Parakkal Deepak, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Division of Gastroenterology, Co-Director of IBD Center · Washington University in St. Louis
Parakkal Deepak is Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Division of Gastroenterology, Co-Director of IBD Center at Washington University in St. Louis. OpenAlex indexes 600 publications with 5,668 citations (h-index 35); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 11 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 18 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Parakkal Deepak, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Division of Gastroenterology, Co-Director of IBD Center at Washington University in St. Louis. The public record shows 600 publications with 5,668 citations (h-index 35), centered on Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome. It also documents an investigator role on 11 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 22 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of medical economics
- Top research focus: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- 11 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 22 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; 53 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 102.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
No public contact details on file. This person's NPPES record doesn't include a practice address or telephone number. Why? →
Clinical trials
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 11 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Tirzepatide for Ileal Pouch-anal Anastomosis (IPAA) and Chronic High Bowel Frequency (I8F-NS-X008)
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Moving Beyond Inflammation as a Therapeutic Target for Crohn's Disease
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
Industry payments
Updated 18 Oct 2026
22 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Janssen Biotech, Inc.Program year202541 payments$55,250openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProgram year20255 payments$18,082openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Program year20252 payments$13,544openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Impact of Crohn's perianal fistulas on healthcare resource utilization: a US chart review study.
Journal of medical economics
Article2026 - Isolated perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease in contemporary clinical practice: a multicenter ECCO-CONFER cohort study.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis
Article2026 - The role of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in the management of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Effect of Immunosuppression on the Immunogenicity of mRNA Vaccines to SARS-CoV-2Article418 citations2021
- 03Debaryomyces is enriched in Crohn’s disease intestinal tissue and impairs healing in miceArticle218 citations2021
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Network
Updated 18 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Background & recognition
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on 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 →gastro.wustl.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →care.healthline.com ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- National Scientific Advisory Committee member
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
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 →gastro.wustl.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
Deputy Director of Data Quality and Enhancement, SPARC-IBD
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 →gastro.wustl.edu ↗ - 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 →gastro.wustl.edu ↗
- REBOOT IBD consortium
co-founder
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