Rajesh Pahwa, MD
Enriched profileLaverne and Joyce Rider Professor of Neurology · University of Kansas Medical Center
Rajesh Pahwa is Laverne and Joyce Rider Professor of Neurology at University of Kansas Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 535 publications with 27,173 citations (h-index 86); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 18 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Rajesh Pahwa, M.D., is Laverne and Joyce Rider Professor of Neurology at University of Kansas Medical Center. The public record shows 535 publications with 27,173 citations (h-index 86), centered on Neurological disorders and treatments, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 10 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 34 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2002–2013).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Movement disorders clinical practice
- Top research focus: Neurological disorders and treatments
- 10 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 34 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; 17 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 257.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 18 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 10 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study of Buntanetap in Participants With PD
Sponsor: Annovis Bio Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 18 Oct 2026
34 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- MDD US Operations, LLCProgram year202592 payments$77,697openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ABBVIE INC.Program year202515 payments$16,238openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- H. Lundbeck A SProgram year20256 payments$10,105openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
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
92.7%Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylation Inhibitor32.5%Carbidopa-Levodopa62%Carbidopa-Levodopa Er24%Rytary10%Dhivy2%Crexont2%Carbidopa-Levodopa-Entacapone1%Part D<11 patientsInfluenza A M2 Protein Inhibitor7.3%Amantadine74%Gocovri26%Part D≥130 patients+ 24 more classes in this area
Cardiovascular
3.9%alpha-Adrenergic Agonist1.8%Midodrine Hcl100%Part D≥48 patientsBeta blocker1.2%Propranolol Hcl74%Propranolol Hcl Er26%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Musculoskeletal
1.2%Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist0.7%Tizanidine Hcl100%Part D≥19 patientsgamma-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic Agonist0.4%Baclofen100%Part D≥15 patients+ 1 more class in this area
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 18 Oct 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2002–2013 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Continuation of NET-PD Trials at the University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center
FY2013$59,018U10NS044469 - KU Center for Neuroprotection in Parkinson's Disease
University of Kansas Medical Center
FY2012$58,241U10NS044469 - KU Center for Neuroprotection in Parkinson's Disease
University of Kansas Medical Center
FY2011$51,465U10NS044469
Publications
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Efficacy and Safety of the Felix NeuroAI Wristband for Essential Tremor: Results of a 1-Year Open-Label Extension Trial.
Movement disorders clinical practice
Article2026 - Minimal Clinically Important Difference in TETRAS Score for Essential Tremor.
Movement disorders clinical practice
Article2026 - Exploring Preferences and Priorities in Advanced Parkinson's Disease: A Discrete Choice Experiment.
Neurology and therapy
Article2026 - Underlying Tremor Improvement with Consistent Use of Transcutaneous Afferent Patterned Stimulation in Patients with Essential Tremor.
Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.)
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Pallidal versus Subthalamic Deep-Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's DiseaseArticle1,357 citations2010
- 02Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson DiseaseArticle973 citations2010
- 03Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation: Summary and meta-analysis of outcomesReview960 citations2006
- 04
- 05Neuropathological changes in essential tremor: 33 cases compared with 21 controlsArticle562 citations2007
Network
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
kumc.edu/rpahwa.html
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Background & recognition
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- M.B.B.S. (M.D.)
Seth G.S. Medical College, University of Bombay, India
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Baylor College of Medicine
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Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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University of Kansas Medical Center
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Editorial & leadership roles
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- Member
American Academy of Neurology
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American Neurological Association
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Movement Disorder Society
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Parkinson's Study Group
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Tremor Research Group
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Kansas City Neurology Neurosurgery Society
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Awards & honors
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Media & interviews
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