Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Robert Toto, MD, is Mary M. Conroy Professor of Kidney Disease, Department of Internal Medicine at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The public record shows 390 publications with 33,663 citations (h-index 81), centered on Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 14 companies, 22 NIH-funded awards (1986–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Kidney360
- Top research focus: Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 14 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 18 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 222.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Effect of SGLT2i on Cardiovascular Biomarkers in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and CKD Stage 3b-4
Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
InvestigatorCompletedNCT05033054 - Kidney Precision Medicine Project
Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT04334707 - Improving Chronic Disease Management With Pieces
Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
InvestigatorCompletedNCT02587936
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
14 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- AstraZeneca UK LimitedProgram year20254 payments
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.Program year20253 payments
- Amgen Inc.Program year20252 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
22 NIH research awards on record, funded 1986–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- UT Southwestern Center for Translational Medicine
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
FY2025$7,513,496UL1TR003163 - Kidney Precision Medicine Project - Patient Engagement
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
FY2025$396,371U01DK133091 - UT Southwestern Center for Translational Medicine
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
FY2024$7,932,987UL1TR003163
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- A Hierarchical Composite Endpoint for Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in Patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2026 - Effects of Dapagliflozin on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with CKD.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2026 - Effects of Dapagliflozin on Progression of CKD According to Different Rates of Pretrial eGFR Loss.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2025
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01Resistant Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment2,238 citations2008
- 02A Trial of Darbepoetin Alfa in Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease2,078 citations2009
- 03Effect of Dialysis Dose and Membrane Flux in Maintenance Hemodialysis1,877 citations2002
- 04
- 05Resistant Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment1,408 citations2008
Contact
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Office address
5939 Harry Hines Blvd., Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75390
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Editorial board member
Kidney International
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Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN)
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American Journal of Kidney Disease and Nephrology
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
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- O'Donnell School of Public Health (formerly Dept of Public Health)
UT Southwestern -- secondary departmental appointment
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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