Irl Hirsch, MD
Enriched profileProfessor and Diabetes Treatment and Teaching Chair, Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition · University of Washington School of Medicine
Irl Hirsch is Professor and Diabetes Treatment and Teaching Chair, Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition at University of Washington School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 805 publications with 55,316 citations (h-index 104); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 18 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Irl Hirsch is Professor and Diabetes Treatment and Teaching Chair, Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition at University of Washington School of Medicine. The public record shows 805 publications with 55,316 citations (h-index 104), centered on Diabetes Management and Research, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Diabetes Management and Education. It also documents an investigator role on 10 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 13 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (1997–2002).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Clinical chemistry
- Top research focus: Diabetes Management and Research
- 10 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 13 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; 91 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 342.
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 18 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 10 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- CNP-103 in Adolescent and Adult Subjects Ages 12-35 With Recently Diagnosed (Within 6 Months) Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
Sponsor: COUR Pharmaceutical Development Company, Inc.
- INHALE-3: Afrezza® Combined With Insulin Degludec Versus Usual Care in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Sponsor: Mannkind Corporation
Industry payments
Updated 18 Oct 2026
13 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year202541 payments$21,813openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AGProgram year202510 payments$14,642openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Roche Diagnostics CorporationProgram year20251 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
48.5%Insulin Analog29.2%Humalog26%Lantus Solostar21%Novolog Flexpen13%Humalog Kwikpen U-10013%Tresiba Flextouch U-10010%Lyumjev9%Basaglar Kwikpen U-1008%Part D<11 patientsGLP-1 receptor agonist10.1%Ozempic78%Mounjaro22%Part D<11 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
Cardiovascular
42.7%Statin22.1%Atorvastatin Calcium71%Rosuvastatin Calcium29%Part D≥30 patientsCholesterol absorption inhibitor5.2%Ezetimibe100%Part D≥11 patients+ 4 more classes in this area
Hormonal (systemic)
8.8%l-Thyroxine8.8%Levothyroxine Sodium100%Part D≥19 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 18 Oct 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 1997–2002 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Congress activity
Updated 18 Oct 2026
60 congress contributions (2012–2026) across AACE, ADA, AMCP, ENDO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- 1396-P: Association of Food Security Status, Clinical Characteristics, and Glycemic Control in Patients on Dialysis
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2026Co-authorPoster - 1925-P: High Discordance between A1C and CGM-Derived Glucometrics in Adults Receiving Dialysis
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2026Co-authorPoster
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 18 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Hemoglobin A1c/Glucose Management Indicator Discordance: Our Evolving Understanding.
Clinical chemistry
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03International Consensus on Use of Continuous Glucose MonitoringArticle2,062 citations2017
- 04
- 05Kidney Disease and Increased Mortality Risk in Type 2 DiabetesArticle1,293 citations2013
Network
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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uwmdi.org/irl-hirsch
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Background & recognition
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Former Editor-in-Chief
Clinical Diabetes
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DOC News
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Professional Practice Committee
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Fellowship Type 1 Diabetes Program
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →endocrinenews.endocrine.org ↗ - Member
American Board of Internal Medicine
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Medical Advisor
Tidepool
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Media & interviews
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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →endocrine.org ↗
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