Virend Somers, MD
Enriched profileConsultant, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Alice Sheets Marriott Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science · Mayo Clinic
Virend Somers is Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Alice Sheets Marriott Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science at Mayo Clinic. OpenAlex indexes 1,004 publications with 77,896 citations (h-index 125); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 26 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Cardiovascular Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 7 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Virend Somers, M.D., is Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Alice Sheets Marriott Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. The public record shows 1,004 publications with 77,896 citations (h-index 125), centered on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research, Sleep and related disorders, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control. It also documents an investigator role on 26 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 15 NIH-funded awards (1999–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of the American Heart Association
- Top research focus: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- 26 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 8 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; 34 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 514.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 15 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 26 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study Of Synthetic THC And Sleep
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
- Synthetic THC And Blood Pressure
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Industry payments
Updated 15 Oct 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.Program year202530 payments$36,376openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProgram year20251 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2023)
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%Statin100%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 15 Oct 2026
15 NIH research awards on record, funded 1999–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Community Based Genomic Medicine and Polygenic Scoring
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2026$831,738R01HG013425 - Effects of Sleep Restriction on Glycemic Control and Cardiovascular Risk Mechanisms in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2026$806,199R01HL178855 - Community Based Genomic Medicine and Polygenic Scoring
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2025$834,052R01HG013425
Congress activity
Updated 15 Oct 2026
1 congress contribution (2024) across ADA per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- 1003-P: A New Machine-Learning Model and Expanded Dataset for a Noninvasive BGM
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2024Co-authorPoster
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 15 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Association Between Rest-Activity Rhythm and Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Mortality, and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2026 - Very high-dose loop diuretics for worsening heart failure-a randomized pilot trial.
European journal of heart failure
Comment2026 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Approaches for Cardiovascular Genomics: A State-of-the-Art Review.
Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine
Review2026 - Sleep, Neural Circulatory Control, and Cardiovascular Disease: A Mechanistic Review.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology
Review2026 - Heart rate and vascular responses to spontaneous arousals following experimental sleep restriction.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Sympathetic neural mechanisms in obstructive sleep apnea.Article2,536 citations1995
- 02Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Events and DeathArticle1,899 citations2007
- 03
- 04Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general populationArticle1,602 citations2008
- 05Sympathetic-Nerve Activity during Sleep in Normal SubjectsArticle1,586 citations1993
Network
Updated 15 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 15 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/virend-somers-md
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/science-saturday-getting-to-the-heart-of-sleep
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youtube.com/watch
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Background & recognition
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MB ChB
University of Natal, South Africa (South African primary medical degree, corroborates NPI-listed M.D. credential)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cardiometabolichealth.org ↗ - Ph.D.
University of Oxford
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cardiometabolichealth.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editorial Board Member
Mayo Clinic Proceedings (cardiovascular diseases and sleep disorders)
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 →mayoclinicproceedings.org ↗ - Fellow
American College of Chest Physicians
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cardiometabolichealth.org ↗ - Fellow
American College of Cardiology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cardiometabolichealth.org ↗ - Elected Member
American Society for Clinical Investigation
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 →data.the-asci.org ↗ - Member
Association of University Cardiologists
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cardiometabolichealth.org ↗ - Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board Member
National Institutes of Health
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cardiometabolichealth.org ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Libensky Gold Medal
highest honor of the Czech Society of Cardiology, for contributions to the science of cardiovascular disease
2022verifiedCorroborated 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 →alumniassociation.mayo.edu ↗ - 2021 University of Iowa Cardiovascular Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award
for original contributions to advancing the understanding of cardiovascular disease
2021verifiedCorroborated 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 →alumniassociation.mayo.edu ↗ - CHEST 2017 Distinguished Scientist Honor Lecturer in Cardiopulmonary Physiology
American College of Chest Physicians annual meeting
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Joint appointment
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cardiometabolichealth.org ↗ - Joint appointment
Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cardiometabolichealth.org ↗ - Director
Cardiovascular Facility and Sleep Facility, Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cardiometabolichealth.org ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medscape.com ↗
- Featured in Mayo Clinic News Network
"Science Saturday: Getting to the Heart of Sleep"
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