Stanley Szefler, MD
Enriched profileProfessor Emeritus, Pediatrics-Pulmonary Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine · University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine
Stanley Szefler is Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics-Pulmonary Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 957 publications with 42,290 citations (h-index 107); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 11 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Pediatric Pulmonology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Stanley Szefler, MD, is Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics-Pulmonary Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine. The public record shows 957 publications with 42,290 citations (h-index 107), centered on Asthma. It also documents an investigator role on 11 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 10 NIH-funded awards (1991–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Thorax
- Top research focus: Asthma
- 11 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 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; 10 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Former member
Expert Panel, NHLBI National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma)
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Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Science Committee
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 11 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Monitoring Adherence Using Mobile Technology
Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver
- Preventative Omalizumab or Step-up Therapy for Severe Fall Exacerbations
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Treatment of Preschool Children With Upper Respiratory Tract Illnesses Using Azythromycin and Lower Respiratory Tract Symptoms Using Oral Corticosteroids.
Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year20241 payment
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProgram year20233 payments
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year20221 payment
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
10 NIH research awards on record, funded 1991–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Reducing Asthma Attacks in Disadvantaged School Children with Asthma
University of Colorado Denver
FY2025$1,022,702UH3HL151297 - Reducing Asthma Attacks in Disadvantaged School Children with Asthma
University of Colorado Denver
FY2024$991,500UH3HL151297 - Reducing Asthma Attacks in Disadvantaged School Children with Asthma
University of Colorado Denver
FY2023$1,035,629UH3HL151297
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Encouraging adherence in adolescents with asthma using financial incentives: An RCT.
Pediatric pulmonology
Clinical Trial2023 - Does lung function change in the months after an asthma exacerbation in children?
Pediatric allergy and immunology
Article2021 - No dose effect observed with chronic fluticasone propionate on growth velocity in children.
Pediatric allergy and immunology
Letter2021
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- ResearchGate
researchgate.net/profile/Stanley-Szefler
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linkedin.com/in/stanley-szefler-285b9389
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- LinkedIn
LinkedIn profile listing him at Children's Hospital Colorado (auth-walled, corroborated via SERP snippet only)
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Doximity physician profile, Allergy & Immunology, Aurora, CO (auth-walled, corroborated via SERP snippet only)
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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- 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 →som.cuanschutz.edu ↗
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- Board Certified
Allergy and Immunology
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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 →som.cuanschutz.edu ↗
- Director
Pediatric Asthma Research Program, Breathing Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado
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Research Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- 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 →news.cuanschutz.edu ↗
- Sumner J. Yaffe Lifetime Achievement Award in Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Pediatric Pharmacy Association
2016verifiedCorroborated 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 →ppag.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
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- Children's Hospital Colorado -- Breathing Institute
Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Section
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