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William Smoyer, MD

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Vice President and Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute; Robert Kidder Chair in Clinical and Translational Research; Professor of Pediatrics · Nationwide Children's Hospital

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Region🇺🇸 Columbus, OH · Midwest · United StatesSpecialtyPediatric NephrologyFocusRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies+4
Active KOLfindmyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceverified 2026Payments2021–2025NIH funding2006–2026

William Smoyer is Vice President and Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute; Robert Kidder Chair in Clinical and Translational Research; Professor of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children's Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 210 publications with 6,082 citations (h-index 46); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 14 Aug 2026

Overview

Updated 14 Oct 2026

William E. Smoyer, MD, is Vice President and Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital / The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH. The public record shows 210 publications with 6,082 citations (h-index 46), centered on Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 10 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2006–2026).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Top research focus: Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 10 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Glomerular Disease1 trialNephrotic Syndrome1 trialChronic Kidney DiseaseESRD / Dialysis

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesCoagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and AngioedemaVasculitis and related conditionsDialysis and Renal Disease Management

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Fabhaltageneric · IptacopanClinical trials—Industry payments7Publications—Lupkynisgeneric · VoclosporinClinical trials—Industry payments3Publications—Empaveligeneric · PegcetacoplanClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—Farxigageneric · DapagliflozinClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—TolvaptanClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments28Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments24Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedClinical trials—Industry payments17Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHClinical trials—Industry payments16Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments3Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments3AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPClinical trials—Industry payments1Nationwide Children's HospitalClinical trials1Industry payments—Nuwellis, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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210publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 10 in PubMed.

6,082citations

Total citations across indexed works.

46h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 95.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
1clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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10companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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6NIH grants · 2006–2026

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Practice address

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Clinical trials

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 14 Oct 2026

10 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 14 Oct 2026

6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2006–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Congress activity

Updated 14 Oct 2026

1 congress contribution (2019) across ASH per OpenAlex. The most recent:

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 14 Oct 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Nephrotic Syndrome–Associated Thromboembolic Disease
    384 citations2012
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    Dyslipidaemia in nephrotic syndrome: mechanisms and treatment
    327 citations2017
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    Management of Childhood Onset Nephrotic Syndrome
    314 citations2009
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    Drug prescribing in renal failure : dosing guidelines for adults and children
    215 citations2007
    openalex.org ↗
  5. 05
    Regulation of podocyte structure during the development of nephrotic syndrome
    167 citations1998
    doi.org ↗
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Network

Updated 14 Oct 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

Bryce A. Kerlin34Joseph T. Flynn29Amanda P. Waller25Shipra Agrawal21Larry A. Greenbaum20Jon B. Klein20Julie Dougherty18Michelle Denburg17Bradley P. Dixon17Patrick D. Brophy17Mark Mitsnefes16Mahmoud Kallash16Timothy E. Bunchman15Caroline Gluck15Richard F. Ransom15David B. Kershaw15Vikas R. Dharnidharka14Susan L. Furth14John D. Mahan14Michelle N. Rheault13Rasheed Gbadegesin13Yu Kamigaki13Debbie S. Gipson13Michael L. Merchant13Christopher B. Forrest12Laura H. Mariani12Katelyn J. Wolfgang12Timothy D. Cummins11Melinda A. Chanley11Marvin T. Nieman11Scott E. Wenderfer11Matthias Kretzler10Rainer Benndorf10Amy Goodwin Davies10Sagar Bhayana10Hanieh Razzaghi9Tetyana L. Vasylyeva9Adam J. Guess9Aileen B. Sedman9Susan McRitchie8

Online presence

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/william-smoyer-md

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  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/William-E-Smoyer-38686000

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/william-e-smoyer-m-d-804031115

    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 ↗

Mentions by others

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  • Other

    nephcure.org/team/william-smoyer

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  • Other

    nationwidechildrens.org/find-a-doctor/profiles/william-e-smoyer

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  • Other

    pnrconsortium.org/about-us/our-board

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Background & recognition

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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

Education

degrees and training on record
  • Fellowship

    Boston Children's Hospital / University of Pennsylvania Medical Center / Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    1993
    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 →nationwidechildrens.org ↗
  • Internship and Residency

    University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

    1989
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  • MD

    University of Florida College of Medicine

    1986
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  • Board Certified

    Pediatric Nephrology

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Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Fellow

    American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →nephcure.org ↗
  • Member

    American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN), Society for Pediatric Research (SPR), American Pediatric Society (APS), International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA)

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →nephcure.org ↗
  • Co-founder

    ASPN Therapeutics Development Committee

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →docwirenews.com ↗
  • Chair (former)

    National CTSA Child Health Oversight Committee (CC-CHOC)

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →nephcure.org ↗

Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Co-Medical Director

    NephCure

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  • Co-founder and Board Member

    Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium (PNRC, formerly Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium)

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  • Director

    Nephrology Fellowship Program, Nationwide Children's Hospital

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Media & interviews

press, podcasts and appearances
  • Guest

    "Innovating Leadership, Co-Creating Our Future" (VoiceAmerica radio/podcast), September 26, 2017, discussing role as VP for Clinical and Translational Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital

    2017
    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →voiceamerica.com ↗

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