Elliot Tapper, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Internal Medicine, Academic Chief of Hepatology · University of Michigan Medical School
Elliot Tapper is Professor of Internal Medicine, Academic Chief of Hepatology at University of Michigan Medical School. OpenAlex indexes 492 publications with 16,397 citations (h-index 60); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Gastroenterology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 25 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Elliot Tapper, MD, is Professor of Internal Medicine, Academic Chief of Hepatology at University of Michigan Medical School / Michigan Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ann Arbor, MI. The public record shows 492 publications with 16,397 citations (h-index 60), centered on Liver Disease and Transplantation, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 5 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (2019–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Hepatology communications
- Top research focus: Liver Disease and Transplantation
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 5 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; 57 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 212.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Remote Electrical Stimulation for Pain and Depression Treatment in Cirrhosis
Sponsor: University of Michigan
- The RELAX Trial: Nonpharmaceutical Intervention for Nocturnal Muscle Cramps
Sponsor: University of Michigan
- A Trial to Improve Quality of Life in People With Cirrhosis
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Madrigal PharmaceuticalsProgram year202511 payments$15,117openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, IncProgram year20251 payment
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Program year20221 payment
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.
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
49.2%Osmotic Laxative21.2%Lactulose100%Part D≥18 patientsProton pump inhibitor11.2%Omeprazole100%Part D<11 patientsCardiovascular
39.7%Loop diuretic17.3%Furosemide55%Torsemide45%Part D<11 patientsBeta blocker15.6%Carvedilol100%Part D<11 patientsCancer & immunology
11.2%Purine Antimetabolite11.2%Azathioprine100%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
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2019–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Chronic Pain Optimization and Management for Relief and Functionality with TEA in Cirrhosis: The COMFORT Pilot Proposal
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
FY2026$1,671,750R01AT013417 - Improving Hepatic Encephalopathy Through a Pharmacist-Delivered Program to Optimize Encephalopathy Management (POEM): a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study
Indiana University Indianapolis
FY2026$805,822R01DK147308 - Clinical Research in Digestive Diseases (CRDD) Training Program
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
FY2026$114,347T32DK062708
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- The Transitional Liver Clinic: Study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial.
Hepatology communications
Article2026 - Healthcare costs and treatment patterns associated with glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist use among patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.
Journal of comparative effectiveness research
Article2025 - Integrative Hepatology: Enhancing overall health to manage liver disease.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
Article2025 - A systematic review of noninvasive laboratory indices and elastography to predict hepatic decompensation.
Hepatology communications
Review2025 - Response to "Reflections on the Study of Physiological Determinants in Cirrhosis With Ascites".
United European gastroenterology journal
Letter2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Contemporary Epidemiology of Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis1,160 citations2019
- 02
- 03
- 04Use of Liver Imaging and Biopsy in Clinical Practice435 citations2017
- 05
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Mentions by others
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thecurbsiders.com/curbsiders-podcast/452-nafld-masld-with-dr-elliot-tapper
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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 →uofmhealth.org ↗
- BA
Biology and Political Theory, University of Chicago
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →uofmhealth.org ↗ - Internal Medicine residency (Chief Resident) and Gastroenterology fellowship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editor-in-Chief (Clinical Research)
Hepatology Communications
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Michigan Cirrhosis Program
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Hepatologist
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
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Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI), University of Michigan
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University of Michigan Precision Health
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- The Curbsiders podcast episode #452
"NAFLD/MASLD with Dr. Elliot Tapper"
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"The Best of Liver Tests with Dr. Elliot Tapper"
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"Hemochromatosis with Elliot Tapper"
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