Don Rockey, MD
Enriched profileDistinguished University Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine; Director, Digestive Disease Research Center · Medical University of South Carolina
Don Rockey is Distinguished University Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine; Director, Digestive Disease Research Center at Medical University of South Carolina. OpenAlex indexes 826 publications with 31,774 citations (h-index 92); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 7 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Don Rockey, MD, is Distinguished University Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine at Medical University of South Carolina. The public record shows 826 publications with 31,774 citations (h-index 92), centered on Liver Disease and Transplantation, Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies, 7 NIH-funded awards (2012–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Digestive diseases and sciences
- Top research focus: Liver Disease and Transplantation
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 6 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; 42 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 354.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Office address
96 Jonathan Lucas St. Room 803 CSB, Charleston, SC
Clinical trials
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Comparison of 24-hours Versus 72-hours of Octreotide Infusion in Preventing Early Rebleed From Esophageal Varices
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
- Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Ifetroban for Treatment of Portal Hypertension in Cirrhotic Patients
Sponsor: Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
- Ambrisentan (Letairis) for Sarcoidosis Associated Pulmonary Hypertension
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
Industry payments
Updated 12 Oct 2026
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year202513 payments$13,353openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Novo Nordisk IncProgram year20251 payment
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20241 payment
NIH funding
Updated 12 Oct 2026
7 NIH research awards on record, funded 2012–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- MUSC Digestive Disease Research Core Center
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2026$1,057,000P30DK123704 - A Molecular Approach to the Pathogenesis of Portal Hypertension
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2026$458,793R01DK113159
Congress activity
Updated 12 Oct 2026
2 congress contributions (2016–2019) across AACE, AACR per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Abstract #122 Cholestatic Drug Induced Liver Injury Caused by Mifepristone
AACE Meeting
AACE2019Co-author - Abstract 4004: Development of a successful combination therapy for hepatocellular cancer by targeting Treg and PD-1
AACR (meeting unresolved)
AACR2016Co-author
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 12 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- MELD and the Risk of Mortality Between Black and White Patients with Advanced Fibrosis.
Digestive diseases and sciences
Article2026 - Letter: The Risk and Outcomes of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Using Warfarin or Direct Oral Anticoagulants. Authors' Reply.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
Letter2026 - Actin cytoskeletal dynamics in hepatic myofibroblasts and fibrosis.
Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology
Review2026 - Caregiver Involvement and Burden and Patient Quality of Life in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Liver biopsy†Article2,005 citations2008
- 02Fibrosis — A Common Pathway to Organ Injury and FailureArticle1,448 citations2015
- 03Evaluation of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Patients with Iron-Deficiency AnemiaArticle500 citations1993
- 04
- 05
Network
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Online presence
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Background & recognition
Updated 12 Oct 2026
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Education
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- Board certification
Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Member
American Association of Physicians
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Association of Specialty Professors
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Hepatology
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Liver International
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Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
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Awards & honors
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- Fellow
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD)
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Medical University of South Carolina (clinical practice, MUSC Health Gastroenterology at Ashley River Tower, Charleston, SC)
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Media & interviews
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