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Patrick Droste, MD

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Pediatric Ophthalmologist/Owner, Pediatric Ophthalmology P.C. · Pediatric Ophthalmology P.C.

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Region🇺🇸 Grand Rapids, MI · Midwest · United StatesSpecialtyPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus SpecialistFocusOcular Disorders and Treatments+4
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Patrick Droste is Pediatric Ophthalmologist/Owner, Pediatric Ophthalmology P.C. at Pediatric Ophthalmology P.C.. OpenAlex indexes 31 publications with 611 citations (h-index 11); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 3 Nov 2026

Overview

Updated 4 Nov 2026

Patrick J. Droste, MD, is Pediatric Ophthalmologist/Owner, Pediatric Ophthalmology P.C.. The public record shows 31 publications with 611 citations (h-index 11), centered on Ocular Disorders and Treatments, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies.

  • Top research focus: Ocular Disorders and Treatments
  • 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 3 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Retinopathy of Prematurity1 trialBlindness1 trialBirth Weight1 trialGlaucomaMelanoma

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Ocular Disorders and TreatmentsOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesOphthalmology and Eye DisordersTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body InjuriesIntraocular Surgery and Lenses

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Dextenzageneric · DexamethasoneClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—Imcivreegeneric · SetmelanotideClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Biotissue Holdings Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1NICHD Neonatal Research NetworkClinical trials1Industry payments—Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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31publications

Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. Counts exclude supporting files.

611citations

Citations across these publications.

11h-index

H-index from these publications. i10-index 13.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
1clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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3companies · 2024–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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0NIH grants

Federally 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 4 Nov 2026

Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 4 Nov 2026

3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2024–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →

Publications

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
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Network

Updated 4 Nov 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

Jonathan M. Holmes10Stacy L. Pineles10Roy W. Beck10David K. Wallace9S. Ayse Erzurum8Kimberly G. Yen7Michael X. Repka6Hantamalala Ralay Ranaivo6Scott R. Lambert6Kathryn M. Haider6Brooke P. Fimbel6Susan A. Cotter6Rebecca B. Mets-Halgrimson6Carolyn Chamberlain6Quayleen Donahue6William F. Astle6Ruth E. Manny6Micaela Quebbemann6Courtney L. Conner6Gillaine Ortiz6Stephen W. Poff6Emi N. Sanders6Darrell S. Austin6Laura B. Enyedi6Jayne L. Silver6Scott T. Ruark6Marie Diener‐West6Joseph D. Kaplon6Raymond T. Kraker6James E. Hoepner6Lisa C. Verderber6David L. Rogers6Xiaonong Liu6Ann Marie Holleschau6David G. Morrison6Katherine A. Lee6Bonita R. Schweinler6Nicole M. Boyle6Suzanne M. Wernimont6Sudhi P. Kurup6

Online presence

Updated 4 Nov 2026

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Owned accounts

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Background & recognition

Updated 4 Nov 2026

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Education

degrees and training on record

Secondary affiliations

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