Joan Merrill, MD
Enriched profileDirector of Clinical Projects, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; OMRF Professor of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Joan Merrill is Director of Clinical Projects, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; OMRF Professor of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. OpenAlex indexes 495 publications with 39,654 citations (h-index 94); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Rheumatology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Joan Merrill, MD, is Director of Clinical Projects, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The public record shows 495 publications with 39,654 citations (h-index 94), centered on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 22 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (2001–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · medRxiv
- Top research focus: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 22 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; 13 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 285.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Examining Distinct Immunophenotypes to Validate and Enhance Rational Treatment in Systemic Lupus
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Nature of Anifrolumab Impact on Vaccine-Emergent Immunity in SLE
Sponsor: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
- Evaluation of Belimumab Impact on a BLyS Activity Signature Test in the Absence of Confounding Polypharmacy
Sponsor: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
22 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year20257 payments$57,042openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Program year20258 payments$34,225openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ABBVIE INC.Program year202512 payments$28,439openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Medicare prescribing footprint (2019)
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
58.6%Corticosteroid58.6%Prednisone100%Part D<11 patientsNervous system
41.4%Cholinergic Receptor Agonist41.4%Cevimeline Hcl100%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 27 Aug 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2001–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Clinical Characterization and Biorepository Core
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
FY2025$255,750P30AR073750 - Clinical Characterization and Biorepository Core
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
FY2024$341,000P30AR073750 - Clinical Characterization and Biorepository Core
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
FY2023$341,000P30AR073750
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Disease diagnostics using machine learning of B cell and T cell receptor sequences.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Article2025 - Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib or Elsubrutinib Alone or in Combination for Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Trial.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
Clinical Trial2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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linkedin.com/in/joan-merrill-5928058
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researchgate.net/profile/Joan-Merrill
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
omrf.org/omrfs-merrill-named-to-new-role-at-the-lupus-foundation-of-america
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lupus.org/leadership/joan-t-merrill-md
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youtube.com/watch
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
Cornell University Medical College
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St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →lupus.org ↗ - Rheumatology fellowship
NYU Medical Center
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- 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 →omrf.org ↗
- Former Medical Director
Lupus Foundation of America (12 years, prior to Chief Advisor role)
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- 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 →lupus.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →rheumatology.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Adjunct Professor
School of Pharmacy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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Lupus Foundation of America
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Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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Media & interviews
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