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Varina Boerwinkle, MD

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Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Region🇺🇸 Phoenix, AZ · West · United StatesSpecialtyNeurologyFocusFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies+4
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Varina Boerwinkle is Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. OpenAlex indexes 81 publications with 1,150 citations (h-index 19); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 4 Nov 2026

Overview

Updated 4 Nov 2026

Varina Boerwinkle, MD, is Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The public record shows 81 publications with 1,150 citations (h-index 19), centered on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Epilepsy research and treatment, Traumatic Brain Injury Research. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2021–2021).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · medRxiv
  • Top research focus: Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 2 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Stroke1 trialWounds and Injuries1 trialBrain Injuries, Traumatic1 trialHemorrhage1 trialHypoxia1 trialBrain Injuries1 trialHeart Arrest1 trialIschemia1 trialHypoxia-Ischemia, Brain1 trialBrain Ischemia1 trialIntracranial Hemorrhages1 trialComa1 trialPersistent Vegetative State1 trialHypoxia, Brain1 trialNeural Tube Defects1 trialSubstance Use DisordersAcromegalyEpilepsyCOVID-19

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesEpilepsy research and treatmentTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Cholbamgeneric · Cholic acidClinical trials—Industry payments3Publications—Ztalmygeneric · GanaxoloneClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments3Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1University of North Carolina, Chapel HillClinical trials1Industry payments—

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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81publications

Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 8 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.

1,150citations

Citations across these publications.

19h-index

H-index from these publications. i10-index 34.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
1clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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2companies · 2021–2022

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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1NIH grants · 2021–2021

Federally funded research awards.

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Public positions

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  • Lead researcher

    REBOOT Coma! clinical trial using resting state fMRI to identify seizure networks in coma

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Contact

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Office address

170 Manning Drive, CB 7025, Chapel Hill, NC 27599

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Clinical trials

Updated 4 Nov 2026

Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 4 Nov 2026

2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2022. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 4 Nov 2026

1 NIH research award on record, funded 2021–2021 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Congress activity

Updated 4 Nov 2026

1 congress contribution (2023) across AAN per OpenAlex. The most recent:

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 4 Nov 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Online presence

Updated 4 Nov 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/varina-boerwinkle-md

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  • Other

    loop.frontiersin.org/people/1914325/bio

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/varina-boerwinkle-421475166

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Mentions by others

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    Official UNC Neuroradiology X account thanks her for a neuroradiology grand round

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  • Instagram

    UNC Child Neurology Instagram names her among faculty

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Background & recognition

Updated 4 Nov 2026

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Education

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Editorial & leadership roles

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Secondary affiliations

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Media & interviews

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  • Presenter

    Pediatric Neurocritical Care Educational Series lecture (Vimeo)

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