Peter Merkel, MD, MPHEnriched profile
Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology) · University of Pennsylvania (Perelman School of Medicine) / Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH, is Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The public record shows 32 publications with 1,533 citations (h-index 13), centered on Rheumatology/Immunology. It also documents an investigator role on 29 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 24 companies, 13 NIH-funded awards (2011–2026).
- Top research focus: Rheumatology/Immunology
- 29 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 24 companies
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Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 29 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Longitudinal Study for Central Nervous System Vasculitis
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT05734404 - Longitudinal Study for Relapsing Polychondritis
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT04919538 - Abatacept for the Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
InvestigatorPhase 3RecruitingNCT04474847
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
24 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- NS Pharma, Inc.Program year20254 payments$31,488openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year202513 payments$16,875openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Amgen Inc.Program year20256 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
13 NIH research awards on record, funded 2011–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- PANDA-MSD: Predictive Analytics via Networked Distributed Algorithms for Multi-System Diseases
University of Pennsylvania
FY2025$1,102,033U01TR003709
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees 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.upenn.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pennmedicine.org ↗
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Principal Investigator
NIH-sponsored Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC)
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 →pennmedicine.org ↗ - Principal Investigator
Vasculitis Patient-Powered Research Network (VPPRN)
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OMERACT Vasculitis Working Group
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Awards & honorshonors 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 →rheumatology.org ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Pennsylvania
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 →pennmedicine.org ↗ - Member
Scientific Advisory Board, Kyverna Therapeutics
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 →kyvernatx.com ↗ - Director
Penn Vasculitis Center
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.upenn.edu ↗
Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →youtube.com ↗
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Peter-A-Merkel-38922776
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