Michael Thorner is an Endocrinology/Metabolic physician affiliated with Ames National Laboratory. OpenAlex indexes 437 publications with 30,765 citations (h-index 88); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Uva Endocrinology
415 Ray C. Hunt Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Telephone
434-924-1825Registry record last updated 8 Jul 2007.
Clinical trials
- Effect of Fasting on Ghrelin and Growth Hormone in Healthy Young and Older Adults
Sponsor: University of Virginia
- Study of Glucagon, Ghrelin and Growth Hormone as Counterregulatory Hormones
Sponsor: University of Virginia
- Effects of an Oral GH Secretagogue (MK-677) on Body Composition and Functional Ability of Older Adults
Sponsor: University of Virginia
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Program year20241 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
NIH funding
7 NIH research awards on record, funded 1985–2012 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Ghrelin Regulation: Implications for Understanding Obesity
University of Virginia
FY2012$540,558R01DK076037 - Ghrelin Regulation: Implications for Understanding Obesity
University of Virginia
FY2011$540,558R01DK076037 - Ghrelin Regulation: Implications for Understanding Obesity
University of Virginia
FY2010$546,018R01DK076037
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- LEAP2 changes with body mass and food intake in humans and mice
Journal of Clinical Investigation
2019 - Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery for Acromegaly: Remission Using Modern Criteria, Complications, and Predictors of Outcome
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
2011 - Acyl and Total Ghrelin Are Suppressed Strongly by Ingested Proteins, Weakly by Lipids, and Biphasically by Carbohydrates
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
2008
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