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Hermine Brunner, MD

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Director, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Region🇺🇸 Cincinnati, OH · Midwest · United StatesSpecialtyPediatric RheumatologyFocusAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research+4
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Hermine Brunner is Director, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 457 publications with 18,500 citations (h-index 68); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 registered studies with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 8 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 13 Oct 2026

Hermine Brunner, MD, is Director, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The public record shows 457 publications with 18,500 citations (h-index 68), centered on Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 23 companies, 14 NIH-funded awards (2003–2026).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Arthritis care & research
  • Top research focus: Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 23 companies

Generated from the cited public record · current as of 13 Oct 2026. Every fact links its source below.

Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Lupus (SLE)4 trialsST Elevation Myocardial Infarction3 trialsErythema3 trialsGlomerular Disease1 trialNephritis1 trialPsoriasis / Psoriatic Arthritis1 trialMyasthenia Gravis1 trialMyositis1 trialDermatomyositis1 trialVasculitis1 trialAnti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis1 trialAsthenia1 trialRheumatoid Arthritis

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchRheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesKawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Xeljanzgeneric · TofacitinibClinical trials—Industry payments41Publications7Rinvoqgeneric · UpadacitinibClinical trials—Industry payments17Publications1Ilarisgeneric · CanakinumabClinical trials—Industry payments13Publications3Benlystageneric · BelimumabClinical trials—Industry payments9Publications4Humirageneric · AdalimumabClinical trials—Industry payments8Publications2Tyennegeneric · TocilizumabClinical trials—Industry payments2Publications5Cimziageneric · Certolizumab pegolClinical trials—Industry payments4Publications1Cosentyxgeneric · SecukinumabClinical trials—Industry payments4Publications1Stelarageneric · UstekinumabClinical trials—Industry payments23Publications—Enbrelgeneric · EtanerceptClinical trials—Industry payments4Publications—Saphnelogeneric · AnifrolumabClinical trials—Industry payments3Publications—Gamifantgeneric · EmapalumabClinical trials—Industry payments2Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Pfizer Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments42Janssen Research & Development, LLCClinical trials—Industry payments27Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments20Abbvie Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments18E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Clinical trials—Industry payments9GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Clinical trials—Industry payments9Amgen Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments5AstraZeneca UK LimitedClinical trials—Industry payments5Eli Lilly and CompanyClinical trials—Industry payments5AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPClinical trials—Industry payments4Children's Hospital Medical Center, CincinnatiClinical trials3Industry payments—EMD Serono, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments3Ucb SaClinical trials—Industry payments3Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHClinical trials—Industry payments2Fresenius Kabi USA, LLCClinical trials—Industry payments2Novartis Pharma AGClinical trials—Industry payments2Sobi, IncClinical trials—Industry payments2Biogen, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Cartesian TherapeuticsClinical trials1Industry payments—Celgene CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1Duke UniversityClinical trials1Industry payments—EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Merck Sharp & Dohme CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1Novartis PharmaceuticalsClinical trials1Industry payments—Roche Products LimitedClinical trials—Industry payments1UCB, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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457publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 83 in PubMed.

18,500citations

Total citations across indexed works.

68h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 234.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
6clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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23companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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14NIH grants · 2003–2026

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Clinical trials

Updated 13 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 13 Oct 2026

23 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 13 Oct 2026

14 NIH research awards on record, funded 2003–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 13 Oct 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    Randomized Trial of Tocilizumab in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
    Article889 citations2012
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    2016 Classification Criteria for Macrophage Activation Syndrome Complicating Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology/Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation Collaborative Initiative
    Article782 citations2015
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    Two Randomized Trials of Canakinumab in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
    Article722 citations2012
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    Difference in disease features between childhood‐onset and adult‐onset systemic lupus erythematosus
    Article560 citations2008
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Distinctions Between Diagnostic and Classification Criteria?
    Article542 citations2015
    doi.org ↗
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Network

Updated 13 Oct 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

Daniel J. Lovell137Nicolino Ruperto126Alberto Martini103Fabrizio De Benedetti53Marisa S. Klein‐Gitelman52Alexei A. Grom49Gerd Horneff44Karen Brandt Onel37Carine Wouters34Deborah M. Levy34Laura Eve Schanberg32Angelo Ravelli32Prasad Devarajan32Stacy Payne Ardoin31Bin Huang30Michael Henrickson28Daniel J. Kingsbury28Rubén J. Cuttica28Earl D. Silverman27Edward H. Giannini27Grant S. Schulert26Ivan Foeldvari26Jun Ying26Rayfel Schneider25Emily von Scheven25Clóvis A. Silva25Jordi Antón25Brian Michael Feldman24Ekaterina I. Alexeeva24Pierre Quartier24Gloria C. Higgins24Nora G. Singer23Jennifer Huggins22Linda Wagner‐Weiner22Kathleen M. O’Neil22Athimalaipet Vaidyanathan Ramanan21Heinrike Schmeling21Tadej Avčin20Kirsten Minden20Nikolay Tzaribachev20

Online presence

Updated 13 Oct 2026

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Owned accounts

public accounts run by this person
  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/hermine-brunner-md

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/hermine-brunner-87961328

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  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/profile/Hermine-Brunner

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Mentions by others

where others cite or feature them
  • Other

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  • Other

    scienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.org/niams-funded-clinical-trial-featured-on-lupus-foundation-podcast

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  • Other

    sliccgroup.org/members/dr-hermine-brunner

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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
  • Board Certified

    Rheumatology

    2002
    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 →cincinnatichildrens.org ↗
  • MSc

    Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toronto

    1999
    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cincinnatichildrens.org ↗
  • Board Certified

    Pediatrics

    1997
    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 →cincinnatichildrens.org ↗
  • MD

    Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany

    1991
    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cincinnatichildrens.org ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Panel member

    2025 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Guideline for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    2025
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Awards & honors

honors on the public record

Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Professor

    Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

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  • Scientific Director

    Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG)

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  • Director

    PORTICO (Cincinnati Children's Pediatric Musculoskeletal and Rheumatology Innovation Core Center)

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Media & interviews

press, podcasts and appearances
  • Featured guest

    'My Lupus Living Room' podcast (Lupus Foundation of America, Greater Ohio Chapter), discussing the PLUMM (Pediatric Lupus Nephritis Mycophenolate Mofetil) precision-dosing study

    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 →scienceblog.cincinnatichildrens.org ↗

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