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Michael Ward, MD

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Founder/President, Verier Outcomes Research LLC (previously Chief, Clinical Trials and Outcomes Branch, NIAMS Intramural Research Program, NIH) · Verier Outcomes Research LLC

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Region🇺🇸 Bethesda, MD · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyRheumatologyFocusRheumatoid Arthritis
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Michael Ward is Founder/President, Verier Outcomes Research LLC (previously Chief, Clinical Trials and Outcomes Branch, NIAMS Intramural Research Program, NIH) at Verier Outcomes Research LLC. OpenAlex indexes 410 publications with 27,252 citations (h-index 81); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Rheumatology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.

Data verified 14 Aug 2026

Overview

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Michael M. Ward, MD, is Founder/President, Verier Outcomes Research LLC (previously Chief, Clinical Trials and Outcomes Branch, NIAMS Intramural Research Program, NIH). The public record shows 410 publications with 27,252 citations (h-index 81), centered on Rheumatoid Arthritis. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies.

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
  • Top research focus: Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 1 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Rheumatoid Arthritis2 trialsAnkylosing Spondylitis / SpA1 trialSpondylitis, Ankylosing1 trialPain1 trialChronic Pain1 trialOsteoporosis1 trialHip Fractures1 trialBone Diseases, Metabolic1 trialBone Diseases1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Rheumatoid Arthritis

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Rybelsusgeneric · SemaglutideClinical trials—Industry payments2Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)Clinical trials3Industry payments—Codman & ShurtleffClinical trials1Industry payments—Georgetown UniversityClinical trials1Industry payments—
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Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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410publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 22 in PubMed.

27,252citations

Total citations across indexed works.

81h-index

Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
5clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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1companies · 2021–2021

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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0NIH grants

Federally funded research awards.

Contact

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Practice address

Telephone

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Clinical trials

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 27 Aug 2026

1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2021. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

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Publications

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Online presence

Updated 27 Aug 2026

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Owned accounts

public accounts run by this person
  • Other

    verieroutcomes.com/about

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  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Michael-M-Ward-39184767

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/michael-ward-md-787046198

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗

Mentions by others

where others cite or feature them
  • LinkedIn

    LinkedIn profile "Michael Ward MD - Verier Outcomes Research LLC" (auth-walled; corroborated via SERP snippet showing name + Verier Outcomes Research LLC employer match)

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗

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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
  • M.D.

    University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

    1983
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  • M.P.H.

    University of Michigan

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  • Board-certified Rheumatologist
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  • Residency

    University of Michigan

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  • Fellowship

    Duke University

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  • Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar

    Stanford University

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Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Methodologist

    European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)

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  • Former Associate Editor

    Arthritis & Rheumatology and Arthritis Care & Research (16 years combined)

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  • Editorial board member

    Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

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Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution

Media & interviews

press, podcasts and appearances
  • Q&A interview

    "Michael Ward, MD, PhD, on RAPID3 for Rheumatoid Arthritis" -- discussed his research on Minimal Clinically Important Improvement of RAPID3 in RA (published while at NIAMS/NIH)

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →consultant360.com ↗

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