Pavan Bhargava, MD
Enriched profileAssociate Professor of Neurology · Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Pavan Bhargava is Associate Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 182 publications with 4,532 citations (h-index 36); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Pavan Bhargava, MD, is Associate Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology. The public record shows 182 publications with 4,532 citations (h-index 36), centered on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 7 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2022–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · medRxiv
- Top research focus: Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 7 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; 33 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 59.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Trial of eHealth Wellness Behavioral Interventions and Patient-reported Outcomes
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
- Addition of Belimumab to B-cell Depletion in Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
- Ocrelizumab Effects on the Metabolome in MS
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
Industry payments
Updated 16 Oct 2026
7 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2023–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- TG Therapeutics, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Genentech, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- EMD Serono, Inc.Program year20242 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.
Nervous system
77.9%Potassium Channel Blocker50.4%Dalfampridine Er100%Part D<11 patientsGabapentinoids19.1%Gabapentin100%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Musculoskeletal
13%gamma-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic Agonist13%Baclofen100%Part D<11 patientsCancer & immunology
9.2%Other immunosuppressants9.2%Dimethyl Fumarate100%Part D<11 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
Updated 16 Oct 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2022–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Role of a gut microbiota metabolite indole lactate in myelin repair
Johns Hopkins University
FY2026$498,573R01NS133205 - Role of a gut microbiota metabolite indole lactate in myelin repair
Johns Hopkins University
FY2025$439,027R01NS133205 - Utilizing CNS tissue derived extracellular vesicles to identify biomarkers of remyelination and demyelination
Johns Hopkins University
FY2025$427,104R21NS140780
Publications
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Accelerated metabolomic aging and its association with social determinants of health in multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
Article2026 - Fasting Mimicking Diets Reverse Accelerated Biological Aging in Multiple Sclerosis.
Annals of neurology
Clinical Trial2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Dimethyl fumarate targets GAPDH and aerobic glycolysis to modulate immunityArticle688 citations2018
- 02Optical coherence tomography reflects brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis: A four‐year studyArticle388 citations2015
- 03
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- 05Safety and immunologic effects of high- vs low-dose cholecalciferol in multiple sclerosisArticle151 citations2015
Network
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Education
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- MBBS
Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Fellow
American Academy of Neurology (FAAN)
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Awards & honors
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