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Karl Kieburtz, MD

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Robert J. Joynt Professor in Neurology; Professor of Public Health Sciences and Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center · University of Rochester Medical Center

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Region🇺🇸 Rochester, NY · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyNeurologyFocusParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments+4
Active KOLfindmyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceverified 2026Payments2021–2025NIH funding1992–2022

Karl Kieburtz is Robert J. Joynt Professor in Neurology; Professor of Public Health Sciences and Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center at University of Rochester Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 247 publications with 21,204 citations (h-index 69); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10 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 16 Oct 2026

Karl Kieburtz, MD, is Robert J. Joynt Professor in Neurology at University of Rochester Medical Center. The public record shows 247 publications with 21,204 citations (h-index 69), centered on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neurological disorders and treatments, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases. It also documents an investigator role on 10 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 10 companies, 10 NIH-funded awards (1992–2022).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nature aging
  • Top research focus: Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • 10 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 10 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Parkinson's Disease5 trialsHuntington Disease5 trialsHIV

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeurological disorders and treatmentsGenetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesHIV Research and TreatmentNuclear Receptors and Signaling

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
VortioxetineClinical trials—Industry payments4Publications—Leqembigeneric · LecanemabClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—Non-Covered ProductClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
H. Lundbeck A SClinical trials—Industry payments8Eli Lilly and CompanyClinical trials—Industry payments7Abbvie Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments6University of RochesterClinical trials6Industry payments—Kyowa Kirin, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments4Roche Products LimitedClinical trials—Industry payments4Grifols, S.A.Clinical trials—Industry payments3Medivation, Inc.Clinical trials2Industry payments—Eisai Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Genentech, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Janssen Research & Development, LLCClinical trials—Industry payments1Ken Marek, MDClinical trials1Industry payments—Massachusetts General HospitalClinical trials1Industry payments—Sage Therapeutics, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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247publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 5 in PubMed.

21,204citations

Total citations across indexed works.

69h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 157.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
10clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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10companies · 2021–2025

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10NIH grants · 1992–2022

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Practice address

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Clinical trials

Updated 16 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 10 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 16 Oct 2026

10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 16 Oct 2026

10 NIH research awards on record, funded 1992–2022 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 16 Oct 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    Projected number of people with Parkinson disease in the most populous nations, 2005 through 2030
    2,471 citations2006
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    Phase 3 Trials of Solanezumab for Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
    1,649 citations2014
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    A Phase 3 Trial of Semagacestat for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
    1,213 citations2013
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of resveratrol for Alzheimer disease
    707 citations2015
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Continuous intrajejunal infusion of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease: a randomised, controlled, double-blind, double-dummy study
    698 citations2013
    doi.org ↗
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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.

Michael McDermott34Ira Shoulson29Caroline M. Tanner29C. Warren Olanow27Kenneth Marek23Lana M. Chahine20Tanya Simuni20Andrew Siderowf19Karen Marder19Brit Mollenhauer18Scott Y. H. Kim18Andrew McGarry16Robert G. Holloway16Giovanni Schifitto14Daniel Weintraub14Tatiana Foroud14Kathleen L. Poston14Mark Frasier14Christopher S. Coffey14Bernard Ravina14Charles S. Venuto13Samuel Frank13John Seibyl13Chelsea Caspell‐Garcia13Justin C. McArthur11E. Ray Dorsey11Douglas Galasko11Leon G. Epstein11Andrew Feigin11Peter G. Como11Michael C. Brumm10Fabrizio Stocchi10Michael R. Hayden10Raymond De Vries10Andrew Singleton10Radu Constantinescu9Leena Ketonen9David Oakes9Kevin Biglan9Ned Sacktor9

Online presence

Updated 16 Oct 2026

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/karl-kieburtz-md

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/karl-kieburtz-735680104

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/kieburtz-karl-b4962aa6

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗
  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Karl-Kieburtz-38449747

    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 ↗

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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
  • Fellowship

    Experimental Therapeutics, Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine

    1991
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • Residency

    Neurology, Strong Memorial Hospital / University of Rochester

    1989
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • M.D.

    University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

    1985
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • M.P.H.

    University of Rochester

    1985
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • B.A. in Neuroscience

    Magna Cum Laude, Amherst College

    1980
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Founding Director

    Center for Human Experimental Therapeutics (CHeT), University of Rochester

    2014
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • Chair

    Cooperative Studies Scientific Evaluation Committee, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    2013
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • Chair

    FDA Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee

    2008
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • Former Chair

    Executive Committee, Parkinson Study Group (international network of 350+ researchers)

    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • Associate Editor

    Neurology and Movement Disorders journals

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • Officer/board member

    American Neurological Association, American Society for Experimental Therapeutics, and Movement Disorders Society

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →urmc.rochester.edu ↗

Awards & honors

honors on the public record
  • Fellow

    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), elected 2013, formally recognized February 2014

    2014
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • Junior Faculty Mentoring Award

    University of Rochester School of Medicine

    2007
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • Dean's Teaching Scholar (George W. Merck)

    University of Rochester School of Medicine

    1997
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • The Best Doctors in America

    Woodward/White, Inc.

    1994
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • Logan Clendenning Fellowship in the History of Medicine

    University of Rochester School of Medicine

    1982
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • Phi Beta Kappa

    Amherst College

    1980
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗
  • Frank Dow Award in Chemistry

    Amherst College

    1980
    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 →urmc.rochester.edu ↗

Secondary affiliations

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