Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Gary T. Ferguson, MD, is Director, Pulmonary Research Institute of Southeast Michigan. The public record shows 285 publications with 16,961 citations (h-index 50), centered on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Top research focus: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 8 companies
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Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 112.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- ProAir Digihaler in COPD Disease Management: A Real World Study
Sponsor: Pulmonary Research Institute of Southeast Michigan
InvestigatorCompletedNCT04821869 - Peak Inspiratory Flow and Dry Powder Inhaler Performance in COPD
Sponsor: Pulmonary Research Institute of Southeast Michigan
InvestigatorPhase 4CompletedNCT04606394 - Study Investigating the Effect of 4 Doses of RPL554 Given in Addition to Tiotropium to Patients With COPD
Sponsor: Verona Pharma, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA
InvestigatorPhase 2CompletedNCT03937479
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2023. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year202315 payments$10,224openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Program year20236 payments
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20231 payment
NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Albuterol Digihaler in COPD Disease Management: A Real-World Study to Assess Digihaler Inhalation Parameters, Thresholds and Their Use to Identify Deterioration in Clinical Practice.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2025 - Long-term safety of tiotropium/olodaterol in older patients with moderate-to-very-severe COPD in the TONADO® studies.
NPJ primary care respiratory medicine
2020
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Contact
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Office address
29255 W 10 Mile Rd Ste A, Farmington Hills, MI 48336
Network
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Background & recognition
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
University of Washington School of Medicine
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Internal Medicine
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Pulmonary Medicine
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Critical Care Medicine
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American College of Chest Physicians (F.C.C.P.)
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Editorial board member
Journal COPD (COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Clinical Professor of Medicine
Michigan State University (College of Human Medicine)
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Providence/St. John Health System
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Altesa BioSciences, Inc.
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