Karen L Madsen, PhD is an expert in Gastroenterology at University of Alberta (Canada). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Karen L Madsen in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Gastroenteritis and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Karen L Madsen has authored 242 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 20 clinical trials, 1 of them ongoing. SLR score: 1,097 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Karen L Madsen, PhD University of Alberta Canada
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Gastroenterology

Subspecialties: Nutrition - Hepatology - Endocrinology

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Organizations

Career arc: 1986 - 2026

Source: PubMed

University of Alberta

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 242

Citations

Citations: 17 802 1st author: 18 Last author: 62 Unique author: 9


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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Host-microbe Interactions in the Appendix of Children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
PMID 42531280 — crohn disease, appendix, inflammatory bowel diseases, host microbial interactions, digestive system physiological phenomena, child
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol20260
Mast cell-derived IL-13 as a driver of Crohn disease-associated intestinal fibrosis.
PMID 42418669 — cells, interleukin-13, vimentin, muscles, crohn disease, fibrosis, pathology, collagen, inositol, inflammatory bowel diseases, tissues, colitis, ulcerative, mast cells, interleukin-4
Inflamm Bowel Dis20260
The Gut Microbiome in Surgical Oncology: Mechanisms, Perioperative Outcomes, and Therapeutic Opportunities.
PMID 42370841 — surgical oncology, melanoma, neoplasms, pneumonia, therapeutics, gastrointestinal microbiome
Br J Surg20260
β-Glucan and Inulin Estimated Intake Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Crohn's Disease, Improved Gut Barrier and Systemic Inflammation Markers, and Multi-Omic Signatures in a High-Risk Cohort.
PMID 42214560 — glucans, crohn disease, multiple chronic conditions, inulin, dietary fiber, gastrointestinal microbiome
Gastroenterology20260
IL23R genetic variants associate with Crohn's disease risk and microbiome changes in healthy first-degree relatives.
PMID 42208782 — interleukin-23, genes, crohn disease, polymorphism, single nucleotide
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol20260

Clinical Studies 20

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

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Principal Investigator: 4

By phase:

N/A 13
Phase 2 4
Phase 3 2
Phase 2/Phase 3 1

By status:

Completed 15
Unknown 3
Recruiting 1
Terminated 1

By type:

Interventional 18
Observational 2

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 14
multicentric2to4 3
multicentric5to9 2
multicentricup10 1

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Cohort/Consortium Investigators 11

Ongoing Clinical Trials

Ongoing trial started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
Fiber and Metformin Combination Therapy in Adolescents With Severe Obesity and Insulin Resistance
NCT04578652 — insulin resistance, insulin, pediatric obesity, gingiva, tablets, adolescent, obesity, therapeutics, dietary fiber, gum arabic, gastrointestinal microbiome, obesity, morbid, metformin
Phase 3Recruiting2021

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