Paul Kwo, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) · Stanford University School of Medicine
Paul Kwo is Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) at Stanford University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 473 publications with 21,210 citations (h-index 67); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Gastroenterology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Paul Y. Kwo, MD, is Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) at Stanford University School of Medicine. The public record shows 473 publications with 21,210 citations (h-index 67), centered on Gastroenterology. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 12 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Liver transplantation
- Top research focus: Gastroenterology
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 12 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; 16 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Study of Telaprevir in Subjects With Hepatic Impairment
Sponsor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
12 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Novo Nordisk IncProgram year20256 payments$10,464openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.Program year20257 payments
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Program year20252 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.
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
37.3%Proton pump inhibitor12.8%Pantoprazole Sodium42%Lansoprazole26%Omeprazole19%Esomeprazole Magnesium13%Part D<11 patientsBile Acid10.1%Ursodiol100%Part D≥14 patientsCardiovascular
21.6%Beta blocker9%Carvedilol100%Part D≥17 patientsAldosterone antagonist (MRA)5.7%Spironolactone100%Part D≥15 patientsAnti-infectives
19.3%Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors10.7%Vemlidy82%Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate18%Part D<11 patientsHepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor8.6%Entecavir100%Part D≥12 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
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- AASLD AST Practice Guideline on adult liver transplantation: Diagnosis and management of graft-related complications.
Liver transplantation
Guideline2026 - Bradycardia and Other Arrhythmias in Patients With Hepatorenal Syndrome-Acute Kidney Injury Following Terlipressin Treatment: A Pooled Analysis of Three North American Phase III Clinical Studies.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
Clinical Trial2025 - Optimal Population Screening Strategies for Liver Fibrosis Associated With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Article2025 - Hepatitis C-positive grafts for hepatitis C-negative recipients in liver transplantation: Buried treasure or depleting resource?
Liver transplantation
Article2025 - The impact of liver transplantation on endpoint selection in alcohol-associated hepatitis trials.
Hepatology communications
Article2025
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Mentions by others
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gastrogirl.com/podcast/alarming-spike-in-alcoholic-liver-disease
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youtube.com/watch
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LinkedIn: Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, Director of Hepatology
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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- 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 →med.stanford.edu ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- 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 →med.stanford.edu ↗
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Awards & honors
honors on the public 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 →med.stanford.edu ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- 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 →med.stanford.edu ↗
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Interview with HCV Expert Paul Kwo
MD - Patient Care Online
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MD, speaks to HBV as a curable disease - Healio
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 →healio.com ↗ - Hepatitis C in the Post-DAA Era by Prof. Paul Kwo
MD - YouTube lecture
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