Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Rajendra Apte, MD, is Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences. The public record shows 244 publications with 13,333 citations (h-index 53), centered on Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal Development and Disorders, Retinal and Optic Conditions. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (2005–2021).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of vitreoretinal diseases
- Top research focus: Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 6 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 20 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 124.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- SGLT2 Inhibitors in Geographic Atrophy
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
InvestigatorPhase 2RecruitingNCT07174687 - CAPTAIN:Choroidal Neovascularization Assessment by Pattern Electroretinography
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
InvestigatorPhase 1CompletedNCT00500344
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AGProgram year20256 payments$20,083openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AGProgram year20242 payments
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AGProgram year20236 payments$17,655openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2005–2021 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Clinical Outcomes and Predictors of Retinal Breaks in Patients With Vitreous Hemorrhage Secondary to a Posterior Vitreous Detachment.
Journal of vitreoretinal diseases
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Network
Updated 14 Jul 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 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
L.T.M. Medical College, University of Bombay, India
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ophthalmology.washington.edu ↗ - PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Immunology)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ophthalmology.washington.edu ↗ - Residency in Ophthalmology
UT Southwestern Medical Center / Parkland Hospital, Dallas
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ophthalmology.washington.edu ↗ - Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ophthalmology.washington.edu ↗ - Board Certified
American Board of Ophthalmology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Editorial Board Member
Ophthalmology Science (Elsevier)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →journals.elsevier.com ↗
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 →medicine.washu.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 →medicine.washu.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ophthalmology.wustl.edu ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Professor
Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →global.wustl.edu ↗ - McDonnell Scholars Academy member
Washington University in St. Louis
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mcdonnell.washu.edu ↗
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
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- YouTube
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