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Eric Topol

Professor/Exec VP · The Scripps Research Institute

Professor/Exec VP at The Scripps Research Institute. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.1M

Who this is

Profile

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Reported as Professor/Exec VP of The Scripps Research Institute, based in La Jolla, CA.
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Received $1.1M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Biography Web-sourced

Eric J. Topol, MD, is a leading cardiologist, scientist, and author who serves as founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute and professor of molecular medicine at the Scripps Research Institute.

Previously, he led the Cleveland Clinic's cardiology program to become the leading heart center in the United States, and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.

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Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
Founder and Director, Scripps Research Translational Institute (2006–present); Professor, Scripps Research Institute
Education
  • MD (institutional affiliation not specified in search results)

Body of work

Publications

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The Creative Destruction of Medicine (2010)
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The Patient Will See You Now (2015)
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Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again (2019)
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Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity (2025)

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Affiliations

Organizations

The Scripps Research Institute Professor/Exec VP · $698.6M revenue · La Jolla, CATHE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE ("TSRI") PERFORMS HIGH IMPACT BASIC BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, IMPROVES THE HUMAN CONDITION BY FOSTERING TRANSLATION OF ITS…pay $859K → $1.1MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.1Mreported comp

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