Brennan Spiegel, MD
Enriched profileDirector of Health Services Research, Cedars-Sinai; George and Dorothy Gourrich Chair in Digital Health Ethics; Professor of Medicine and Public Health · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Brennan Spiegel is Director of Health Services Research, Cedars-Sinai; George and Dorothy Gourrich Chair in Digital Health Ethics; Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 643 publications with 23,772 citations (h-index 81); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 12 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Gastroenterology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Brennan Spiegel, MD, is Director of Health Services Research, Cedars-Sinai at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. The public record shows 643 publications with 23,772 citations (h-index 81), centered on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Inflammatory Bowel Disease. It also documents an investigator role on 12 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 20 companies, 8 NIH-funded awards (2009–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · JCO clinical cancer informatics
- Top research focus: Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- 12 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 20 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; 19 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 214.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 12 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Evidence-based, On-demand, Digital Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Pain
Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Virtual Reality for GI Cancer Pain to Improve Patient Reported Outcomes
Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
20 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20252 payments
- Ardelyx, Inc.Program year20255 payments
- Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20252 payments
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
8 NIH research awards on record, funded 2009–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- AI-Enhanced Virtual Reality Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicenter Pilot and Feasibility Study
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
FY2026$332,410R01DK144719 - Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality for GI Cancer Pain to Improve Patient Reported Outcomes
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
FY2025$591,720R01CA252211 - AI-Enhanced Virtual Reality Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicenter Pilot and Feasibility Study
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
FY2025$349,160R01DK144719
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
4 congress contributions (2016–2019) across ASCO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Digitally captured step counts for evaluating performance status in advanced cancer patients: A single cohort, prospective trial (Digi-STEPS).
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2019Co-authorPosterTrials in progress - Assessing performance status and clinical outcomes with wearable activity monitors.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2017Co-author - Correlating wearable activity monitor data with PROMIS detected distress and physical functioning in advanced cancer patients.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2017Co-authorOnline-only
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Integrating Natural Language Processing With ChatGPT to Improve Quality of Artificial Intelligence Summaries of Prostate Cancer Consultations.
JCO clinical cancer informatics
Article2026 - Preferences for Blood-Based Versus Traditional Screening Modalities for Lung and Colorectal Cancers: Insights from a Conjoint Analysis Among US Adults.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention
Article2026 - Artificial Intelligence for Gastroenterology Practice: A Modified Delphi Consensus.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Article2026 - What Is Medical Extended Reality? A Taxonomy Defining the Current Breadth and Depth of an Evolving Field.
Journal of medical extended reality
Article2024 - Determining patient preferences for the medical management of osteoporosis using conjoint analysis.
Osteoporosis international
Article2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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instagram.com/brennan_spiegel
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linkedin.com/in/brennan-spiegel-md-mshs-2938a4142
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →brennanspiegelmd.com ↗
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- M.D.
New York Medical College (Alpha Omega Alpha honors)
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
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Tufts University
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Founding Editor
Journal of Medical Extended Reality
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →brennanspiegelmd.com ↗ - NIH PROMIS investigator; member
PROMIS Steering Committee
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Awards & honors
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- Fellow
American College of Gastroenterology (FACG)
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- 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 →ph.ucla.edu ↗
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System - Center for Outcomes Research
Digestive Disease Research Center
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Master's Degree Program in Health Systems Science, Cedars-Sinai
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Co-host
"The Gravity Doctors" podcast (with Dr. Lachlan Kent) - biogravitational medicine
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"Pull: How Gravity Shapes Your Body, Steadies the Mind, and Guides Our Health" - featured on Boise State Public Radio author interview
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The Wall Street Journal, Wired, NPR, Scientific American, The Atlantic (digital health/VR research coverage)
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