Ronald Crystal, MD
Enriched profileChairman, Department of Genetic Medicine; Bruce Webster Professor of Internal Medicine · Weill Cornell Medicine
Ronald Crystal is Chairman, Department of Genetic Medicine; Bruce Webster Professor of Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 1,079 publications with 86,411 citations (h-index 155); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 43 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Pulmonary Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Ronald Crystal, MD, is Chairman, Department of Genetic Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine (Weill Cornell Medical College). The public record shows 1,079 publications with 86,411 citations (h-index 155), centered on Virus-based gene therapy research, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. It also documents an investigator role on 43 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 4 companies, 50 NIH-funded awards (1993–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The pharmacogenomics journal
- Top research focus: Virus-based gene therapy research
- 43 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 fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 27 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 731.
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 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 43 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Gene Therapy for Alpha 1- Antitrypsin Deficiency
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Phase IA and IB Study of AAVrh.10hFXN Gene Therapy for the Cardiomyopathy of Friedreich's Ataxia
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Biology of the Oral Epithelium of E-Cigarette Smokers
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.Program year20242 payments$17,000openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.Program year20232 payments$18,000openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.Program year20238 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2022)
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.
Blood & clotting
61%Human alpha-1 Proteinase Inhibitor61%Zemaira52%Aralast Np48%Part D<11 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
39%Corticosteroid39%Prednisone100%Part D<11 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 27 Aug 2026
50 NIH research awards on record, funded 1993–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Gene Therapy for APOE4 Homozygous Alzheimer's Disease
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
FY2026$3,252,734UG3AG098024 - Ancillary SOURCE Study: Characterization of Small Airway Basal Cell Biology in Early COPD
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
FY2026$803,001R01HL166983 - Gene Therapy for Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
FY2025$2,505,334R33HL169190
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
3 congress contributions (2010–2019) across AACR, ASCO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Cell-specific upregulation of lung “cancer signature genes” in the small airway epithelium of asymptomatic smokers.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2019Co-author - Abstract 4721: Airway basal cell signature predicts aggressive phenotype of human lung adenocarcinoma
AACR Annual Meeting
AACR2011Co-author - Abstract LB-250: Smoking reprograms human airway basal cells <i>in vivo</i> toward an embryonic stem cell-like molecular phenotype similar to that of lung adenocarcinoma
AACR Annual Meeting
AACR2010Co-authorLate-breaking
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 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Impact of population-specific pharmacogenomic variants on drug dosing in ICU patients.
The pharmacogenomics journal
Article2026 - Suppression of CNS APOE4 Expression by miRNAs Delivered by the S2 AAVrh.10 Capsid-Modified AAV Vector.
Human gene therapy
Article2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03A call for transparent reporting to optimize the predictive value of preclinical researchArticle1,220 citations2012
- 04Estimation of volume of epithelial lining fluid recovered by lavage using urea as marker of dilutionArticle1,134 citations1986
- 05Transfer of Genes to Humans: Early Lessons and Obstacles to SuccessArticle1,014 citations1995
Network
Updated 27 Aug 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 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Other
vivo.weill.cornell.edu/display/cwid-rgcryst
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/posts/weillcornellmedicine_dr-ronald-crystal-elected-fellow-of-national-activity-6878773739476066304-Z4jz
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linkedin.com/videos/weill-cornell-medicine-department-of-genetic-medicine-27b973201_welcome-back-to-sipping-science-activity-7376708108661866496-PsMs
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Physics, University of Pennsylvania
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →directory.weill.cornell.edu ↗ - BA
Physics, Tufts University
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →directory.weill.cornell.edu ↗ - Board Certified
Pulmonary Disease Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- 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 →vivo.weill.cornell.edu ↗
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Attending Physician
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center
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Belfer Gene Therapy Core Facility, Weill Cornell Medicine
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4D Molecular Therapeutics
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Interview: "My Pathway to Gene Therapy" and interview feature
Human Gene Therapy journal (Mary Ann Liebert/SAGE)
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Cell and Gene Therapy Insights
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Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN)
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