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Fernando Gerchman is an expert in Endocrinology at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (Brazil). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Fernando Gerchman in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Glucose Metabolism Disorders and Diabetes Mellitus, and in the top 1% of experts in Brazil for Glucose Intolerance. Fernando Gerchman has authored 104 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 6 clinical trials, 2 of them ongoing. SLR score: 452 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Endocrinology

Subspecialties: Nutrition - Public Health - Nephrology

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Organizations

Career arc: 2006 - 2026
Source: PubMed

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 104

Citations

Citations: 5 083 1st author: 4 Last author: 44 Unique author: 0

Main journals

Diabetol Metab Syndr 13
Diabetes 6
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 6
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 6
Arch Endocrinol Metab 5

Best Journals

N Engl J Med 2
J Clin Oncol 1

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Tirzepatide, cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in obesity and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
PMID 42442557 — diabetes mellitus, bias, mortality, obesity, overweight, diabetes mellitus, type 2		Diabetes Res Clin Pract20260
Effect of Partial Replacement of Animal Protein with Plant Protein on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes: Rationale, Design, and Protocol of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
PMID 42303131 — diabetes mellitus, plant proteins, diet, glycemic control, diabetes mellitus, type 2, diet, plant-based		Clin Nutr ESPEN20260
Validity of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for the Assessment of Body Composition in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis.
PMID 41889160 — sclerosis, muscles, body composition, muscle, skeletal, scleroderma, systemic, roc curve, cachexia, sarcopenia		J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle20260
Pathways to improving the awareness, diagnosis and management of lipodystrophy in Brazil: an expert panel discussion.
PMID 41272755 — lipodystrophy, lipodystrophy, congenital generalized, diagnosis		Diabetol Metab Syndr20250
Plant and Animal-Based Dietary Patterns and Cardiometabolic Diseases in the Brazilian Population: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Brazilian National Health Survey.
PMID 41228522 — diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cross-sectional studies, heart diseases, heart, food, prevalence, obesity, health surveys, hypercholesterolemia, dietary patterns		Nutrients20250

Clinical Studies 6

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

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Principal Investigator: 5

By phase:

N/A 5
Phase 3 1

By status:

Unknown 3
Completed 1
Not yet recruiting 1
Recruiting 1

By type:

Interventional 6

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 4
multicentric2to4 1
multicentric5to9 0
multicentricup10 1

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Ongoing Clinical Trials

2 ongoing trials started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
Meal Frequency and Glycemic Control in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes
NCT06934707 — diabetes mellitus, exercise, nutrition therapy, prescriptions, diet, fats, glycemic index, lunch, fats, unsaturated, therapeutics, meals, carbohydrates, snacks, diabetes mellitus, type 1, breakfast, glycemic control		N/ANot yet recruiting2025
Effect of Partial Dietary Replacement From Animal to Plant Based Protein for Type 2 Diabetes Management
NCT05706155 — diabetes mellitus, exercise, insulin resistance, insulin, eating, prescriptions, diet, fats, glycemic index, obesity, weight loss, overweight, carbohydrates, diet, healthy, diabetes mellitus, type 2, diet, plant-based		N/ARecruiting2022

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