Sharmila Dorbala, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Radiology, Harvard University · Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sharmila Dorbala is Professor of Radiology, Harvard University at Brigham and Women's Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 593 publications with 28,599 citations (h-index 85); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 21 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 28 Oct 2026
Sharmila Dorbala, MD, is Professor of Radiology, Harvard University at Brigham and Women's Hospital. The public record shows 593 publications with 28,599 citations (h-index 85), centered on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 5 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (2009–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
- Top research focus: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 5 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; 35 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 270.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 28 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- [64Cu]FBP8 PET for Early Detection of Intracardiac Thrombus in Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Molecular Imaging of Myocardial Fibrosis in Cardiac Amyloidosis
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Ultrasound Therapy In Cardiac Amyloidosis
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Industry payments
Updated 28 Oct 2026
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- PFIZER INC.Program year20251 payment
- PFIZER INC.Program year20243 payments
- Novo Nordisk ASProgram year20235 payments$23,142openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 28 Oct 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2009–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Interplay of Myocardial Fibrosis and Cardiac TTR Amyloid in Age Related Cardiac Remodeling in MESA-Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Johns Hopkins University
FY2025$1,364,939R01HL159987 - Mentoring Patient Oriented Research in Innovative Imaging and High-dimensional Data Approaches to Improve Outcomes in Cardiac Amyloidosis
Brigham and Women'S Hospital
FY2025$123,785K24HL157648 - Interplay of Myocardial Fibrosis and Cardiac TTR Amyloid in Age Related Cardiac Remodeling in MESA-Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Johns Hopkins University
FY2024$1,347,391R01HL159987
Publications
Updated 28 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Use of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging to Guide Prognosis and Management in Older Adults: Is There an Age Limit?
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
Article2026 - Prognostic Significance of Noninvasive Simultaneous Renal and Cardiac Perfusion: Interrogating Mechanisms of Cardiovascular-Kidney Interactions.
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
Article2026 - Utility of (18)F-Flurpiridaz PET Relative Flow Reserve in Differentiating Obstructive From Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease.
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
Clinical Trial2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Nonbiopsy Diagnosis of Cardiac Transthyretin AmyloidosisArticle2,086 citations2016
- 02Improved Cardiac Risk Assessment With Noninvasive Measures of Coronary Flow ReserveArticle850 citations2011
- 03
- 04AL (Light-Chain) Cardiac AmyloidosisArticle650 citations2016
- 05Effects of Sex on Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction and Cardiac OutcomesArticle619 citations2014
Network
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Online presence
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Background & recognition
Updated 28 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 →reachmd.com ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- President-elect
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →reachmd.com ↗ - Past President
Cardiovascular Council, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI)
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Harvard Medical School
Professor of Radiology
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