William Schaffner is an Infectious Disease physician affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 738 publications with 40,914 citations (h-index 98). By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Infectious Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
3601 Tvc
Nashville, TN 372320001
Telephone
615-322-3000Registry record last updated 22 Jun 2012.
Industry payments
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year20252 payments
- Shionogi IncProgram year20251 payment
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year20251 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Hospitalizations of Children and Adolescents with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, July 2021–January 2022
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
2022 - Hospitalization of Infants and Children Aged 0–4 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
2022 - Hospitalizations Associated with COVID-19 Among Children and Adolescents — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1, 2020–August 14, 2021
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
2021
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