Thomas Cappola, MD
Enriched profileWilliam Smilow Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine · University of Pennsylvania
Thomas Cappola is William Smilow Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at University of Pennsylvania. OpenAlex indexes 281 publications with 19,580 citations (h-index 66); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Thomas Cappola, MD, is William Smilow Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine. The public record shows 281 publications with 19,580 citations (h-index 66), centered on Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, 10 NIH-funded awards (2003–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
- Top research focus: Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Indications focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 13 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 146.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- CLCNKA (Ka Renal Chloride Channel[ClC-Ka]) Polymorphism Effects on Hypertrophy Regression
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
- Efficacy and Safety Study of Genetically Targeted Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure
Sponsor: Celladon Corporation
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.
Cardiovascular
100%Loop diuretic58.8%Furosemide100%Part D<11 patientsStatin41.2%Rosuvastatin Calcium100%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 16 Oct 2026
10 NIH research awards on record, funded 2003–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Training Program in Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
FY2026$278,903T32HL007843 - Training Program in Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
FY2025$770,155T32HL007843
Publications
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- RACGAP1 as a Circulating Biomarker of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure: A Dual-Cohort Proteomic Study.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Letter2026 - Dephospho-Uncarboxylated Matrix Gla-Protein Is Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Heart Failure.
Circulation. Heart failure
Article2026 - Precision Medicine and the FDA Modernization Act 2.0: Catalyzing Innovation in Cardiovascular Therapy.
Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine
Article2025 - Harnessing the Plasma Proteome to Predict Mortality in Heart Failure Subpopulations.
Circulation. Heart failure
Article2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g275/p137370
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med.upenn.edu/cvi/primary-labs-personnel.html
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Background & recognition
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Education
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- Board Certified
Internal Medicine
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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Immediate Past President
Association of Professors of Cardiology (APC)
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American Heart Association Council on Genomics and Precision Medicine
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American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)
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Association of American Physicians (AAP)
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Interurban (Osler) Clinical Club
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NHLBI Heart Failure Clinical Research Network
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Circulation (AHA/ASA Journals)
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
2008, for application of genomic methodologies to identify the molecular and genetic basis of heart failure
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Attending
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Heart Failure and Transplantation Service
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Penn Cardiovascular Institute
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Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism (Penn)
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Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (Penn)
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Penn Genome Frontiers Institute
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University of Pennsylvania
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