Glenn Lesser, MD
Enriched profileLouise McMichael Miracle Professor of Oncology; Director, Medical Neuro-Oncology; Deputy Director, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center · Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Glenn Lesser is Louise McMichael Miracle Professor of Oncology; Director, Medical Neuro-Oncology; Deputy Director, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 466 publications with 10,515 citations (h-index 48); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 26 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 8 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Glenn Lesser, MD, is Louise McMichael Miracle Professor of Oncology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine / Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC. The public record shows 466 publications with 10,515 citations (h-index 48), centered on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer survivorship and care, PARP inhibition in cancer therapy. It also documents an investigator role on 26 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 10 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (1998–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Neuro-oncology practice
- Top research focus: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- 26 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 10 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 (OpenAlex). i10-index 141.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 13 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 26 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Personalized Exercise Program for Survivors of Breast Cancer, STEPS-BC Trial
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Surgical Thromboprophylaxis Practices in Oncology Patients Within the NCORP Network, STOP-VTE Study
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Education & Mentorship of Advanced Practice Providers to Increase Community-based Research Within the NCORP Network, COACH-APP Trial
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Industry payments
Updated 13 Oct 2026
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Servier BioInnovationProgram year20251 payment$18,750openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.Program year20251 payment
- Novocure Inc.Program year20243 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.
Nervous system
37.2%Other antiepileptics14.9%Levetiracetam100%Part D<11 patientsSSRI9%Sertraline Hcl100%Part D<11 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
Sensory organs
25.5%Corticosteroid25.5%Dexamethasone73%Hydrocortisone27%Part D<11 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
23.9%Serotonin-3 Receptor Antagonist12.8%Ondansetron Hcl100%Part D≥13 patientsProton pump inhibitor11.2%Omeprazole100%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 13 Oct 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 1998–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Congress activity
Updated 13 Oct 2026
106 congress contributions (2004–2026) across AACR, ASCO, ASH, ASTRO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Blood-derived small extracellular vesicle-based liquid biopsy for repeatable genomic and transcriptomic monitoring in adult-type diffuse glioma.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2026Co-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 13 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Leukocyte-intrinsic ER stress responses contribute to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
Science translational medicine
Article2025 - Predictors of Cessation Readiness among Cigarette Smokers Presenting for Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening in Community Settings (WF-20817CD).
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention
Clinical Trial2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Hydrophobicity of Amino Acid Residues in Globular ProteinsArticle1,203 citations1985
- 02
- 03Immunosuppression in Patients with High-Grade Gliomas Treated with Radiation and TemozolomideArticle580 citations2011
- 04
- 05
Network
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 13 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/glenn-lesser-md
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
cern-foundation.org/about/the-cern-team/glenn-lesser
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youtube.com/watch
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Background & recognition
Updated 13 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- Internal Medicine internship and residency
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1988-1991); Oncology fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital
1994verifiedCorroborated 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 →wakehealth.edu ↗ - 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 →wakehealth.edu ↗
- Board Certified
American Board of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editor-in-Chief
Current Treatment Options in Oncology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →research.com ↗ - Editorial Board Member
Neuro-Oncology Practice
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CERN Foundation
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American College of Physicians
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American Society of Clinical Oncology
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Society for Neuro-Oncology
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American Medical Association
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Southern Medical Association
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Southern Association For Oncology
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North Carolina Medical Association
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor
Neurological Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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Media & interviews
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