Robert Michler, MD
Enriched profileSurgeon-in-Chief, Montefiore Medical Center; Chairman, Department of Surgery and Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery; Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Montefiore Medical Center
Robert Michler is Surgeon-in-Chief, Montefiore Medical Center; Chairman, Department of Surgery and Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery; Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 370 publications with 19,192 citations (h-index 67); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 11 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Robert Michler, MD, is Surgeon-in-Chief, Montefiore Medical Center. The public record shows 370 publications with 19,192 citations (h-index 67), centered on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques, Xenotransplantation and immune response. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 4 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2007–2019).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2021 · Journal of cardiac surgery
- Top research focus: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 4 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; 4 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 195.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Dermal Injections of JVS-100 Given to Adults Receiving Median Sternotomy
Sponsor: SironRX Therapeutics, Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 12 Oct 2026
4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)Program year20241 payment
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- Teleflex LLCProgram year20221 payment
NIH funding
Updated 12 Oct 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2007–2019 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Training of Surgeons for Studies of the Tumor Microenvironment
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
FY2019$194,355T32CA200561 - Training of Surgeons for Studies of the Tumor Microenvironment
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
FY2018$141,931T32CA200561 - Training of Surgeons for Studies of the Tumor Microenvironment
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc
FY2018$122,652T32CA200561
Publications
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Restoring ventricular restoration: A call to re-evaluate a surgical therapy considered ineffective.
Journal of cardiac surgery
Article2021 - Aortic recoarctation and pseudoaneurysm five decades after repair.
Journal of cardiac surgery
Case Report2019 - The role of stem cells in treating coronary artery disease in 2018.
Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Review2018 - The current status of stem cell therapy in ischemic heart disease.
Journal of cardiac surgery
Review2018
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Ischemic CardiomyopathyArticle1,075 citations2016
- 02Human cardiac stem cellsArticle981 citations2007
- 03Two-Year Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Severe Ischemic Mitral RegurgitationArticle973 citations2015
- 04Mitral-Valve Repair versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral RegurgitationArticle948 citations2013
- 05Myocardial Viability and Survival in Ischemic Left Ventricular DysfunctionArticle889 citations2011
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.
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- MD
Dartmouth Medical School
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doctors.montefioreeinstein.org ↗ - Board certified
American Board of Thoracic Surgery and American Board of Surgery
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