Roberto Benzo, MD
Enriched profileConsultant, Pulmonary Medicine; Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science faculty · Mayo Clinic
Roberto Benzo is Consultant, Pulmonary Medicine; Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science faculty at Mayo Clinic. OpenAlex indexes 74 publications with 2,114 citations (h-index 28); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 23 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 10 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Roberto Benzo, MD, is Consultant, Pulmonary Medicine at Mayo Clinic. The public record shows 74 publications with 2,114 citations (h-index 28), centered on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Physical Activity and Health, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology. It also documents an investigator role on 23 registered clinical trials, 2 NIH-funded awards (2022–2025).
- Top research focus: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- 23 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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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; 2 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 41.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 15 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 23 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Rural Patients With COPD
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
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.
Respiratory
51.7%Corticosteroid31.3%Trelegy Ellipta57%Breo Ellipta13%Fluticasone Propionate13%Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate11%Dulera6%Part D<11 patientsLeukotriene Receptor Antagonist6.5%Montelukast Sodium100%Part D≥14 patients+ 3 more classes in this area
Anti-infectives
40.2%Macrolide Antimicrobial38.2%Azithromycin100%Part D≥39 patientsPenicillins with extended spectrum1.9%Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass100%Part D<11 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
8.1%Corticosteroid8.1%Prednisone100%Part D≥16 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 15 Oct 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2022–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Decreasing Disparity in Lung Disease: Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Rural Patients with COPD
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2024$786,734R01NR021634 - An Adaptable Platform to Promote Patient Health Through Adherence to Treatment and Prevention
Minnesota Healthsolutions Corporation
FY2023$310,948R43HL170802
Congress activity
Updated 15 Oct 2026
2 congress contributions (2012–2024) across ASCO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Social determinants of health and patient reported outcomes in lung cancer survivors.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2024Co-author - High-quality basic care and support needed in lung cancer survivors.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2012Co-author
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
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Emotional affect in heart transplant candidates: a multicenter longitudinal study
Frontiers in Psychology
2025 - Weight Loss Surgery Increases Kidney Transplant Rates in Patients With Renal Failure and Obesity
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
2024 - Cough: An Introductory Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups
2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Activity Monitoring and Energy Expenditure in COPD Patients: A Validation StudyArticle143 citations2007
- 02Beyond pain in fibromyalgia: insights into the symptom of fatigueArticle131 citations2013
- 03Frailty and Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseArticle128 citations2018
- 04Measuring Gait Speed in the Out-Patient Clinic: Methodology and FeasibilityArticle101 citations2013
- 05
Network
Updated 15 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.
Online presence
Updated 15 Oct 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Mentions by others
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newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-radio-copd-mindfulness-2
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 →newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ↗ - Other
thoracic.org/about/ats-podcasts/self-management-in-copd-and-chronic-lung-disease.php
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →thoracic.org ↗ - Spotify
buzzsprout.com/1396861/5788930-mindfulness-and-coaching-for-chronic-disease
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Background & recognition
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mayo.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Founding Director
Mindful Breathing Laboratory, Mayo Clinic
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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 →blog.columbusmedicalassociation.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →buzzsprout.com ↗
- 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 →newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ↗
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