Steven Smith, MD
Enriched profileSenior Global Medical Advisor – Obesity, Zealand Pharma A/S (effective January 1, 2025) · Zealand Pharma A/S
Steven Smith is Senior Global Medical Advisor – Obesity, Zealand Pharma A/S (effective January 1, 2025) at Zealand Pharma A/S. ClinicalTrials.gov lists 20 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Steven R. Smith, M.D., is Senior Global Medical Advisor – Obesity, Zealand Pharma A/S (effective January 1, 2025). The public record shows 238 publications with 12,945 citations (h-index 44), centered on Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Diseases. It also documents an investigator role on 20 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 11 companies, 7 NIH-funded awards (2011–2026).
- Top research focus: Obesity
- 20 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 11 companies
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Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 20 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Transcriptional and Epigenetic Program of PCOS Women
Sponsor: AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
- Biomarkers of Liver Pathology in Patients With Presumed Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Following Bariatric Surgery
Sponsor: AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
11 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProgram year20251 payment
- Zealand Pharma A/SProgram year202448 payments$297,581openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Novo Nordisk IncProgram year20246 payments$14,820openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
7 NIH research awards on record, funded 2011–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Analyzing effectiveness of ongoing natural experiments in telehealth
University of Florida
FY2026$660,082R01HL171387 - Neurocircuit of Partner-seeking Following Social Loss
University of Kansas Lawrence
FY2026$648,963R01MH133123 - Antihypertensive Mechanisms of Minocycline in Resistant Hypertension: Role of the gut microbiota-brain-immune axis
University of Florida
FY2026$646,654R01HL132448
Publications
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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linkedin.com/in/steven-r-smith-md-0849812b
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
adventhealth.com/news/steven-smith-md-named-chief-scientific-officer-adventhealth
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beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/podcasts-beckers-hospital-review/dr-steven-r-smith-chief-scientific-officer-at-adventhealth-92729019.html
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →beckershospitalreview.com ↗ - Other
globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/01/07/3005643/0/en/Steven-R-Smith-MD-joins-Zealand-Pharma-as-Senior-Global-Medical-Advisor-in-Obesity.html
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →healthgrades.com ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- 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 →obesity.org ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →adventhealth.com ↗
- FTOS – Fellow
The Obesity Society
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 →obesity.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Former Chief Scientific Officer & founding Scientific Director
AdventHealth Research Institute / Translational Research Institute
2024verifiedCorroborated 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 →globenewswire.com ↗ - Adjunct Professor
Johns Hopkins University
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- LinkedIn Pulse article
"A change in the way you think about obesity," authored by Steven R. Smith, MD
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medscape.com ↗
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