Vladimir Kushnir, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine · Washington University in St. Louis
Vladimir Kushnir is Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. OpenAlex indexes 359 publications with 4,737 citations (h-index 41); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 23 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Vladimir Kushnir, MD, is Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. The public record shows 359 publications with 4,737 citations (h-index 41), centered on Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Esophageal and GI Pathology, Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 23 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2016 · Frontline gastroenterology
- Top research focus: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 23 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 1 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 88.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Public positions
sourced statements 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 →internalmedicine.wustl.edu ↗
- Director
Advanced Interventional Fellowship Program, Washington University in St. Louis
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Bariatric Endoscopy; Director, Endoscopic Research; Washington University in St. Louis
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Surveillance vs. Endoscopic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus With Low-grade Dysplasia
Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver
- Endoscopic Optical Coherence Tomography for Screening and Diagnosis of Colorectal Precancerous and Malignant Polyps
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
- Assessing Effect of Withdrawal Time on Adenoma Detection Rate for Screening Colonoscopy
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
Industry payments
Updated 23 Oct 2026
23 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202532 payments$23,974openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- CONMED CorporationProgram year20252 payments$10,134openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Olympus Medical Systems CorporationProgram year20253 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
93.9%Proton pump inhibitor61.2%Omeprazole57%Pantoprazole Sodium24%Rabeprazole Sodium7%Esomeprazole Magnesium4%Lansoprazole3%Dexlansoprazole Dr3%Nexium2%Part D<11 patientsAluminum Complex9.3%Sucralfate100%Part D≥55 patients+ 5 more classes in this area
Nervous system
4.9%Gabapentinoids2.8%Gabapentin100%Part D<11 patientsAzaspirodecanedione derivatives1.1%Buspirone Hcl100%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Sensory organs
1.2%Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial1.2%Ciprofloxacin Hcl100%Part D≥13 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
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Congress activity
Updated 23 Oct 2026
4 congress contributions (2016–2021) across AACR, ASCO, ASTRO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Derivation of Distinct Prognostic Tumor Cell States in PDAC via Single-Cell RNA Sequencing
ASTRO Annual Meeting
ASTRO2021Co-author - Abstract 4750: Time-of-diagnosis prognostication of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma based on single cell RNA-seq and digital cytometry
AACR (meeting unresolved)
AACR2020Co-author
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 23 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02ASGE guideline for infection control during GI endoscopyArticle199 citations2018
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Network
Updated 23 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 23 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/vladimir-kushnir-md
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
gastro.wustl.edu/people/vladimir-kushnir-md
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Background & recognition
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
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 →gastro.wustl.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →webfiles.gi.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →internalmedicine.wustl.edu ↗
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