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Richard Whitley, MD

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Distinguished Professor; Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Loeb Eminent Scholar Chair in Pediatrics; Vice Chair for Research, UAB Pediatrics; Associate Director for Drug Discovery and Development, O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB · University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Region🇺🇸 Birmingham, AL · Southeast · United StatesSpecialtyPediatric Infectious DiseasesFocusHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments+4
Active KOLEmergingfindmyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceverified 2026Payments2021–2025NIH funding1985–2024

Richard Whitley is Distinguished Professor; Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Loeb Eminent Scholar Chair in Pediatrics; Vice Chair for Research, UAB Pediatrics; Associate Director for Drug Discovery and Development, O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB at University of Alabama at Birmingham. OpenAlex indexes 649 publications with 46,839 citations (h-index 105); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Pediatric Infectious Diseases profiles in the findmyKOL directory.

Data verified 7 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 12 Oct 2026

Richard Whitley, MD, is Distinguished Professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. The public record shows 649 publications with 46,839 citations (h-index 105), centered on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments, Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, Viral-associated cancers and disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 10 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies, 21 NIH-funded awards (1985–2024).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · British journal of clinical pharmacology
  • Top research focus: Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • 10 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 6 companies

Generated from the cited public record · current as of 12 Oct 2026. Every fact links its source below.

Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Herpes Simplex5 trialsVirus Diseases3 trialsCytomegalovirus Infections3 trialsViremia1 trialNeonatal herpes1 trialCOVID-191 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Herpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchViral-associated cancers and disordersVirus-based gene therapy researchInfectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Prevymisgeneric · LetermovirClinical trials—Industry payments15Publications—Moderna Covid-19 VaccineClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments11Merck Sharp & Dohme CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments10Visby Medical, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments8GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Clinical trials—Industry payments6Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCClinical trials—Industry payments5University of Alabama at BirminghamClinical trials5Industry payments—National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)Clinical trials4Industry payments—Kanecia Obie ZimmermanClinical trials1Industry payments—ModernaTX, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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649publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 7 in PubMed.

46,839citations

Total citations across indexed works.

105h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 333.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
10clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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6companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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21NIH grants · 1985–2024

Federally funded research awards.

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Public positions

sourced statements on record

Contact

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Clinical trials

Updated 12 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 10 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 12 Oct 2026

6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 12 Oct 2026

21 NIH research awards on record, funded 1985–2024 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Congress activity

Updated 12 Oct 2026

3 congress contributions (2009–2021) across AACR, ASCO per OpenAlex. The most recent:

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 12 Oct 2026

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

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    Practice Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Meningitis
    Article2,341 citations2004
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    Herpes simplex virus infections
    Article1,375 citations2001
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    Case Definitions, Diagnostic Algorithms, and Priorities in Encephalitis: Consensus Statement of the International Encephalitis Consortium
    Article1,220 citations2013
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    The Management of Encephalitis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
    Article1,203 citations2008
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Herpes Simplex Viruses
    Article1,157 citations1998
    doi.org ↗
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Network

Updated 12 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.

Bernard Roizman80G. Yancey Gillespie70James M. Markert70Patrick S. Moore61Edward S. Mocarski60Gabriella Campadelli‐Fiume60Ann M. Arvin57David Winston Kimberlin56Kiyofumi Yamanishi56Charles A. Alford42Joshua D. Bernstock36Gregory K. Friedman35Stacie K. Totsch31Rong Li31Kyung‐Don Kang30Li Nan30Ann M. Arvin30Elizabeth Ann Beierle29Xiaosi Han28John W. Gnann28Tina Etminan27Tanja Eisemann27Kevin A. Cassady27Robert J. Wechsler‐Reya27Sam E. Gary27Abbey Rocco27Sejong Bae27Inmaculada Aban26Fred D. Lakeman24Justin C. Roth21Seng‐Jaw Soong21André J. Nahmias21Kristen Leraas17Elaine R. Mardis17Jianmei Wu Leavenworth17Anthony R. Miller17Nripesh Prasad17Kathleen M. Schieffer17Lawrence Corey15Robert F. Pass14

Online presence

Updated 12 Oct 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/richard-whitley-md

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  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/profile/Richard-Whitley-2

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Mentions by others

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Background & recognition

Updated 12 Oct 2026

Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.

Education

degrees and training on record
  • M.D.

    George Washington University School of Medicine

    1971
    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 →uab.edu ↗
  • Board certified

    Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →childrensal.org ↗
  • Board certified

    Pediatric Infectious Diseases (subspecialty), American Board of Pediatrics

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →childrensal.org ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Associate Editor

    Journal of Infectious Diseases

    2022
    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 →idsociety.org ↗
  • Director

    Board of Directors, Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    2021
    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 →gilead.com ↗
  • Member

    Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, National Institutes of Health

    2017
    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 →uab.edu ↗
  • Member

    National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council, NIH

    2012
    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cme.smhs.gwu.edu ↗
  • President

    Infectious Diseases Society of America

    2010
    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 →idsociety.org ↗
  • Chair

    Board of Scientific Councilors, CDC Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases

    2010
    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cme.smhs.gwu.edu ↗
  • President

    International Society for Antiviral Research

    1990
    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cme.smhs.gwu.edu ↗
  • Chair

    U.S. Data and Safety Monitoring Board for COVID-19 vaccine trials

    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 →uab.edu ↗
  • Vice President

    Board of Directors, Infectious Diseases Society of America

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →gilead.com ↗

Awards & honors

honors on the public record

Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Children's of Alabama

    Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (clinical staff)

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →childrensal.org ↗

Media & interviews

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