Vibhor Krishna, MD
Enriched profileAssociate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, UNC School of Medicine · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Vibhor Krishna is Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, UNC School of Medicine at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. OpenAlex indexes 127 publications with 3,075 citations (h-index 32); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 15 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Vibhor Krishna, MD, SM, is Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, UNC School of Medicine at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery. The public record shows 127 publications with 3,075 citations (h-index 32), centered on Neurological disorders and treatments, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 5 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2022–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Top research focus: Neurological disorders and treatments
- 7 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 fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 4 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 51.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- 3-D Tractography FUS Ablation for Essential Tremor
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Functional Neuroimaging Feedback for Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy
Sponsor: Vibhor Krishna
- A Pilot Study: Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for the Prevention of Secondary Generalization in Focal Onset Epilepsy
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Industry payments
Updated 21 Oct 2026
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year202541 payments$35,202openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- InSightec,IncProgram year202510 payments
- Novocure Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
Updated 21 Oct 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2022–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- 3-D Tractography Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Essential Tremor
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2025$478,768R01NS125386 - 3-D Tractography Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Essential Tremor
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2024$511,178R01NS125386 - 3-D Tractography Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Essential Tremor
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2022$776,621R01NS125386
Congress activity
Updated 21 Oct 2026
1 congress contribution (2025) across ASCO 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 21 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Single neurons in the thalamus and subthalamic nucleus process cardiac and respiratory signals in humans.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Article2024 - Trial of Globus Pallidus Focused Ultrasound Ablation in Parkinson's Disease.
The New England journal of medicine
Clinical Trial2023 - Non-motor effects of subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson patients.
Brain imaging and behavior
Article2022
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Physiology of freezing of gaitArticle206 citations2016
- 03
- 04Trial of Globus Pallidus Focused Ultrasound Ablation in Parkinson’s DiseaseArticle163 citations2023
- 05Anterior Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory EpilepsyArticle133 citations2016
Network
Updated 21 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 21 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/vibhor-krishna-md
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u.osu.edu/krishnalab
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
fusfoundation.org/posts/curing-with-sound-podcast-ep55-movement-disorders-epilepsy-and-more-the-expanding-impact-of-focused-ultrasound
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fusfoundation.org/posts/qa-with-ohio-state-neurosurgeon-dr-vibhor-krishna
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Background & recognition
Updated 21 Oct 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 →med.unc.edu ↗
- M.S. (Sc.M.)
Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health (2004-2005) -- corroborates registry credential S.M.
2005verifiedCorroborated 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 →med.unc.edu ↗ - 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 →med.unc.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Session Chairman/Moderator
Wrap-up Session, World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Meeting, Berlin
2017verifiedCorroborated 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 →bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com ↗ - Session Chairman/Moderator
"Setting up a research program" session, World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Meeting, Mumbai
2015verifiedCorroborated 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 →bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com ↗ - Member
Editorial Board, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Congress of Neurological Surgeons
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American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
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World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Landacre Research Honor Society Biomedical Research Mentor of the Year Award
College of Medicine, The Ohio State University
2019provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗ - Best Oral Presentation
World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (WSSFN) Meeting
2015verifiedCorroborated 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 →bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com ↗ - 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 →bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com ↗
- AIIMSONIANS of America Merit Scholarship
Alumni Association of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
2014verifiedCorroborated 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 →bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com ↗ - Professor Atam Prakash Medal for Best Intern
Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
2004verifiedCorroborated 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 →bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Former faculty
Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
2021provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- 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 →aljazeera.com ↗
- 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 →pix11.com ↗
- Q&A interview feature with the Focused Ultrasound Foundation
discussing his focused-ultrasound research program
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