Reza Shaker, MD
Enriched profileJoseph E. Geenen Professor and Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Medical College of Wisconsin
Reza Shaker is Joseph E. Geenen Professor and Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Medical College of Wisconsin. OpenAlex indexes 764 publications with 16,143 citations (h-index 67); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 8 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 15 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Reza Shaker, MD, is Joseph E. Geenen Professor and Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Medical College of Wisconsin. The public record shows 764 publications with 16,143 citations (h-index 67), centered on Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, Dysphagia Assessment and Management, Gastrointestinal motility and disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 8 registered clinical trials, 14 NIH-funded awards (1992–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Gastroenterology research and practice
- Top research focus: Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- 8 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 16 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 241.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 15 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 8 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- External Pharyngeal Exerciser and Pharyngeal Phase of Swallowing
Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin
- External Pharyngeal Exerciser and Dysphagia
Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin
- Striated Esophageal Motor Function Modulation in Health and Disease
Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
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%Omeprazole100%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 15 Oct 2026
14 NIH research awards on record, funded 1992–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Deglutitive and airway protective functions of proximal/ striated muscle esophagus in health and disease
Medical College of Wisconsin
FY2025$469,026R01DK132082 - Deglutitive and airway protective functions of proximal/ striated muscle esophagus in health and disease
Medical College of Wisconsin
FY2024$433,367R01DK132082
Publications
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Effects of Aging on Correlation of Striated Esophageal and Pharyngeal Deglutitive Motor Function.
Gastroenterology research and practice
Article2026 - The pharyngeal phase of swallowing controls deglutitive inhibition.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology
Article2025 - Do children with dysphagia and normal esophageal motility according to Chicago Classification always have "normal" esophageal motility?
Neurogastroenterology and motility
Article2025 - Correlation of deglutitive striated esophagus motor function and pharyngeal phase swallowing biomechanical events.
Neurogastroenterology and motility
Article2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Dysphagia: current reality and scope of the problemReview577 citations2015
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- 04Upper esophageal sphincter function during deglutitionArticle391 citations1988
- 05Augmentation of deglutitive upper esophageal sphincter opening in the elderly by exerciseArticle373 citations1997
Network
Updated 15 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 15 Oct 2026
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ctsi.mcw.edu
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mcw.edu/Gastroenterology-Hepatology/Faculty-Providers/Reza-Shaker-MD.htm
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Background & recognition
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
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journal and society appointments- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mcw.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ctsi.mcw.edu ↗
Awards & honors
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- Masters Award in Gastroenterology for Basic or Clinical Research in Digestive Diseases
American Gastroenterology Association
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Secondary affiliations
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