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Kenneth Marek, MD

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President and Senior Scientist, Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders; Clinical Professor of Neurology, Yale University · Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders

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Region🇺🇸 New Haven, CT · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyNeurologyFocusParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments+4
Active KOLFindMyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceNone verifiedPayments2021–2025NIH funding1990–2001

Kenneth Marek is President and Senior Scientist, Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders; Clinical Professor of Neurology, Yale University at Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders. OpenAlex indexes 409 publications with 32,438 citations (h-index 81); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 11 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Neurology profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.

Data verified 18 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 25 Oct 2026

Kenneth Marek, MD, is President and Senior Scientist, Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders. The public record shows 409 publications with 32,438 citations (h-index 81), centered on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Neurological disorders and treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 11 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 9 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (1990–2001).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Annals of neurology
  • Top research focus: Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • 11 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 9 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Parkinson's Disease11 trialsAlzheimer's / Dementia

Research focus

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Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchNeurological disorders and treatmentsMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
FlorbetapirClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Eli Lilly and CompanyClinical trials—Industry payments7F. Hoffmann-La Roche AGClinical trials—Industry payments7Institute for Neurodegenerative DisordersClinical trials7Industry payments—Grifols, S.A.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchClinical trials2Industry payments—Ge HealthcareClinical trials—Industry payments1Genzyme CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1Ken Marek, MDClinical trials1Industry payments—Merck Sharp & Dohme CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1Newron Pharmaceuticals SPAClinical trials1Industry payments—Roche Diagnostics International LtdClinical trials—Industry payments1Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Ucb SaClinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

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409publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 7 in PubMed.

32,438citations

Total citations across indexed works.

81h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 216.

Clinical & industry

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11clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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9companies · 2021–2025

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3NIH grants · 1990–2001

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Clinical trials

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Listed as an investigator on 11 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 25 Oct 2026

9 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 25 Oct 2026

3 NIH research awards on record, funded 1990–2001 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 25 Oct 2026

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

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    MDS clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease
    Article7,600 citations2015
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    The Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI)
    Article1,901 citations2011
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    MDS research criteria for prodromal Parkinson's disease
    Article1,311 citations2015
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    Past, present, and future of Parkinson's disease: A special essay on the 200th Anniversary of the Shaking Palsy
    Article854 citations2017
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Pramipexole vs Levodopa as initial treatment for Parkinson disease: A randomized controlled trial
    Article800 citations2000
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Network

Updated 25 Oct 2026

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John Peter Seibyl185Danna L. Jennings93Tanya Simuni71Andrew D. Siderowf69Caroline M. Tanner60Lana M. Chahine53Brit Mollenhauer51Olivier Barret50Christopher S. Coffey49Karl D. Kieburtz45Gilles D. Tamagnan42David Russell39Tatiana Foroud39Chelsea Caspell‐Garcia39Daniel A. Weintraub33Günter U. Höglinger31David Alagille29Kathleen L. Poston28Mark A. Frasier28Andrew Singleton27Michael C. Brumm25Andrew Wills Stephens25Osama Sabri24Werner H Poewe24Todd Sherer24Roy N. Alcalay23Matthias Brendel22Douglas R Galasko22Joseph Claßen22Charles H. Adler21Shirley W. Eberly21Dorothee Saur21Ira Shoulson20Henryk Barthel20Johannes Levin20Gennaro Pagano20Leonie Beyer20Anthony Edward Lang19Michael Rullmann19Thomas Gasser19

Online presence

Updated 25 Oct 2026

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    gp2.org/individuals/kenneth-marek

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    michaeljfox.org/researcher/kenneth-marek-md

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    ppmi-info.org/about-ppmi/who-we-are/ken-marek

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Background & recognition

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  • Special Scientific Advisor

    The Michael J. Fox Foundation

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  • Member

    Steering Committee, GP2 (Genetic Park 2)

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