Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Surya Bhatt, MD, is Professor of Medicine (Endowed Professorship in Airways Disease), Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham. The public record shows 526 publications with 12,363 citations (h-index 56), centered on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Asthma and respiratory diseases. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 23 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Annals of the American Thoracic Society
- Top research focus: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 23 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; 75 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 205.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- VENTURI (VENTilation Using Respiratory Imaging)
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
InvestigatorPhase 2RecruitingNCT07282886 - Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of dNerva Lung Denervation System in Patients With COPD
Sponsor: Nuvaira, Inc.
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT07051707 - Bronchoscopic RElease of Air Trapped in Hyperinflated Emphysematous Lung - Study 3
Sponsor: Apreo Health, Inc.
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06891755
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
23 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year202535 payments$78,227openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- SANOFI US SERVICES INC.Program year20252 payments$30,761openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year202531 payments$22,333openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Respiratory mortality per STAR, GOLD, and ERS/ATS COPD severity classification.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
2026 - Defining disease stability in COPD: Evidence from Phase 3 clinical trials.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
2000 6th Avenue South, Floor 4, Birmingham, AL 35233
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
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- Board Certified
Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Editorial Board Member
Journal of the COPD Foundation
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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- Elected Member
American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Medical Director
UAB Pulmonary Function and Exercise Physiology Laboratory
- Medical Director
UAB Telehealth Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
- Director
UAB Lung Imaging Core (Center for Lung Analytics and Imaging Research)
Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/surya-bhatt-7ba14810
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Facebook
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