Adrian Vella, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; Research Chair, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition; Director, Mayo Clinic Inpatient Clinical Research and Trials Unit · Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Adrian Vella is Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; Research Chair, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition; Director, Mayo Clinic Inpatient Clinical Research and Trials Unit at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. OpenAlex indexes 361 publications with 14,831 citations (h-index 64); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 30 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Adrian Vella, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The public record shows 361 publications with 14,831 citations (h-index 64), centered on Type 1 Diabetes, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes. It also documents an investigator role on 30 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (2007–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Diabetes care
- Top research focus: Type 1 Diabetes
- 30 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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Indications focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 41 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 30 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Effect of rs7903146 Genotype on Islet GLP-1 Production in Humans
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
- The Role of Islet GLP-1 in the Pathogenesis of Prediabetes
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2023–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHProgram year20253 payments
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHProgram year20247 payments$11,101openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Novo Nordisk IncProgram year20234 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
46.2%Insulin Analog18.7%Lantus Solostar46%Humalog Kwikpen U-10031%Tresiba Flextouch U-10023%Part D<11 patientsGLP-1 receptor agonist17.1%Mounjaro50%Ozempic50%Part D<11 patientsCardiovascular
17.4%ACE inhibitor7.3%Lisinopril100%Part D<11 patientsStatin6.7%Atorvastatin Calcium100%Part D<11 patientsHormonal (systemic)
12.5%l-Thyroxine12.5%Levothyroxine Sodium100%Part D≥13 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2007–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The effect of endogenous GLP-1 secretion on islet function in vivo
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2026$727,834R01DK126206 - The regulation of fasting glucose metabolism in people with and without prediabetes
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2026$664,206R01DK078646
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- More Than Stress Hyperglycemia: Acute Pancreatitis as a Prelude to Diabetes.
Diabetes care
Comment2026 - Integrated glucagon model for estimation of α-cell responsivity to glucose and amino acids during graded glucose infusion.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism
Article2026 - Modeling the effect of glucagon on endogenous glucose production in healthy individuals under meal-like conditions.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology
Article2025 - Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The Impact of Body Mass Index on Clinical Outcomes.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders
Article2025 - Abnormal Glucagon Secretion Contributes to a Longitudinal Decline in Glucose Tolerance.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Article2025
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Mentions by others
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instagram.com/mayoclinic/p/B881TxBnAV6
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diabetesjournals.org/care/article/47/7/1101/156873/About-the-Artist-Adrian-Vella-MD
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
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- Board Certified
American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Research Chair
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition, Mayo Clinic
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Mayo Clinic Inpatient Clinical Research and Trials Unit
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American Society for Clinical Investigation
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Mayo Clinic (Director, Inpatient Clinical Research and Trials Unit)
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Media & interviews
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- Mayo Clinic Radio: discussed prevention
detection and treatment of diabetes with Dr. Sophie Bakri
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