Top Researchers
Top Medicine Researchers at University of Oklahoma for 2026
The University of Oklahoma is contributing a wide range of recent work in Medicine, spanning clinical care, methods research, and population health. Over the past year, the institution’s output reflects a strong mix of specialty-driven studies and broader questions about treatment, risk, and patient outcomes.
Below, you’ll find a snapshot of researchers whose recent publications highlight how medicine at the University of Oklahoma is moving across imaging, oncology, neurology, public health, and related areas.
Featured Researchers
Shearwood McClelland
Shearwood McClelland at the University of Oklahoma has recently focused on radiology, genetics, and radiation, with publications spanning glioma radiotherapy guidance, breast cancer hypofractionation, and chemotherapy-related financial toxicity.
Activity over the last year: 27 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Radiation Therapy for WHO Grade 4 Adult-Type Diffuse Glioma: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline (Jun 2025)
- Navigator-Assisted Hypofractionation (NAVAH) Phase I Clinical Trial of Breast Cancer Patients (Mar 2025)
- Impact of Chemotherapy on Financial Toxicity in African American Breast Cancer Patients (Jul 2025)
Zoltán Ungvári
Zoltán Ungvári at the University of Oklahoma has worked across neurology and physiology, with recent studies on the Mediterranean diet, dementia risk, colorectal cancer, and stroke.
Activity over the last year: 20 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- The role of the Mediterranean diet in reducing the risk of cognitive impairement, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease: a meta-analysis (Jan 2025)
- Association between red and processed meat consumption and colorectal cancer risk: a comprehensive meta-analysis of prospective studies (Apr 2025)
- Impact of adherence to the Mediterranean diet on stroke risk (Jan 2025)
Ryan David Nipp
Ryan David Nipp at the University of Oklahoma has centered recent work on oncology, economics, and public health, especially financial toxicity in cancer care and screening practices.
Activity over the last year: 22 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
Christopher S. Graffeo
Christopher S. Graffeo at the University of Oklahoma has published recently across epidemiology, neurology, and genetics, including systematic reviews, evidence-based surgical guidance, and an illustrative neurosurgical case.
Activity over the last year: 19 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- The Impact of Surgical Prehabilitation on Postoperative Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review (Jan 2025)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on Surgical Resection for the Treatment of Patients With Vestibular Schwannomas: Update (Jun 2025)
- Hemilingual spasm treated with microvascular decompression of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery: illustrative case (Mar 2025)
Daniel J. Becker
Daniel J. Becker at the University of Oklahoma has been publishing at the intersection of infectious diseases, public health, and ecology, with recent work on pathogens, wildlife disease surveillance, and conservation priorities.
Activity over the last year: 16 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
Kishore Balasubramanian
Kishore Balasubramanian at the University of Oklahoma has recent work in statistics, radiology, and computer vision, highlighted by a pediatric case involving larotrectinib response in pilocytic astrocytoma.
Activity over the last year: 10 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
Kamran M. Riaz
Kamran M. Riaz at the University of Oklahoma has focused on radiology, ophthalmology, and epidemiology, with studies on intraocular lens calculations, statistical methods, and aphakia correction.
Activity over the last year: 12 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Intraocular Lens Power Calculation—Comparing Big Data Approaches to Established Formulas (Feb 2025)
- Which Test Is Best: Evaluation of Traditional and Contemporary Statistical Tests for Analysis of Spherical Equivalent Prediction Error (Feb 2025)
- Refractive, visual, and safety outcomes of three surgical techniques for aphakia correction (Jun 2025)
J. Mikhail Kellawan
J. Mikhail Kellawan at the University of Oklahoma has worked across complementary medicine, cardiology, and pulmonary medicine, including a pilot trial of nicotinamide riboside and studies of vascular and exercise physiology.
Activity over the last year: 7 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Effects of NAD+ supplementation with oral nicotinamide riboside on vascular health and cognitive function in older adults with peripheral artery disease: Results from a pilot 4-week open-label clinical trial (May 2025)
- Inhibition of CYP450 pathways reduces functional sympatholysis in healthy young adults (Apr 2025)
- Effect of an acute bout of endurance eccentric exercise on exerkines production in healthy males (Oct 2025)
What University of Oklahoma's Medicine Community Is Working On
The most common subfields in this group point to a community actively working at the crossroads of imaging, genetics, neurology, epidemiology, and public health. That mix suggests a strong emphasis on both clinical decision-making and the methods that support it, from diagnostic and surgical questions to cancer care, disease prevention, and population-level risk. Across the University of Oklahoma, the recent medical literature reflects a broad effort to connect specialty care with measurable outcomes and practical tools for patients and clinicians.- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Genetics - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Neurology - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Epidemiology - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
Taken together, these researchers show a medical research community working across both bedside questions and broader health challenges. If you want to keep tracking this kind of output, explore more faculty activity and recent publications from the University of Oklahoma, or use Resub to support your own citation discovery and manuscript preparation workflows.
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