Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Michael Rafii, MD, PHD, is Professor of Clinical Neurology and Medical Director, Epstein Family Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), Keck School of Medicine of USC at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). The public record shows 227 publications with 10,320 citations (h-index 47), centered on Alzheimer's / Dementia. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2014–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Top research focus: Alzheimer's / Dementia
- 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)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 16 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
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 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Amyloid Lowering for Alzheimer's in Down's With Donanemab Investigation
Sponsor: Michael Rafii, MD, PhD
InvestigatorPhase 4Not, yet, recruitingNCT06911944 - Alzheimer's National Registry for Treatment and Diagnostics(ALZ-NET)
Sponsor: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06170268 - A Study to Assess the Effects of ACI-24.060 in Alzheimer's Disease and in Down Syndrome (ABATE Study)
Sponsor: AC Immune SA
InvestigatorPhase 1/PHASE2RecruitingNCT05462106
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Program year20257 payments$34,409openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20256 payments$25,920openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Program year20259 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2014–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Life’s end Benefits of CannaBidiol and TetrahYdrocannabinol (LiBBY) Open-Label Extension (OLE) Study
Medical University of South Carolina
FY2025$2,072,617R01AG095004 - Precision Medicine for Inflammatory Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease in Down Syndrome
University of Southern California
FY2025$604,405R01AG073979 - Clinical trials to prevent Alzheimer's Disease in Down Syndrome
University of Southern California
FY2024$2,284,142R33AG066543
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Relationships between longitudinal retinal amyloid imaging and amyloid PET in the A4 Trial.
Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2026
Contact
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Office address
9860 Mesa Rim Road, San Diego, CA 92121
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Brown University
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American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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- Member
National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices, American Academy of Developmental Medicine
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Principal Investigator
NIH-funded Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium - Down Syndrome (ACTC-DS)
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Medical Safety Unit, Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC)
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Clinical Core, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Featured guest
The Alzheimer's Research Podcast (ATRI) - "The Earliest Clues: How Genetic Populations Illuminate the Path to Alzheimer's Prevention"
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The Lucky Few podcast, Episode 315: "Brain Health & DS: Alzheimer's Disease Prevalence and Treatment"
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/michael-s-rafii-md-phd-5025294
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researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Rafii
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Facebook
facebook.com/USCATRI/posts/atris-own-gustavo-jimenez-maggiora-and-michael-s-rafii-md-phd-will-be-speaking-a/787879510210921
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keck.usc.edu/news/watch-usc-atris-michael-rafii-md-phd-talk-with-actc-colleague-jason-karlawish-md-about-his-latest-book
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theluckyfewpodcast.com/episodes/315-alzheimers-downsyndrome
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