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Kristina Utzschneider, MD

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Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition (University of Washington); Interim Section Head, Endocrinology, VA Puget Sound Health Care System · VA Puget Sound Health Care System

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Region🇺🇸 Seattle, WA · West · United StatesSpecialtyEndocrinology, Diabetes & MetabolismFocusType 2 Diabetes
Active KOLfindmyKOL type: NationalLatest publication2026Online presenceverified 2026Payments2021–2023NIH funding2006–2026

Kristina Utzschneider is Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition (University of Washington); Interim Section Head, Endocrinology, VA Puget Sound Health Care System at VA Puget Sound Health Care System. OpenAlex indexes 212 publications with 16,940 citations (h-index 49); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism profiles in the findmyKOL directory.

Data verified 14 Aug 2026

Overview

Updated 16 Oct 2026

Kristina Utzschneider, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition (University of Washington) at VA Puget Sound Health Care System. The public record shows 212 publications with 16,940 citations (h-index 49), centered on Type 2 Diabetes. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2006–2026).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Diabetes care
  • Top research focus: Type 2 Diabetes
  • 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 3 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Fatty Liver3 trialsType 2 Diabetes2 trialsPrediabetic State1 trialGlucose Intolerance1 trialInsulin Resistance1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Type 2 Diabetes

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Nevro Corp.Clinical trials—Industry payments17Eli Lilly and CompanyClinical trials—Industry payments15Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical ResearchClinical trials1Industry payments—University of WashingtonClinical trials1Industry payments—US Department of Veterans AffairsClinical trials1Industry payments—Utzschneider, Kristina, M.D.Clinical trials1Industry payments—VA Office of Research and DevelopmentClinical trials1Industry payments—

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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212publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 18 in PubMed.

16,940citations

Total citations across indexed works.

49h-index

Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
5clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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3companies · 2021–2023

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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3NIH grants · 2006–2026

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Practice address

Telephone

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Clinical trials

Updated 16 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 16 Oct 2026

3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2023. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 16 Oct 2026

3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2006–2026 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.

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Online presence

Updated 16 Oct 2026

This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.

Owned accounts

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/kristina-utzschneider-md

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  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/profile/Kristina-Utzschneider

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Mentions by others

where others cite or feature them
  • Other

    depts.washington.edu/diabetes/affiliate/kristina-utzschneider

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  • Other

    diabetesjournals.org/care/article/47/12/2036/157528/About-the-Editor-Kristina-Utzschneider-MD

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  • Doximity

    Doximity profile: Dr. Kristina Utzschneider, MD, Endocrinology, Seattle, WA

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

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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
  • MD

    Harvard Medical School

    1993
    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →uwmedicine.org ↗
  • BA

    Neurobiology, University of California, Berkeley

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →uwmedicine.org ↗
  • Board Certified

    Internal Medicine

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →uwmedicine.org ↗
  • Board Certified

    Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Associate Editor

    Diabetes Care (American Diabetes Association journal), term 2023-2025

    2025
    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 →diabetesjournals.org ↗
  • Director

    VA Diabetes Care Program, VA Puget Sound Health Care System

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

Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution

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