Douglas Simonetto, MD
Enriched profileAssociate Professor of Medicine, Transplant Hepatology · Mayo Clinic
Douglas Simonetto is Associate Professor of Medicine, Transplant Hepatology at Mayo Clinic. OpenAlex indexes 323 publications with 8,045 citations (h-index 45); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 10 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Douglas Simonetto, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine, Transplant Hepatology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. The public record shows 323 publications with 8,045 citations (h-index 45), centered on Liver Disease and Transplantation, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2018–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Neurogastroenterology and motility
- Top research focus: Liver Disease and Transplantation
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 31 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 105.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study to Detect Advanced Liver Disease Via AI-enabled Electrocardiogram
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Industry payments
Updated 16 Oct 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Novo Nordisk ASProgram year20256 payments$29,841openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- AstraZeneca UK LimitedProgram year20222 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
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.
Cardiovascular
38.7%Aldosterone antagonist (MRA)19.8%Spironolactone100%Part D<11 patientsBeta blocker18.9%Carvedilol100%Part D<11 patientsCancer & immunology
27.9%Purine Antimetabolite15.3%Azathioprine100%Part D<11 patientsCalcineurin inhibitor12.6%Tacrolimus100%Part D<11 patientsBlood & clotting
20.7%Factor Xa inhibitor20.7%Eliquis100%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 16 Oct 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2018–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Liver Cirrhosis Network: Clinical Research Center - Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2026$397,500U01DK130181 - Liver Cirrhosis Network: Clinical Research Center - Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2025$397,500U01DK130181 - Liver Cirrhosis Network: Clinical Research Center - Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2024$239,180U01DK130181
Congress activity
Updated 16 Oct 2026
2 congress contributions (2019–2024) across ASH per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Natural History and Predictors of Survival in Adult Patients with Telomere Biology Disorders
ASH Annual Meeting
ASH2024Co-author - Clinical Utility of Telomere Length-Directed Genomic Assessment in Patients with Short Telomere Syndromes
ASH Annual Meeting
ASH2019Co-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 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Role of Communication Skills Training in Enhancing Medical Education and Care for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction.
Neurogastroenterology and motility
Letter2026 - Emerging applications of traditional and generative artificial intelligence in liver transplantation.
Liver transplantation
Article2026 - Exploring the interaction between metabolic dysfunction and alcohol-associated hepatitis: A global study.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
Article2026 - Artificial Intelligence for Gastroenterology Practice: A Modified Delphi Consensus.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Terlipressin plus Albumin for the Treatment of Type 1 Hepatorenal SyndromeArticle481 citations2021
- 03Inverse Association of Telomere Length With Liver Disease and Mortality in the US PopulationArticle360 citations2021
- 04Cannabinoid Hyperemesis: A Case Series of 98 PatientsArticle328 citations2012
- 05Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Promotes Fibrosis Resolution and Repair in MiceArticle257 citations2014
Network
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Director
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program, Mayo Clinic
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Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Mayo Clinic
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Media & interviews
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