Top Researchers
Top Medicine Researchers at Cornell University for 2026
Cornell University’s recent work in Medicine spans clinical care, surgical innovation, and disease-focused research across a wide range of specialties. Looking across the last year, the publication record shows active contributions in areas such as epidemiology, surgery, and cardiopulmonary medicine.
Below, you’ll find a snapshot of researchers whose recent output reflects that breadth, along with the themes that appear most often across the institution’s medical research community.
Featured Researchers
Shari R. Lipner
Shari R. Lipner’s recent work at Cornell University centers on dermatology and epidemiology, with clinical reviews on female pattern hair loss, nail toxicity, and longitudinal melanonychia.
Activity over the last year: 139 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
Shahrokh F. Shariat
Shahrokh F. Shariat’s Cornell University research emphasizes surgery, epidemiology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine, with recent papers on bladder cancer management and radical cystectomy outcomes.
Activity over the last year: 130 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Oncological Outcomes in Bacillus Calmette-Guérin–naïve High-risk Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review on Current Treatment Strategies and Future Perspectives (Apr 2025)
- Survival Outcomes and Temporal Trends of Non-Surgical Management Vs Radical Cystectomy in Non-Organ-Confined Urothelial Bladder Cancer (Mar 2025)
- Robot‐Assisted Versus Open Radical Cystectomy: Comparison of Adverse In‐Hospital Outcomes (Mar 2025)
Mario Gaudino
Mario Gaudino’s recent Cornell University publications focus on surgery and cardiovascular medicine, including cardiac surgery trial commentary, bypass-related renal effects, and consensus guidance on antithrombotic therapy after bypass grafting.
Activity over the last year: 55 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- The SWEDEGRAFT trial: when absence of evidence is not evidence of absence (Jan 2025)
- Impact of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Duration on the Renal Effects of Amino Acids Infusion in Cardiac Surgery Patients (Jun 2025)
- Antithrombotic therapy after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a Clinical Consensus Statement of the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery, the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) (Aug 2025)
Andrew G. Lee
Andrew G. Lee’s Cornell University output spans ophthalmology, physiology, and pathology and forensic medicine, with recent work on oculomics, immune-related adverse events, and spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome.
Activity over the last year: 45 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
David M. Otterburn
David M. Otterburn’s recent Cornell University publications center on surgery, especially breast reconstruction, sensation recovery, and comparisons of coaptation and allograft techniques.
Activity over the last year: 34 indexed journal articles.
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Miguel‐Angel Perales
Miguel‐Angel Perales’ Cornell University research brings together oncology, hematology, and pathology and forensic medicine, with recent studies on CAR-T response biomarkers, allogeneic CAR-T products, and thrombocytopenia after therapy.
Activity over the last year: 58 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- An inflammatory biomarker signature of response to CAR-T cell therapy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (Apr 2025)
- Allogeneic Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Products Cemacabtagene Ansegedleucel/ALLO-501 in Relapsed/Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Phase I Experience From the ALPHA2/ALPHA Clinical Studies (Feb 2025)
- T-ICAHT: Grading and Prognostic Impact of Thrombocytopenia After CAR T-cell Therapy (Apr 2025)
Hooman Kamel
Hooman Kamel’s Cornell University work connects epidemiology with cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, including studies on cerebral amyloid angiopathy, atrial fibrillation, and stroke prevention.
Activity over the last year: 57 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Prevalence of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Associated Risk of Subsequent Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke and Mortality in a Nationwide Cohort (May 2025)
- Recent-onset atrial fibrillation: challenges and opportunities (Jun 2025)
- Apixaban to Prevent Covert Infarcts After Cryptogenic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Cardiopathy (Jan 2025)
Andrew Alexis
Andrew Alexis’s Cornell University publications highlight dermatology and immunology, with attention to skin of color, atopic dermatitis, and longer-term outcomes from topical and biologic therapies.
Activity over the last year: 36 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- International Expert Consensus on Knowledge Gaps in Care for Dermatologic Disorders in Skin of Color (Nov 2025)
- Efficacy and Safety of Lebrikizumab in Adult and Adolescent Patients with Skin of Color and Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: Results from the Phase IIIb, Open-Label ADmirable Study (Jul 2025)
- Skin clearance, duration of treatment-free interval, and safety of tapinarof cream 1% once daily: Results from ADORING 3, a 48-week phase 3 open-label extension trial in adults and children down to 2 years of age with atopic dermatitis (May 2025)
What Cornell University's Medicine Community Is Working On
Across Cornell University’s recent Medicine output, the most common subfields are epidemiology and surgery, followed closely by pulmonary and respiratory medicine, with dermatology and cardiovascular medicine also appearing frequently. That mix suggests a community working across both population-level questions and procedure-focused clinical care, while also advancing specialty areas where treatment choices, safety, and outcomes are central concerns. The result is a research profile that is broad in scope but still tightly connected to real-world patient management.- Epidemiology - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Surgery - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Dermatology - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
Cornell’s recent medical research highlights a community moving between bedside questions and methodological rigor, with steady attention to patient outcomes, treatment safety, and clinical decision-making. If you’re tracking research activity at your institution, tools like Resub can help streamline citation discovery, manuscript formatting, and submission preparation.
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