Rena Yadlapati, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine and Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases, UC San Diego School of Medicine · University of California San Diego
Rena Yadlapati is Professor of Medicine and Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases, UC San Diego School of Medicine at University of California San Diego. OpenAlex indexes 375 publications with 10,016 citations (h-index 43); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Gastroenterology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Rena Yadlapati, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases, UC San Diego School of Medicine at University of California San Diego (UC San Diego Health / School of Medicine). The public record shows 375 publications with 10,016 citations (h-index 43), centered on Gastroenterology. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2021–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The American journal of gastroenterology
- Top research focus: Gastroenterology
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 6 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; 55 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
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 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Mechanism Versus PPI Trial
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
- Reflux Band in Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
- Definition and Validation of Normative Data of EndoFLIP™ Measurements in Healthy Subjects
Sponsor: Medtronic - MITG
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20254 payments
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20252 payments
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year20251 payment
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
100%Proton pump inhibitor100%Omeprazole56%Esomeprazole Magnesium23%Rabeprazole Sodium22%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 27 Aug 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2021–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The MVP Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mechanism Guided vs PPI Strategy for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
University of California, San Diego
FY2026$675,548R01DK139089 - The MVP Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mechanism Guided vs PPI Strategy for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
University of California, San Diego
FY2025$671,085R01DK139089 - Mechanism Guided Therapy for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
University of California, San Diego
FY2025$192,365K23DK125266
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- The San Diego Consensus for Laryngopharyngeal Symptoms and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Guideline2026 - Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: Historical Perspectives, Current Diagnostics and Therapies, and Remaining Challenges.
Acta gastroenterologica Latinoamericana
Review2025 - Validation of Padova Classification of Post-Fundoplication Outflow Obstruction on High-Resolution Manometry in an International Multi-Center Study.
Neurogastroenterology and motility
Article2025 - Vonoprazan Improves Nocturnal Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms in Nonerosive Reflux Disease.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Article2025 - Authors' Reply to Letter-Ineffective Esophageal Motility and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
Neurogastroenterology and motility
Letter2025
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/rena-yadlapati-md
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/posts/ashraf-rasheed-7b30ab46_congratulations-to-rena-yadlapati-on-her-activity-7343079642767011840-pqVw
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗ - Other
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virtual.gastro.org/b/sp/rena-yadlapati-49
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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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →healthgrades.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →healthgrades.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →healthgrades.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →asge.org ↗
- Board Certified
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →healthgrades.com ↗ - Board Certified
Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (subspecialty)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →healthgrades.com ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Director
GI Motility Laboratory, UC San Diego
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 →gastroenterology.ucsd.edu ↗ - Program Director
Advanced Fellowship in Esophageal Diseases, UC San Diego
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 →gastroenterology.ucsd.edu ↗ - Associate Editor
Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →gi.org ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- AGAF
Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →community.the-hospitalist.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Institute
Board of Directors
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former Board of Directors member
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →gi.org ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Podcast: "Rita Knotts, MD, and Rena Yadlapati, MD, on the Chicago Classification 4.0"
Gastroenterology Learning Network (HMP Global)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →hmpgloballearningnetwork.com ↗ - Video: "Rena Yadlapati, MD, on the Difficult-to-Treat Patient With GERD"
Gastroenterology Learning Network (HMP Global)
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