Simon Fisher, MD
Enriched profileProfessor; Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Vice Chair for Research and Innovation, Internal Medicine; Deputy Director, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center · University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Simon Fisher is Professor; Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Vice Chair for Research and Innovation, Internal Medicine; Deputy Director, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center at University of Kentucky College of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 141 publications with 4,674 citations (h-index 36); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 17 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Simon J. Fisher, MD, is Professor at University of Kentucky College of Medicine. The public record shows 141 publications with 4,674 citations (h-index 36), centered on Diabetes Management and Research, Pancreatic function and diabetes, Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (2022–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2021 · American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism
- Top research focus: Diabetes Management and Research
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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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; 5 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 68.
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 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Closed Loop and Education for Hypoglycemia Awareness Restoration
Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Restoration of Hypoglycemia Awareness With Metoclopramide
Sponsor: Simon Fisher
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDProgram year20255 payments$13,650openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDProgram year20244 payments
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedProgram year202319 payments
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
67.4%GLP-1 receptor agonist50%Ozempic71%Mounjaro16%Trulicity14%Part D<11 patientsInsulin Analog6%Lantus Solostar100%Part D<11 patientsGenitourinary & hormones
18.3%Androgen18.3%Testosterone60%Testosterone Cypionate40%Part D<11 patientsSensory organs
14.2%Corticosteroid14.2%Hydrocortisone100%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
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2022–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- University of Kentucky Diabetes Prevention COBRE (UK-DPC)
University of Kentucky
FY2026$1,097,076P20GM156679 - Restoration of Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia U01 Consortium: University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
FY2026$790,957U01DK135111
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
35 congress contributions (2011–2025) across AACE, ADA per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- 1-PUB: Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia (IAH) and Blunted Sympathoadrenal Response in Rodents Is Reversible
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2025Co-authorOnline-only - 1009-P: Complexity Separation among Diabetes Types Depends on Time, Not Scale Size
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2025Co-authorPoster - 233-OR: Occurrence and Impact of Missing Data on CGM Metrics—Analysis of Data from Type 1 Diabetes Exercise Initiative (T1DEXI)
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2025Co-authorOral
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Insulin action in the brain regulates both central and peripheral functions.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism
Review2021 - Alarm Settings of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems and Associations to Glucose Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes.
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Article2020
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03Regulation of glucose homeostasis through a XBP-1–FoxO1 interactionArticle301 citations2011
- 04Brain Insulin Controls Adipose Tissue Lipolysis and LipogenesisArticle259 citations2011
- 05
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Mentions by others
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medicine.uky.edu/news/dr-simon-fisher-officially-named-director-2023-05-18t11-59-07
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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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 →medicine.uky.edu ↗
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- Board Certified
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
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Awards & honors
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