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Heather Hampel

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1972Rising activity

Publications

481

Citations

24,649

Est. group size

~20

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

55

Publishing since 1972

Research summary
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Heather Hampel's research focuses on hereditary cancer syndromes, especially Lynch syndrome and other inherited predispositions to colorectal and gastrointestinal cancers. Her work spans genetic testing strategies, identification of pathogenic gene variants, clinical guidelines for cancer surveillance, and cost-effectiveness of screening approaches for at-risk individuals and families. This research combines molecular genetics with clinical practice to improve how inherited cancer risk is detected and managed.

Lynch syndrome and hereditary colorectal cancerGenetic testing and variant classificationCancer risk assessment and screening guidelinesMicrosatellite instability and tumor geneticsPrecision medicine for gastrointestinal cancers

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from about a dozen papers per year in 2017 to a peak of 84 in 2023, with continued high output through 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 41.6/year recently
2017: 12 publications172018: 20 publications182019: 17 publications192020: 27 publications202021: 34 publications212022: 26 publications222023: 84 publications84232024: 50 publications242025: 41 publications252026: 7 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology×19
  • Gastroenterology×17
  • Cancer Research×10
  • Gynecologic Oncology×9
  • medRxiv×8
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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