Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD
Enriched profileWesley J. Howe Professor of Neurology; Director, Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Center · Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Hiroshi Mitsumoto is Wesley J. Howe Professor of Neurology; Director, Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 376 publications with 24,243 citations (h-index 79); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 11 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Hiroshi Mitsumoto, M.D., is Wesley J. Howe Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (Neurological Institute of New York). The public record shows 376 publications with 24,243 citations (h-index 79), centered on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, Hereditary Neurological Disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 4 companies, 9 NIH-funded awards (2001–2019).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Muscle & nerve
- Top research focus: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 4 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; 5 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 219.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- GM604 Phase 2A Randomized Double-blind Placebo Controlled Pilot Trial in Amyotrophic Lateral Disease (ALS)
Sponsor: Genervon Biopharmaceuticals, LLC
- Clinical Trial of High Dose CoQ10 in ALS
Sponsor: Columbia University
Industry payments
Updated 16 Oct 2026
4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Shionogi IncProgram year20251 payment
- Tanabe Pharma America, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProgram year20228 payments$20,951openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Medicare prescribing footprint (2023)
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%Benzothiazole100%Riluzole100%Part D≥21 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
9 NIH research awards on record, funded 2001–2019 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Promoting Research in PLS: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2019$10,893R13NS111790 - Case-Control Studies Nested in National ALS Registry to Evaluate Environmental Risks
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2017$399,655R01TS000243 - Case-Control Studies Nested in National ALS Registry to Evaluate Environmental Risks
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2016$398,809R01TS000243
Publications
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- A novel muscle cramp scale (MCS) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration
Article2019
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Generated from Patients with ALS Can Be Differentiated into Motor NeuronsArticle1,964 citations2008
- 02Electrodiagnostic criteria for diagnosis of ALSArticle1,198 citations2008
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Network
Updated 16 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.
Online presence
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- ResearchGate
researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Hiroshi-Mitsumoto-38663003
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →researchgate.net ↗
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Facebook
facebook.com/columbiaps/videos/dr-hiroshi-mitsumoto-director-of-columbias-als-clinic-explains-some-basics-of-al/788181757896072
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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.
Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
Toho University School of Medicine (Japan)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbiamnc.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbiamnc.org ↗
- Member
MDA Medical Advisory Board
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbiamnc.org ↗ - Member
ALS CARE Board of Directors
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbiamnc.org ↗ - Editorial board member
Neurology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbiamnc.org ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbiamnc.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbiamnc.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbiamnc.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Former Director of the ALS Center
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbiamnc.org ↗
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