Leslie Crofford, MD
Enriched profileDirector, Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology; Professor of Medicine; Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Leslie Crofford is Director, Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology; Professor of Medicine; Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 434 publications with 24,927 citations (h-index 78); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Rheumatology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 1 Sept 2026
Leslie Crofford, MD, is Director, Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The public record shows 434 publications with 24,927 citations (h-index 78), centered on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2013–2024).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · International urogynecology journal
- Top research focus: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 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 251.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 1 Sept 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- EG-501 for Cognitive Impairment in Neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE): Efficacy and Safety Study
Sponsor: Evergreen Therapeutics, Inc.
- Fibromyalgia TENS in Physical Therapy Study (TIPS): an Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Sponsor: Kathleen Sluka
- Memantine for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Industry payments
Updated 1 Sept 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2024–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- UCB SAProgram year20251 payment
- Genentech, Inc.Program year20252 payments
- UCB SAProgram year20241 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
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.
Cancer & immunology
50%TNF inhibitor50%Enbrel Sureclick100%Part D<11 patientsRespiratory
50%Opioid Agonist50%Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen100%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 1 Sept 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2013–2024 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Fibromyalgia TENS in Physical Therapy Study (TIPS): an embedded pragmatic clinical trial
University of Iowa
FY2023$1,297,296UH3AR076387
Publications
Updated 1 Sept 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Urobiome Analysis in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Reveals Nuanced Differences Associated with Localized Pain.
International urogynecology journal
Article2026 - siRNA conjugate with high albumin affinity and degradation resistance for delivery and treatment of arthritis in mice and guinea pigs.
Nature biomedical engineering
Article2025 - Unmet need in rheumatology: reports from the Advances in Targeted Therapies meeting, 2023.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases
Article2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Cyclooxygenase in biology and diseaseArticle2,508 citations1998
- 02
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- 04Use of NSAIDs in treating patients with arthritisArticle639 citations2013
- 05
Network
Updated 1 Sept 2026
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Online presence
Updated 1 Sept 2026
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Mentions by others
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Leslie-J-Crofford-39529898
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Background & recognition
Updated 1 Sept 2026
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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 →en.wikipedia.org ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
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Advances in Rheumatology
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection
Immunology and Inflammation (VI4)
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