Saul Karpen is a Gastroenterology physician affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University. OpenAlex indexes 323 publications with 17,080 citations (h-index 72); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Pediatric Gastroenterology 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 fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
1000 E Broad St
Richmond, VA 232191930
Telephone
804-828-2467Provider last certified this registry record 4 May 2026.
Clinical trials
- A Prospective Database of Infants With Cholestasis
Sponsor: Arbor Research Collaborative for Health
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
9 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Ipsen InnovationProgram year20251 payment
- Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20247 payments
- Ipsen Bioscience Inc.Program year20241 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
NIH funding
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2024–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Modeling genetic contributions to biliary atresia
Virginia Commonwealth University
FY2026$588,673R01DK135815 - VCU-Atlanta Center for the Childhood Liver Disease Research Network (ChiLDReN)
Virginia Commonwealth University
FY2026$401,047U01DK062470 - Modeling genetic contributions to biliary atresia
Virginia Commonwealth University
FY2025$596,067R01DK135815
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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