Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Richard Bedlack, MD PHD, is Stewart, Hughes, and Wendt Distinguished Professor of ALS at Duke University Department of Neurology (Duke Health), Durham, NC. The public record shows 182 publications with 7,275 citations (h-index 39), centered on ALS. It also documents an investigator role on 8 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 7 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Neurology
- Top research focus: ALS
- 8 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 7 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
- Advocated for the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies (ACT) for ALS Act
expanding access to investigational ALS treatments via Expanded Access Programs (EAPs)
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 →iamals.org ↗ - Public position that Right to Try law has not meaningfully increased access to experimental ALS treatments
and that FDA/IRB-overseen Expanded Access Programs are a safer, more effective alternative
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Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 8 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Widely Inclusive, Hybrid-Decentralized Pilot Trial Utilizing β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate to Lower IGFBP7 Levels in People With ALS
Sponsor: Duke University
InvestigatorPhase 1Not, yet, recruitingNCT07589764 - Intestinal Microbiome Transplant in ALS
Sponsor: Duke University
InvestigatorPhase 1/PHASE2RecruitingNCT07017946 - Scalable Expanded Access With Analysis of Neurofilament and Other Biomarkers for Ibudilast in ALS
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
InvestigatorAvailableNCT06743776
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
7 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Tanabe Pharma America, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year202318 payments$20,205openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
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.
Contact
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Office address
932 Morreene Rd, Durham, NC 27705
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
- 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 →scholars.duke.edu ↗
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- MS
Clinical Research Science, Duke University
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Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Neuromuscular Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Founder and Leader
ALSUntangled program
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ALS Reversals research program
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Duke ALS Clinic
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- 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 →scholars.duke.edu ↗
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- Chief
Department of Neurology, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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- Featured guest
"Fashionably Fighting ALS with Dr. Richard Bedlack," Stories and Innovation in ALS podcast, Episode #13
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/richard-bedlack-md
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linkedin.com/in/richard-bedlack-3b5859346
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linkedin.com/in/richard-bedlack-a7bb0b20
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
brainandlife.org/podcast/focusing-on-hope-answering-als-questions-dr-bedlack
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facebook.com/DukeUniv/posts/dr-richard-bedlack-director-of-the-duke-als-clinic-has-worked-for-more-than-20-y/10156635795161475
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twitter.com/DukeU/status/1197995172103172101
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