Richard Legro is an Endocrinology/Metabolic physician affiliated with Pennsylvania State University. OpenAlex indexes 1,039 publications with 54,786 citations (h-index 102); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 27 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Reproductive Endocrinology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingClinical trials
- Eastern Siberia PCOS Epidemiology & Phenotype Study
Sponsor: Federal State Public Scientific Institution, Scientific Center for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems
- Inositol Supplementation to Treat PCOS (INSUPP-PCOS)
Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Overall officialPhase 2CompletedNCT03864068 - Sonographic Hysterosalpingography: Oil vs Water Based Media (SHOW Trial)
Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Overall officialPhase 4CompletedNCT03604549
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
5 companies with payments on record in CMS Open Payments (2021 onward), matched to this physician's NPI. The itemized breakdown by company, amount and year is part of the full profile. Why? →
NIH funding
11 NIH research awards on record, funded 1996–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children in Northern Appalachia
Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
FY2026$846,363UH3HL162971 - Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children in Northern Appalachia
Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
FY2025$866,500UH3HL162971 - Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children in Northern Appalachia
Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
FY2024$878,862UH3HL162971
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
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