Top Researchers
Top Medicine Researchers at Yale University for 2026
Yale University’s recent work in Medicine spans a wide set of clinical and translational questions, from cardiovascular care and stroke research to dermatology, hematology, and surgical outcomes. Looking across the last year, the research picture shows a community active in both patient-centered care and methods that help clinicians interpret complex data.
Below, you’ll find a snapshot of researchers whose publications reflect that breadth, with themes that connect specialty medicine, risk stratification, and real-world evidence. Together, their work gives a useful view of how medicine at Yale is moving across disciplines while staying closely tied to practical clinical problems.
Featured Researchers
Rohan Khera
Rohan Khera’s recent Yale University output centers on cardiology and health informatics, with a clear emphasis on AI-enabled echocardiography, precision medicine in cardio-oncology, and heart failure risk stratification.
Activity over the last year: 76 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Precision Medicine in Cardio-Oncology: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (Feb 2025)
- Complete AI-Enabled Echocardiography Interpretation With Multitask Deep Learning (Jun 2025)
- Heart failure risk stratification using artificial intelligence applied to electrocardiogram images: a multinational study (Jan 2025)
Kevin N. Sheth
Kevin N. Sheth’s work at Yale University links epidemiology, neurology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine through studies on stroke, dementia, late-life depression, and blood pressure management.
Activity over the last year: 79 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Bidirectional relationship between epigenetic age and stroke, dementia, and late-life depression (Feb 2025)
- Modifiable risk factors for stroke, dementia and late-life depression: a systematic review and DALY-weighted risk factors for a composite outcome (Apr 2025)
- Optimal Magnitude of Blood Pressure Reduction and Hematoma Growth and Functional Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage (Feb 2025)
Michael G. Nanna
Michael G. Nanna’s Yale University publications focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, often intersecting with surgery and imaging through topics such as cognitive impairment, geriatric conditions, and cardiovascular outcomes.
Activity over the last year: 59 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
Adam de Havenon
Adam de Havenon’s Yale University research brings together epidemiology, neurology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine in studies of stroke, perioperative risk, and chronic subdural hematoma.
Activity over the last year: 65 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Bidirectional relationship between epigenetic age and stroke, dementia, and late-life depression (Feb 2025)
- Perioperative Stroke: Mechanisms, Risk Stratification, and Management (May 2025)
- Single-session middle meningeal artery embolization and surgical evacuation for chronic subdural hematoma (Mar 2025)
Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar
Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar’s Yale University work spans surgery, internal medicine, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine, with recent publications on vascular intervention, delayed bleeding, and endovascular aneurysm repair.
Activity over the last year: 41 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- The incidence and significance of delayed bleeding events after lower extremity revascularization in patients with advanced peripheral arterial disease (Apr 2025)
- The Use of Intravascular Ultrasound During Deep Venous Interventions in a Tertiary Care Center (Mar 2025)
- The Implications of Oxygen-Dependent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Sac Growth and Mortality Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (Mar 2025)
Christopher G. Bunick
Christopher G. Bunick’s Yale University research connects dermatology, immunology, and cell biology, including reviews and real-world evidence on biologic therapies for atopic dermatitis.
Activity over the last year: 48 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Real-World Evidence of Tralokinumab Effectiveness and Safety: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Mar 2025)
- Biologic Therapies Targeting Type 2 Signaling in Atopic Dermatitis: A Comparative Review of Structural and Thermodynamic Differences in Mechanism of Action (Aug 2025)
- A Disproportionality Analysis on Benzoyl Peroxide and Its Risk of Malignancy Using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Mar 2025)
Amer M. Zeidan
Amer M. Zeidan’s Yale University publications concentrate on hematology, genetics, and molecular biology, especially clinical-genomic profiling and management questions in myelodysplastic syndromes.
Activity over the last year: 50 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Clinical-genomic profiling of MDS to inform allo-HCT: recommendations from an international panel on behalf of the EBMT (Feb 2025)
- Advances and Challenges in the Management of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (Jul 2025)
- MDS-736: Preliminary Efficacy and Safety Analysis of the MAXILUS Study of Luspatercept (LUSPA) Initiated at the Maximum Approved Dose in Transfusion-Dependent (TD) Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) (Aug 2025)
Ajay Malhotra
Ajay Malhotra’s Yale University work combines epidemiology, neurology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine with analyses of academic medicine trends in radiology and surgery.
Activity over the last year: 40 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
What Yale University's Medicine Community Is Working On
The most common subfields point to a research community actively working across pulmonary and respiratory medicine, epidemiology, neurology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and surgery. That mix suggests a strong focus on chronic disease, stroke and brain health, cardiovascular risk, and procedural care, while also showing interest in how clinical outcomes are measured and how care is delivered in real-world settings. Across these areas, Yale University’s Medicine researchers appear to be connecting specialty expertise with broader questions about prediction, treatment effectiveness, and patient outcomes.- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine - seen across 4 of the featured researchers
- Epidemiology - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Neurology - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Surgery - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
These recent publications show a medical research community working across specialties while asking clinically relevant questions that matter in practice. Explore the full set below to see how these threads connect across Yale University’s Medicine research, and consider using Resub to support citation discovery, manuscript formatting, and submission preparation in your own workflow.
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