Douglas Drossman, MD
Enriched profileProfessor Emeritus of Medicine and Psychiatry, University of North Carolina; President Emeritus & Chief Operating Officer, Rome Foundation; CEO, DrossmanCare / Drossman Center for the Education and Practice of Biopsychosocial Care · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Douglas Drossman is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Psychiatry, University of North Carolina; President Emeritus & Chief Operating Officer, Rome Foundation; CEO, DrossmanCare / Drossman Center for the Education and Practice of Biopsychosocial Care at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. OpenAlex indexes 514 publications with 46,401 citations (h-index 96); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Gastroenterology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Douglas A. Drossman, MD, is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The public record shows 514 publications with 46,401 citations (h-index 96), centered on IBS / Functional GI. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 11 companies, 5 NIH-funded awards (1985–2008).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Neurogastroenterology and motility
- Top research focus: IBS / Functional GI
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 11 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; 7 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 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Proposal Evaluating Time-specific Relationships Between Variables of Pain, Stress, and Bloating in IBS Diarrhea and Constipation Symptoms Using a Palm Pilot
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Open Label Seroquel (Quetiapine) Study for Treatment Resistant Functional Bowel Disorder
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Effects of a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet on Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
11 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Ardelyx, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLCProgram year20242 payments
- Ardelyx, Inc.Program year20245 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2022)
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%SNRI100%Duloxetine Hcl100%Part D<11 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
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 1985–2008 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- EFFECT OF LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET ON SYMPTOMS OF IBS: A PROSPECTIVE PILOT STUDY
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2008$6,581M01RR000046 - PREVALENCE OF EGG ABNORMALITIES IN THE FUNCTIONAL GI DISORDERS
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2008$306M01RR000046 - EFFECT OF LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET ON SYMPTOMS OF IBS: A PROSPECTIVE PILOT STUDY
Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
FY2007$35,828M01RR000046
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Central and Peripheral Neuromodulators in Functional Dyspepsia and Gastroparesis: A Symptom-Based Clinical Review.
Neurogastroenterology and motility
Review2026 - Bloating and Distention Patients Form 6 Distinct Latent Clusters Based on Symptoms, Diet, Psychosocial, and Quality-of-Life Parameters.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Article2026 - Central Neuromodulators in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Why, How, and When.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Review2024 - What elements in the physician-patient relationship (PPR) contribute to patient satisfaction: Development of a short form PPRS-Patient Version (PPRS-Patient SF) Questionnaire.
Neurogastroenterology and motility
Article2022 - Deconstructing stigma as a barrier to treating DGBI: Lessons for clinicians.
Neurogastroenterology and motility
Review2021
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/douglas-drossman-md
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linkedin.com/in/douglas-drossman-md-a1056b4
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linkedin.com/in/douglas-drossman
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Mentions by others
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facebook.com/RomeFoundation
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gastrogirl.com/podcast/how-the-science-behind-the-brain-gut-connection-advanced-ibs-care
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theromefoundation.org/staff/douglas-a-drossman-md-3
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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internal medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine and NYU-Bellevue Medical Center
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psychosomatic medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine
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Gastroenterology, University of North Carolina
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Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Associate Editor
Gastroenterology (journal)
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
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- Drossman Gastroenterology PLLC
Durham, NC (clinical practice)
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Media & interviews
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