Richard Bedlack, MD
Enriched profileStewart, Hughes, and Wendt Distinguished Professor of ALS; Director, Duke ALS Program · Duke University Department of Neurology (Duke Health)
Richard Bedlack is Stewart, Hughes, and Wendt Distinguished Professor of ALS; Director, Duke ALS Program at Duke University Department of Neurology (Duke Health). OpenAlex indexes 182 publications with 7,275 citations (h-index 39); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 25 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Richard Bedlack, MD PHD, is Stewart, Hughes, and Wendt Distinguished Professor of ALS at Duke University Department of Neurology (Duke Health), Durham, NC. The public record shows 182 publications with 7,275 citations (h-index 39), centered on ALS. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 7 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Neurology
- Top research focus: ALS
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 7 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; 8 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Public positions
sourced statements on record- Advocated for the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies (ACT) for ALS Act
expanding access to investigational ALS treatments via Expanded Access Programs (EAPs)
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and that FDA/IRB-overseen Expanded Access Programs are a safer, more effective alternative
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Intestinal Microbiome Transplant in ALS
Sponsor: Duke University
- Trial of Theracurmin for Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Sponsor: Richard Bedlack, M.D., Ph.D.
Industry payments
Updated 16 Oct 2026
7 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Tanabe Pharma America, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year202318 payments$20,205openpaymentsdata.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
84.9%Benzothiazole28.7%Riluzole100%Part D≥38 patientsSigma-1 Agonist13.3%Nuedexta100%Part D≥12 patients+ 7 more classes in this area
Musculoskeletal
8.7%gamma-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic Agonist8.7%Baclofen100%Part D≥14 patientsRespiratory
3.3%Anticholinergic3.3%Glycopyrrolate100%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
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- ALS Motor Observational Telemedicine Objective Rasch-Built Assessment: A Quantitative Scale for the Era of Teleneurology.
Neurology. Clinical practice
Article2025 - The Scientific and Therapeutic Rationale for Off-Label Treatments in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Annals of neurology
Review2024
Online presence
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/richard-bedlack-md
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linkedin.com/in/richard-bedlack-3b5859346
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linkedin.com/in/richard-bedlack-a7bb0b20
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instagram.com/stitchingstrength
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researchgate.net/profile/Richard-Bedlack
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
brainandlife.org/podcast/focusing-on-hope-answering-als-questions-dr-bedlack
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facebook.com/DukeUniv/posts/dr-richard-bedlack-director-of-the-duke-als-clinic-has-worked-for-more-than-20-y/10156635795161475
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twitter.com/DukeU/status/1197995172103172101
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x.com/alsuntangled
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youtube.com/watch
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Background & recognition
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees 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 →scholars.duke.edu ↗
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- MS
Clinical Research Science, Duke University
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Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Neuromuscular Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Founder and Leader
ALSUntangled program
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ALS Reversals research program
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Duke ALS Clinic
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Leadership Team, Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS)
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Awards & honors
honors 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 →neurology.duke.edu ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- 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 →scholars.duke.edu ↗
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- Chief
Department of Neurology, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Neuromuscular Medicine/EMG Fellowship Program, Duke University
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Media & interviews
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- Featured guest
"Fashionably Fighting ALS with Dr. Richard Bedlack," Stories and Innovation in ALS podcast, Episode #13
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- Q&A feature
Raleigh Magazine: "Q&A With Duke ALS Clinic Founder and Director Richard Bedlack"
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