Prof. Patrice Cacoub | Medicine and Health Sciences | Excellence in Research Award

Medicine and Health Sciences | Professor | Sorbonne University | France

Prof. Patrice Cacoub is a distinguished clinician‐scientist whose education includes medical training leading to a doctorate and professorial appointment at Sorbonne Université, France, where he holds the chair in internal medicine and leads the Inflammation–Immunopathology–Biotherapy unit; he has also completed additional specialization in immunology, hepatology, and systemic diseases. In his professional experience he serves in leadership roles in hospital and university settings, supervises clinical and translational research groups, and participates actively in international consortia; Prof. Patrice Cacoub has authored 1,011 documents, 53,959 citations, 114 h‐index reflecting prolific output and high influence in his field. His research interests focus on autoimmune diseases, vasculitis, hepatitis C and its extrahepatic manifestations, cryoglobulinaemia, systemic inflammatory disorders, and intersecting fields of immunopathology and therapeutic intervention. He has developed strong research skills in clinical trial design, cohort studies, translational biomarkers, immunological assays, epidemiology, and patient‐oriented outcomes, complemented by skills in multidisciplinary collaboration, grant writing, statistical modelling, and supervising PhD students. His awards and honours include prestigious recognitions by national and international societies in medicine and immunology, election to leadership in professional organizations, invitations to keynote symposia, editorial board memberships, and distinguished lifetime or senior researcher awards, underscoring both scientific merit and impact in patient care. In conclusion Prof. Patrice Cacoub’s combination of rigorous academic training, sustained high‐volume publication record, leadership in clinical and translational research, and demonstrable contributions to improving understanding and treatment of systemic inflammatory and infectious disease places him among the top global experts; his work not only advances knowledge but shapes guidelines, influences public health policy, and serves as a foundation for mentoring and training new generations of researchers.

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Selected Publications

1. Clopidogrel and Aspirin versus Aspirin Alone for the Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events — 2006 — ~3,652 citations

2. Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-like DNA sequences in multicentric Castleman’s disease — 1995 — ~3,202 citations

3. Iron deficiency anaemia — 2016 — ~1,096 citations

4. Pegylated interferon alfa-2b vs standard interferon alfa-2b, plus ribavirin, for chronic hepatitis C in HIV-infected patients: a randomized controlled trial — 2004 — ~1,039 citations

5. The DRESS Syndrome: A Literature Review — 2011 — ~1,001 citations

6. Patients with prior myocardial infarction, stroke, or symptomatic peripheral arterial disease in the CHARISMA trial — 2007 — ~921 citations