Justin Kwan is an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research physician affiliated with National Institutes of Health. OpenAlex indexes 93 publications with 5,582 citations (h-index 29); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 25 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Oct 2026
Justin Kwan, M.D., is affiliated with National Institutes of Health. The public record shows 93 publications with 5,582 citations (h-index 29), centered on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Annals of neurology
- Top research focus: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
Generated from the cited public record · current as of 27 Oct 2026. Every fact links its source below.
Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 3 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 48.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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 26 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Acamprosate in C9orf72 Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ACALS)
Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- PREVENT ALL ALS Study
Sponsor: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
- ASSESS ALL ALS Study
Sponsor: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
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
56.6%Gabapentinoids37.7%Gabapentin100%Part D<11 patientsBenzothiazole18.9%Riluzole100%Part D<11 patientsMusculoskeletal
30.2%Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist18.9%Tizanidine Hcl100%Part D<11 patientsgamma-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic Agonist11.3%Baclofen100%Part D<11 patientsCancer & immunology
13.2%Purine Antimetabolite13.2%Azathioprine100%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
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 26 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- The Scientific and Therapeutic Rationale for Off-Label Treatments in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Annals of neurology
Review2024 - Cognitive determinants of decisional capacity in neurodegenerative disorders.
Annals of clinical and translational neurology
Article2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Genome-Wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS GeneArticle681 citations2018
- 03Diabetes and Cognitive ImpairmentArticle546 citations2016
- 04TDP-43 loss and ALS-risk SNPs drive mis-splicing and depletion of UNC13AArticle535 citations2022
- 05
Network
Updated 26 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.
Background & recognition
Updated 26 Oct 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 →cme.utsouthwestern.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Co-Director
MDA/ALS Center of Hope at Temple University (earlier role, per a dated bio)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cme.utsouthwestern.edu ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- FANA2024verifiedCorroborated 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 →2024.myana.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cme.utsouthwestern.edu ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →templehealth.org ↗
Every item links to where we found it. verified means we've confirmed it in more than one place; provisional means we found it and are still confirming.
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