Michael Rocco, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Nephrology and Internal Medicine; Vardaman M. Buckalew Jr., M.D., Chair in Nephrology · Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Michael Rocco is Professor of Nephrology and Internal Medicine; Vardaman M. Buckalew Jr., M.D., Chair in Nephrology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 267 publications with 22,964 citations (h-index 69); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Nephrology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Michael V. Rocco, MD, is Professor of Nephrology and Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist), Section on Nephrology, Winston-Salem, NC. The public record shows 267 publications with 22,964 citations (h-index 69), centered on ESRD / Dialysis, Chronic Kidney Disease. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (1994–2016).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · PloS one
- Top research focus: ESRD / Dialysis
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 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; 9 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Vice Chair/Co-Chair
National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) committee
2004verifiedCorroborated 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 →newsroom.wakehealth.edu ↗
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Development of Fluid Intake App for Management of Fluid Intake During Hemodialysis , Full Scale Trial
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Prefistula Forearm Exercise in Pts Requiring Chronic HD Therapy
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Development of Fluid Intake App for Management of Fluid Intake During Hemodialysis
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2022. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20222 payments
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.
Cardiovascular
61.9%Calcium channel blocker14.1%Amlodipine Besylate100%Part D≥34 patientsAngiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)10.4%Losartan Potassium100%Part D≥22 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
15.7%Corticosteroid6.5%Prednisone100%Part D≥12 patientsSGLT2 inhibitor3.6%Jardiance100%Part D<11 patientsOther
12.6%Phosphate Binder8.5%Sevelamer Carbonate100%Part D≥18 patientsDrugs for treatment of hyperkalemia and hyperphosphatemia4%Lokelma58%Lanthanum Carbonate42%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 27 Aug 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 1994–2016 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT)
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
FY2016$2,016,132268200900048C - Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) - Nocturnal Clinical Core Consortium
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
FY2010$350,000U01DK066480 - Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) - Nocturnal Clinical Core Consortium
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
FY2009$542,860U01DK066480
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- The Legacy Effect of Intensive versus Standard BP Control on the Incidence of Needing Dialysis or Kidney Transplantation.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Article2024 - Innovating dialysis through computational modelling of hollow-fibre haemodialysers.
Nature reviews. Nephrology
Article2024 - Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Kidney Outcomes: Long-Term Electronic Health Record-Based Post-Trial Follow-Up of SPRINT.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Clinical Trial2024
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
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 →school.wakehealth.edu ↗
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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 roles
journal and society appointments- Member
National Kidney Foundation
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American Society of Nephrology
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International Society of Nephrology
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Awards & honors
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