Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Sean Pittock, MD, is Consultant, Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The public record shows 762 publications with 53,222 citations (h-index 113), centered on Epilepsy. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 12 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2010–2014).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Annals of neurology
- Top research focus: Epilepsy
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 12 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; 89 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Acute Optic Neuritis Network: an International Study That Invesitages Subjects With a First-ever Episode of Acute Inflammation of the Optic Nerve
Sponsor: Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecul
InvestigatorUnknownNCT05605951 - IVIG in Patients With VGKC Ab Associated Autoimmune Epilepsy
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
InvestigatorPhase 3TerminatedNCT02697292
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
12 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year202517 payments$38,371openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- UCB SAProgram year20251 payment
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AGProgram year20253 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2010–2014 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- CNS Demyelinating Autoimmunity Targeting Water Channel Complexes
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2014$334,688R01NS065829 - CNS Demyelinating Autoimmunity Targeting Water Channel Complexes
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2013$326,237R01NS065829 - CNS Demyelinating Autoimmunity Targeting Water Channel Complexes
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2012$338,069R01NS065829
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- TRUE-MOGAD Score: A Novel Scoring System to Identify MOGAD Among Positive MOG-IgG Test Results.
Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation
2026
Contact
An office address from a public listing. This research profile has no federal registry record to draw from.
Office address
200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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
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- MB (Bachelor of Medicine)
University College Dublin, National University of Ireland
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- Board Certified
Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABMS)
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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- Director
Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic (Marilyn A. Park and Moon S. Park, M.D., Director)
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Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Mayo Clinic
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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 →mayo.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mayo.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mayo.edu ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Joint appointment
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic
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Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Prof. Sean Pittock Outlines a Bold New Era for Autoimmune Neurology
From Discovery to Targeted Immune Reset
2025verifiedCorroborated 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 →wfneurology.org ↗ - NeuroVoices: Sean Pittock
MD, on Improving Treatment Optimization, Clinical Pipeline of NMOSD (NeurologyLive video interview)
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MD (NeurologyLive video interview)
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