Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Elliot Tapper, MD, is Professor of Internal Medicine, Academic Chief of Hepatology at University of Michigan Medical School / Michigan Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ann Arbor, MI. The public record shows 492 publications with 16,397 citations (h-index 60), centered on Liver Disease and Transplantation, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes. It also documents an investigator role on 8 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 5 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2019–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Hepatology communications
- Top research focus: Liver Disease and Transplantation
- 8 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 5 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; 57 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 212.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Public positionssourced statements on record
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Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 8 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Remote Electrical Stimulation for Pain and Depression Treatment in Cirrhosis
Sponsor: University of Michigan
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06932783 - Testing LiverWatch, a Home-Based Remote-Monitoring Intervention for Advanced Liver Disease
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06136221 - The RELAX Trial: Nonpharmaceutical Intervention for Nocturnal Muscle Cramps
Sponsor: University of Michigan
InvestigatorCompletedNCT05457322
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Madrigal PharmaceuticalsProgram year202511 payments$15,117openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, IncProgram year20251 payment
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Program year20221 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2019–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Improving Hepatic Encephalopathy Through a Pharmacist-Delivered Program to Optimize Encephalopathy Management (POEM): a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study
Indiana University Indianapolis
FY2026$805,822R01DK147308 - Clinical Research in Digestive Diseases (CRDD) Training Program
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
FY2026$114,347T32DK062708 - Statin Therapy for patients with compensated Cirrhosis
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
FY2025$613,662U01DK130113
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- The Transitional Liver Clinic: Study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial.
Hepatology communications
2026 - Healthcare costs and treatment patterns associated with glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist use among patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.
Journal of comparative effectiveness research
2025 - Integrative Hepatology: Enhancing overall health to manage liver disease.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
2025 - A systematic review of noninvasive laboratory indices and elastography to predict hepatic decompensation.
Hepatology communications
2025 - Response to "Reflections on the Study of Physiological Determinants in Cirrhosis With Ascites".
United European gastroenterology journal
2025
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01Contemporary Epidemiology of Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis1,160 citations2019
- 02
- 03
- 04Use of Liver Imaging and Biopsy in Clinical Practice435 citations2017
- 05
Contact
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Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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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
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →uofmhealth.org ↗
- BA
Biology and Political Theory, University of Chicago
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →uofmhealth.org ↗ - Internal Medicine residency (Chief Resident) and Gastroenterology fellowship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Editor-in-Chief (Clinical Research)
Hepatology Communications
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Michigan Cirrhosis Program
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Hepatologist
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medifind.com ↗ - Center Member
Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI), University of Michigan
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University of Michigan Precision Health
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- The Curbsiders podcast episode #452
"NAFLD/MASLD with Dr. Elliot Tapper"
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 →thecurbsiders.com ↗ - The Curbsiders podcast episode #293
"The Best of Liver Tests with Dr. Elliot Tapper"
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"Hemochromatosis with Elliot Tapper"
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
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youtube.com/watch
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