Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Merit Cudkowicz, MD, is Chief, Neurology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital. The public record shows 432 publications with 29,121 citations (h-index 93), centered on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases. It also documents an investigator role on 24 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 14 companies, 11 NIH-funded awards (1996–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nature
- Top research focus: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- 24 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 14 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 24 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 254.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Public positionssourced statements on record
- Witness testimony
U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee, Health Subcommittee hearing 'The Path Forward: Advancing Treatments and Cures for Neurodegenerative Diseases' (July 29, 2021) …
2021verifiedCorroborated 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 →democrats-energycommerce.house.gov ↗
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 24 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- HEALEY ALS Platform Trial - Regimen I NUZ-001
Sponsor: Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD
InvestigatorPhase 2/PHASE3Enrolling, by, invitationNCT07410806 - HEALEY ALS Platform Trial - Regimen G DNL343
Sponsor: Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD
InvestigatorPhase 2/PHASE3CompletedNCT05842941 - HEALEY ALS Platform Trial - Regimen F ABBV-CLS-7262
Sponsor: Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD
InvestigatorPhase 2/PHASE3CompletedNCT05740813
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
14 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Shionogi IncProgram year20251 payment
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
11 NIH research awards on record, funded 1996–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Clinical Coordinating Center for the Network of Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials (NEXT - CCC)
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2025$2,770,869U01NS077179 - Gene Therapy Consortium (GTC) for Gene-Based Clinical Trials Conducted within NeuroNEXT
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2025$2,134,862OT2NS138339 - Clinical Coordinating Center for the Network of Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials (NEXT - CCC)
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2025$1,180,472U01NS077179
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis House Call Program: A Single-Center Experience in the United States.
Neurology research international
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
Harvard Medical School (Health Sciences and Technology program)
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Associate Editor
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →onlinelibrary.wiley.com ↗ - Principal Investigator
HEALEY ALS Platform Trial (first platform trial initiative in ALS)
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- 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 →massgeneral.org ↗
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
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- Co-founder and past Co-Chair
Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS)
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Clinical Coordination Center, NINDS Neurology Network of Excellence in Clinical Trials (NeuroNEXT)
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Guest
Tim Green NLU Podcast, Episode #2, 'Dr. Merit Cudkowicz: ALS, New Treatments, AI, Neurology, Harvard'
2024verifiedCorroborated 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 →youtube.com ↗ - Guest
Berry Consultants podcast, 'HEALEY ALS Platform Trial with Dr. Merit Cudkowicz and Dr. Melanie Quintana'
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Mass General 'Charged' podcast/video series episode profile
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/merit-cudkowicz-md
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linkedin.com/in/merit-cudkowicz-72124057
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