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Derek Sprunger, MD

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Professor Emeritus of Clinical Ophthalmology · Indiana University School of Medicine

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Region🇺🇸 Carmel, IN · Midwest · United StatesSpecialtyPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus SpecialistFocusOphthalmology
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Derek Sprunger is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Ophthalmology at Indiana University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 107 publications with 2,160 citations (h-index 25).

Data verified 4 Nov 2026

Overview

Updated 6 Nov 2026

Derek Sprunger, MD, is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Ophthalmology at Indiana University School of Medicine. The public record shows 107 publications with 2,160 citations (h-index 25), centered on Ophthalmology. It also documents industry payments reported by 2 companies.

  • Top research focus: Ophthalmology
  • Open Payments reporting from 2 companies

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Indications focus

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StrokeMyasthenia GravisMacular Degeneration (AMD)Multiple SclerosisGlaucoma

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Ophthalmology

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
CYSTADROPSClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
LKC Technologies, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Recordati_Rare_Diseases_Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

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107publications

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2,160citations

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25h-index

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Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
0clinical trials

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2companies · 2024–2025

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0NIH grants

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Contact

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Clinical trials

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Industry payments

Updated 6 Nov 2026

2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2024–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

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Publications

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Most-cited works

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Network

Updated 6 Nov 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

David A. Plager45Daniel E. Neely41Gavin J. Roberts28Kathryn M. Haider20Naval Sondhi19Jingyun Wang17Heather Smith15Eugene M. Helveston14Dana L. Donaldson12Joshua A. Schliesser9David K. Wallace9Tina G. Damarjian8Sonal K. Farzavandi8Christie L. Morse8Michael X. Repka7Tamara Wygnanski-Jaffe7Eedy Mezer7Rosario Gómez de Liaño5Forrest D. Ellis4Amr Abdelaal ElkamsHoushy4Susan Ofner4Faruk H. Orge4Itay Ben-Zion4Scott R. Lambert3José M. Bonnin3John T Minturn3Michele Melia3Amra Hercinovic3Charline S. Boente3Katherine A. Lee3Stephen P. Christiansen3Blair E. Boehmer3Ofira Zloto3Oscar A. Cruz3

Background & recognition

Updated 6 Nov 2026

Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.

Education

degrees and training on record
  • MD

    Indiana University, 1985 (corroborates NPI-registry credential MD)

    1985
    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 →medicine.iu.edu ↗
  • BS

    Indiana Wesleyan University

    1981
    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 →medicine.iu.edu ↗
  • Board certification: Ophthalmology
    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 →medicine.iu.edu ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • President

    American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

    2018
    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
  • President

    American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (immediate past president per IU faculty page)

    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 →aapos.org ↗
  • Inaugural President

    International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council

    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 →aapos.org ↗
  • President

    Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology

    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 →aapos.org ↗
  • Council member (two terms)

    American Academy of Ophthalmology

    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 →medicine.iu.edu ↗
  • Member

    Secretariat of State Affairs, American Academy of Ophthalmology (one term)

    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 →medicine.iu.edu ↗
  • Emeritus member

    American Eye Study Club

    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 →medicine.iu.edu ↗
  • Board of Directors

    CEF of AAPOS

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →aapos.org ↗

Awards & honors

honors on the public record
  • Marshall M. Parks Medal

    Bronze Medalist

    2018
    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 →aapos.org ↗
  • Senior Achievement Award

    American Academy of Ophthalmology

    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 →medicine.iu.edu ↗
  • Lifetime Achievement Award

    American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

    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 →aapos.org ↗
  • Ophthalmologist of the Year

    Indiana (named twice)

    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 →medicine.iu.edu ↗

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