smalling-md
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Richard-W-Smalling-39376870
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Mentions by others
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facebook.com/UTPhysicians/posts/dr-richard-smalling-interventional-cardiologist-talks-with-fox-news-about-a-quic/10156245225642227
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scai.org/about-us/scai-staff-listing/richard-w-smalling-md-mscai
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x.com/UTHealthHouston/status/1667231672851374104
- YouTube
youtube.com/watch
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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- MD
McGovern Medical School (UTHealth Houston), AOA graduate
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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University of Texas at Austin
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University of Texas at Austin
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Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Past President
American Heart Association Texas Affiliate
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Medical Staff, Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center
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Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
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Journal of Interventional Cardiology
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JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
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Awards & honors
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- "America's Top Doctor"
named for 15 consecutive years
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Memorial Hermann Hospital
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Secondary affiliations
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →facebook.com ↗
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