Alan Lerner, MD
Basic profileProfessor in the Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Holder of Neurological Institute endowed chair in memory and cognition; Director of Brain Health and Memory Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center · University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Alan Lerner is Professor in the Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Holder of Neurological Institute endowed chair in memory and cognition; Director of Brain Health and Memory Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 400 publications with 22,333 citations (h-index 70); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Updated 20 Oct 2026
Alan Lerner, MD, is Professor in the Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The public record shows 400 publications with 22,390 citations (h-index 70), centered on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2007–2022).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Journal of Alzheimer's disease
- Top research focus: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 193.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106-1716
Telephone
216-844-3192Provider last certified this registry record 9 Dec 2020 · collected 28 Jul 2026.
Clinical trials
Updated 20 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Open Label Study of Isotretinoin in Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
Sponsor: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
- Cataract Removal and Alzheimer's Disease
Sponsor: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Industry payments
Updated 20 Oct 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Eisai Inc.Program year20231 payment
- EISAI INC.Program year20221 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2023)
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.
Nervous system
100%Cholinesterase Inhibitor32.9%Donepezil Hcl100%Part D≥14 patientsSSRI25.7%Sertraline Hcl100%Part D<11 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
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 20 Oct 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2007–2022 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Publications
Updated 20 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Recommended approaches to sharing individual research results in Alzheimer's disease research: A multidisciplinary expert Delphi consensus.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease
Article2025 - Computerized Block Games for Automated Cognitive Assessment: Development and Evaluation Study.
JMIR serious games
Article2023 - Intensive Blood Pressure Management Preserves Functional Connectivity in Patients with Hypertension from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Randomized Trial.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
Clinical Trial2023 - Cognition/Psychological Burden and Resilience in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma and Psoriasis Patients: Real-Life Data and Implications for the Treatment.
BioMed research international
Article2022 - Distinct populations of highly potent TAU seed conformers in rapidly progressing Alzheimer's disease.
Science translational medicine
Article2022
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementiasArticle2,475 citations2022
- 02Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable DementiaArticle1,233 citations2019
- 03
- 04Early Clinical PET Imaging Results with the Novel PHF-Tau Radioligand [F18]-T808Article675 citations2013
- 05Genotyping Steroid 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency: Hormonal Reference Data*Article627 citations1983
Network
Updated 20 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 20 Oct 2026
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Mentions by others
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case.edu/medicine/neurology/about/neurology-faculty/alan-j-lerner
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uhhospitals.org/medical-education/neurology-medical-education/neurology-residency/education-and-training/resident-research-track/graduate-research-experiences/alan-j-lerner-md
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brightfocus.org/grantee/alan-lerner-md
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Background & recognition
Updated 20 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →case.edu ↗
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Secondary affiliations
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- Director
Clinical Core of the Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
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Cross-disciplinary Training in Alzheimer's Disease Translational Data Science (ADTDS) Program
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Media & interviews
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