Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Darren Brenner, MD, is Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) and Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The public record shows 206 publications with 3,617 citations (h-index 29), centered on IBS / Functional GI. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 22 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The American journal of gastroenterology
- Top research focus: IBS / Functional GI
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 22 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 8 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Public positionssourced statements on record
- Author
first American College of Gastroenterology Clinical Guideline on IBS
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →continuingeducation.net ↗
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Atrantil for Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Sponsor: Northwestern University
InvestigatorCompletedNCT04755673
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
22 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLCProgram year202569 payments$75,150openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Ardelyx, Inc.Program year202552 payments$61,822openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ABBVIE INC.Program year202534 payments$49,329openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Normalization of Dyssynergic Bear Down Patterns in the Seated Position Predicts Normal Balloon Expulsion Testing on High-Resolution Anorectal Manometry.
The American journal of gastroenterology
2026 - Real-World Evidence of the Long-Term Clinical Utility of a Vibrating Capsule in the Management of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation.
Clinical and translational gastroenterology
2025 - Data Challenges for Externally Controlled Trials: Viewpoint.
Journal of medical Internet research
2023
Contact
An office address from a public listing. This research profile has no federal registry record to draw from.
Office address
420 E. Superior St., Arthur J. Rubloff Building, Chicago, IL 60611
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- Board Certified
Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Board of Directors
International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →continuingeducation.net ↗ - Member
Rome Foundation Committee on Clinical Trial Design (Rome V Design of Treatment Trial Committee)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →continuingeducation.net ↗ - Former Associate Editor
American Journal of Gastroenterology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →continuingeducation.net ↗
Awards & honorshonors 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 →continuingeducation.net ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →continuingeducation.net ↗
- Fellow
American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →continuingeducation.net ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Director
Northwestern Neurogastromotility and Functional Bowel Programs / Motts Tonelli GI Physiology Laboratory, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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 →continuingeducation.net ↗ - Co-Director
Integrated Bowel Dysfunction Program, Northwestern Medicine
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →feinberg.northwestern.edu ↗ - Affiliated faculty
Northwestern Scleroderma Program
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 →scleroderma.northwestern.edu ↗
Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- 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 →gastrogirl.com ↗
- 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 →theguthealthpodcast.buzzsprout.com ↗
- Podcast: "Putting Constipation Into Context" - Better Edge
Northwestern Medicine
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Owned accountspublic accounts run by this person
- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/darren-brenner-md
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linkedin.com/in/darren-brenner-958a0943
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x.com/dbrennergimd
Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
gi.org/2022/09/02/video-of-the-week-dr-darren-brenner-on-tackling-gi-complications-of-opioid-treatment
- Other
iffgd.org/norton-education-series/nes-education-30-anniversary/11563-2-6
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theguthealthpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2293918/episodes/15324170-everything-you-need-to-know-about-constipation-guest-darren-brenner-md
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →theguthealthpodcast.buzzsprout.com ↗
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