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Luis F. Lara

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1998
Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchGastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and TreatmentGastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsPancreatic function and diabetes

Publications

255

Citations

2,540

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
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Luis F. Lara is a gastroenterologist whose work focuses on diseases of the pancreas and digestive tract, including acute and chronic pancreatitis, diverticulitis, and colorectal and pancreatic cancer risk. Much of the research uses large patient databases to study how existing medications (such as metformin, statins, and GLP-1 receptor agonists) may affect the risk of developing or worsening these conditions. The work also touches on endoscopy practice trends and training issues in gastroenterology.

Pancreatitis and pancreatic diseaseDiverticulitis and colorectal disease riskMedication effects on digestive disease risk (metformin, statins, GLP-1 agonists)Endoscopy practice and training trendsPopulation/database-based clinical research

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade with a dip around 2022-2024, followed by a sharp increase in 2025, averaging about 14 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 14.0/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 17 publications182019: 14 publications192020: 21 publications202021: 20 publications212022: 12 publications222023: 16 publications232024: 11 publications242025: 29 publications29252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Gastroenterology×38
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology×30
  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy×15
  • Pancreas×10
  • Pancreatology×9
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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