Jerrold Vitek, MD
Enriched profileMcKnight Presidential Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology · University of Minnesota Medical School
Jerrold Vitek is McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology at University of Minnesota Medical School. OpenAlex indexes 289 publications with 19,977 citations (h-index 73); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 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 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 31 Aug 2026
Jerrold Vitek, MD, is McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology at University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Neurology. The public record shows 289 publications with 19,977 citations (h-index 73), centered on Neurological disorders and treatments, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 9 NIH-funded awards (2009–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Communications biology
- Top research focus: Neurological disorders and treatments
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 8 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 159.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 31 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- State-dependent Pathophysiological Oscillations in Parkinson's Disease and Treatment With Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Sponsor: Boston Scientific Corporation
Industry payments
Updated 31 Aug 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year20253 payments$13,500openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year20253 payments
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year20247 payments$12,000openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Medicare prescribing footprint (2020)
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%Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylation Inhibitor100%Carbidopa-Levodopa Er100%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 31 Aug 2026
9 NIH research awards on record, funded 2009–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Basal Ganglia Cortical Coupling and Connectivity Changes in PD and DBS
University of Minnesota
FY2026$1,043,235R01NS037019 - Thalamic Coordinated Reset Deep Brain Stimulation for Upper Extremity Essential Tremor: Proof of Principle Study
University of Minnesota
FY2026$850,911UH3NS125162 - Circuit-based deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
University of Minnesota
FY2025$2,253,194P50NS123109
Publications
Updated 31 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Excessive daytime sleepiness in parkinsonism is associated with cortical and basal ganglia beta oscillatory activity.
Communications biology
Article2026 - Parkinsonism disrupts the balance between excitatory and inhibitory activity within the primary motor cortex during movement.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Article2025 - Neural pathways associated with reduced rigidity during pallidal deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.
Journal of neurophysiology
Article2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson DiseaseArticle967 citations2010
- 02Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus Changes the Firing Pattern of Pallidal NeuronsArticle894 citations2003
- 03Uncovering the mechanism(s) of action of deep brain stimulation: activation, inhibition, or bothArticle743 citations2004
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Network
Updated 31 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 31 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/jerrold-vitek-md
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researchgate.net/profile/Jerrold-Vitek
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linkedin.com/in/jerrold-vitek-33123532
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Instagram
instagram.com/umnneurology
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podcastaddict.com/podcast/craniotomy/6511996
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iheart.com/podcast/269-my-body-odyssey-99154684
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Background & recognition
Updated 31 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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
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- MD
University of Minnesota Medical School
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Head
Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota
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Neuromodulation Research Program, University of Minnesota
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University of Minnesota Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- MnDRIVE Brain Conditions
Steering Committee Member / Neuromodulation Researcher, Transdisciplinary Research
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- NCTalks with Jerrold Vitek: Parkinson's
neuromodulation and collaboration (podcast interview, Neuro Central)
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- Scientific Discovery & Deep Brain Stimulation: Jerrold Vitek
MD, PhD (video feature, IEEE TV)
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