Melena Bellin, MD
Enriched profileProfessor, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, and Professor, Department of Surgery · University of Minnesota Medical School
Melena Bellin is Professor, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, and Professor, Department of Surgery at University of Minnesota Medical School. OpenAlex indexes 424 publications with 12,867 citations (h-index 59); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Pediatric Endocrinology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 18 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Melena Bellin, MD, is Professor, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, and Professor, Department of Surgery at University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics and Department of Surgery. The public record shows 424 publications with 12,867 citations (h-index 59), centered on Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment, Pancreatic function and diabetes, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 7 companies, 11 NIH-funded awards (2010–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
- Top research focus: Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 7 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; 24 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 186.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 18 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- SGLT2i Therapy in Islet Transplantation (SIT)
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
- Diabetes RElated to Acute Pancreatitis and Its Mechanisms: Metabolic Outcomes Using Novel CGM Metrics
Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Diabetes RElated to Acute Pancreatitis and Its Mechanisms
Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Industry payments
Updated 18 Oct 2026
7 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDProgram year202533 payments$21,600openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLCProgram year20251 payment
- Insulet CorporationProgram year20251 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
53.9%Calcineurin inhibitor53.9%Tacrolimus100%Part D<11 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
35.1%Antidiarrheal microorganisms24.7%Creon100%Part D<11 patientsInsulin Analog10.4%Lantus Solostar100%Part D<11 patientsAnti-infectives
11%Short-acting sulfonamides11%Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim100%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 18 Oct 2026
11 NIH research awards on record, funded 2010–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Protein biomarkers to predict pain outcomes after total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplant
University of Minnesota
FY2026$726,035R01DK138809 - University of Minnesota Clinical Center for the Study of Pancreatic Disease
University of Minnesota
FY2026$603,379U01DK126300 - University of Minnesota Clinical Center for the Study of Acute Pancreatitis and Diabetes
University of Minnesota
FY2026$492,800U01DK127367
Congress activity
Updated 18 Oct 2026
16 congress contributions (2019–2026) across AACR, ADA, ENDO, SABCS per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Abstract A079: Leveraging a human chronic pancreatitis organoid biobank for pancreatic cancer interception
AACR (meeting unresolved)
AACR2026Co-author - 1142-OR: Counterregulatory Hormone Responses to Hypoglycemia after Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation (TPIAT)
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2026Co-authorOral - 3028-LB: Fibrosis Is Associated with Impaired Glycemia in Chronic Pancreatitis and Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2026Co-authorLate-breaking
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Diabetes related genetics and outcomes after total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Article2026 - Hypoglycemia Occurrence and Risk Factors in Insulin Independent Patients After Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplantation.
Clinical transplantation
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Improvement in Outcomes of Clinical Islet Transplantation: 1999–2010Article725 citations2012
- 02
- 03
- 04Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplantation for Chronic PancreatitisArticle461 citations2012
- 05
Network
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Mentions by others
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endocrine.org/profiles/bellin-melena
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Background & recognition
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
University of Minnesota Medical School
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Executive Committee Member
Clinical Islet Transplant Registry (CITR)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →citregistry.org ↗ - Autograft Working Group Chair
Clinical Islet Transplant Registry
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →citregistry.org ↗ - Co-Medical Director
Clinical Translational Research Services (CTRS) Core, CTSI
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ctsi.umn.edu ↗ - Preceptor
Medical Scientist Training Program (Combined MD/PhD)
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PhD Program in Integrative Biology and Physiology
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Awards & honors
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- Minneapolis-St. Paul Top Doctors
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Secondary affiliations
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- Islet Autotransplant Research Program
University of Minnesota
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