Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at Tulane University School of Medicine. The public record shows 739 publications with 41,628 citations (h-index 103), centered on Diabetes Treatment and Management, Diabetes Management and Research, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 28 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (1999–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Diabetes care
- Top research focus: Diabetes Treatment and Management
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 28 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; 38 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 358.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Cooking for Health Optimization and Disease Prevention (CHOP) Trial
Sponsor: Tulane University
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT07011459 - Diabetes Remote Care Management System
Sponsor: Tulane University School of Medicine
InvestigatorCompletedNCT01354015 - An 18 Week Efficacy and Safety Study of Saxagliptin and Metformin XR Combination in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes
Sponsor: AstraZeneca
InvestigatorPhase 3CompletedNCT00960076
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
28 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Lilly USA, LLCProgram year202535 payments$30,694openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Corcept TherapeuticsProgram year202527 payments$28,470openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year202527 payments$13,275openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 1999–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Core 01: Professional Development Core
Lsu Pennington Biomedical Research Ctr
FY2025$1,524,740U54GM104940 - Core 01: Professional Development Core
Lsu Pennington Biomedical Research Ctr
FY2024$1,202,453U54GM104940 - Core 01: Professional Development Core
Lsu Pennington Biomedical Research Ctr
FY2023$1,217,094U54GM104940
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Repurposing Acebutolol for Osteoporosis Treatment: Insights From Multi-Omics and Multi-Modal Data Analysis.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
2025 - Long-Term Testosterone Shows Cardiovascular Safety in Men With Testosterone Deficiency in Electronic Health Records.
Journal of the Endocrine Society
2025 - Long-term cost-effectiveness of tirzepatide for individuals with type 2 diabetes and comorbid obesity.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism
2025
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
1430 Tulane Ave, SL-53, New Orleans, LA 70112
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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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
- MD
Bombay University, India
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mellitushealth.com ↗ - Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
Armed Forces Medical College, Poona (Pune), India
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mellitushealth.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 →endocrine.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mellitushealth.com ↗
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- 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 →endocrine.org ↗
- 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 →endocrine.org ↗
- 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 →medicine.tulane.edu ↗
Awards & honorshonors on the public 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 →ssciweb.org ↗
- 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 →endocrine.org ↗
- Seale-Harris Award
Southern Medical Association
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Medical Director
Tulane Clinical Trials Unit
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 →medicine.tulane.edu ↗ - Director
Research Professional Development Core (runs the MS in Clinical Research program)
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REACHnet (multi-state clinical research network using electronic health records)
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Media & interviewspress, 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 →hcplive.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 →diabetesincontrol.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →youtube.com ↗
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Owned accountspublic accounts run by this person
- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/vivian-fonseca-md
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Vivian-Fonseca-38323891
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Vivian-Fonseca-2222748218
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
diabetes.org/newsroom-vivian-fonseca-nagendran-family-diabetes-research-award
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endocrine.org/our-community/profiles/fonseca-vivian
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →endocrine.org ↗ - Other
hcplive.com/view/reflecting-on-100-years-of-insulin-with-vivian-fonseca-md
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