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Steven Smith, MD

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Senior Global Medical Advisor – Obesity, Zealand Pharma A/S (effective January 1, 2025) · Zealand Pharma A/S

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Region🇺🇸 Orlando, FL · Southeast · United StatesSpecialtyEndocrinology, Diabetes & MetabolismFocusObesity+4
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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 17 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 22 Oct 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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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Obesity9 trialsType 2 Diabetes3 trialsOverweight2 trialsMetabolic Diseases2 trialsProstate Cancer1 trialPolycystic Ovary Syndrome1 trialCysts1 trialInsulin Resistance1 trialDiabetes Mellitus1 trialNASH / NAFLD / MASH1 trialNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease1 trialFatty Liver1 trialFatty Liver, Alcoholic1 trialAlzheimer's / Dementia1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
ObesityInsulin ResistanceMetabolic DiseasesOverweightType 2 Diabetes

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Saxendageneric · LiraglutideClinical trials—Industry payments4Publications—Korlymgeneric · MifepristoneClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—Mounjarogeneric · TirzepatideClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Zealand Pharma A/SClinical trials—Industry payments50Eli Lilly and CompanyClinical trials—Industry payments30Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments20Novo Nordisk IncClinical trials—Industry payments19AdventHealth Translational Research InstituteClinical trials10Industry payments—Pennington Biomedical Research CenterClinical trials9Industry payments—Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHClinical trials—Industry payments2Eisai Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2City of Hope Medical CenterClinical trials1Industry payments—Corcept TherapeuticsClinical trials—Industry payments1E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Medtronic, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Stryker CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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44h-index

Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
20clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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11companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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7NIH grants · 2011–2026

Federally funded research awards.

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Clinical trials

Updated 22 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 20 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 22 Oct 2026

11 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 22 Oct 2026

7 NIH research awards on record, funded 2011–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

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Online presence

Updated 22 Oct 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/steven-r-smith-md-0849812b

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Mentions by others

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  • Other

    adventhealth.com/news/steven-smith-md-named-chief-scientific-officer-adventhealth

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  • Other

    beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/podcasts-beckers-hospital-review/dr-steven-r-smith-chief-scientific-officer-at-adventhealth-92729019.html

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  • 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 22 Oct 2026

Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.

Education

degrees and training on record
  • M.D.

    University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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  • Board Certified

    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
  • President

    The Obesity Society

    2014
    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

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Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Former Chief Scientific Officer & founding Scientific Director

    AdventHealth Research Institute / Translational Research Institute

    2024
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  • Adjunct Professor

    Johns Hopkins University

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  • Adjunct Professor

    Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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  • Adjunct Professor

    Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

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Media & interviews

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