Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Michael J. Germain, MD, is RTANE Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine at Renal and Transplant Associates of New England (RTANE), Springfield, MA. The public record shows 274 publications with 9,028 citations (h-index 50), centered on ESRD / Dialysis. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 30 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation
- Top research focus: ESRD / Dialysis
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 30 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; 5 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Effect of Epogen and Venofer Dosing Management on Hemoglobin Stability
Sponsor: Michael Germain
InvestigatorPhase 4TerminatedNCT01975844
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
30 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.Program year202511 payments$10,982openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Program year20251 payment
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.Program year20252 payments
NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Difelikefalin improves itch-related sleep disruption in patients undergoing haemodialysis.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation
2024 - COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 25th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup.
Nature reviews. Nephrology
2020 - Validation of a Core Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Fatigue in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: The SONG-HD Fatigue Instrument.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2020
Contact
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Office address
100 Wason Ave, Suite 200, Springfield, MA 01107
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
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- Board Certified
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
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American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Faculty
Division of Nephrology, UMass Chan Medical School–Baystate (Baystate Health) Nephrology Fellowship
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Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Germain
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