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Douglas K. Rex - Biographical Sketch
Education and Training
| INSTITUTION AND LOCATION | DEGREE | YEAR(s) | FIELD OF STUDY |
| Harvard College, Cambridge, MA | BA | 1976 | Biology |
| Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN | M.D. | 1980 | Medicine |
Positions and Honors
Professional Experience
| 1985 - 1990 | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine |
| 1990 - 1994 | Associate Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine |
| 1994 - Present | Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine |
| 1994 - Present | Director of Endoscopy, Indiana University Hospital |
| 2006 - Present | Chancellor's Professor, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis |
Honors
| 1980 | John Hickam Award, IU School of Medicine |
| 1992 | IU School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching Award |
| 2002 | Distinguished Lecturer, DDW, ASGE national meeting |
| 2002 | William D. Carey Award, ACG Board of Governors |
| 2003 | ASGE Master Endoscopist Award |
| 2005 | David Sun Lecture |
| 2006 | Emily Couric Lecture |
| 2006 | Tony and Mary Hulman Health Achievement Award |
Selected Peer-reviewed publications
- Rex DK, et al. Five year incidence of adenomas after negative colonoscopy in asymptomatic average-risk persons. Gastroenterology 1996;111(12178-81).
- Rex DK, et al. Patients willing to try colonoscopy with sedation only as needed. Associated clinical factors and results of a randomized controlled trial. Gastrointest Endosc 1999;49:554-9.
- Rex DK, et al. Prospective determination of distal colon findings by colonoscopy in patients with proximal colon cancer. Gastrointest Endosc 1999;49:727-30
- Alikhan M, Rex DK, Khan A, Rahmani E, Cummings O, Ulbright TM. Variable pathologic interpretation of columnar lined esophagus by general pathologists in community practice. Gastrointest Endosc 1999;50:23-6.
- Rex DK, et al. Accuracy of pathologic interpretation of colorectal polyps by general pathologists in community practice. Gastrointest Endosc 1999;50:468-74.
- Rex DK, et al. New endoscopic finding associated with hyperplastic polyps. Gastrointest Endosc. 1999;50:704-6.
- Rex DK. Still photography versus videotaping for documentation of cecal intubation: a prospective study. Gastrointest Endosc 2000;51:451-9.
- Rex D. Colonoscopic withdrawal technique is associated with adenomas miss rates. Gastrointest Endosc 2000;51;33-6.
- Rex DK, et al. Screening colonoscopy in asymptomatic average-risk African-Americans. Gastrointest Endosc 2000;51:524-7.
- Rex DK. Effect of variable stiffness colonoscopes on cecal intubation times for routine colonoscopy by an experienced examiner in sedated patients. Endoscopy 2001;33:60-4.
- Rex DK, et al. Colorectal cancer prevention 2000: Colorectal Screening Recommendations of the American College of Gastroenterology. Am J Gastroenterol 2000;95:868-77.
- Rex DK, et al. Step section histology of proximal colon polyps that appear hyperplastic by endoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol 2002;97:1530-4.
- Sipe B, Rex D. Propofol vs. midazolam/meperidine for colonoscopy: Administered by nurses and supervised by endoscopists. Gastrointest Endosc 2002;55:815-25.
- Rex DK, et al. Method of colonoscopy in 42 consecutive patients presenting after prior incomplete colonoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol 2002;97:1148-51.
- Suleiman S, Rex DK, Sonnenberg A. Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer by aspirin: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Gastroenterology 2002;122:78-84.
- Rex DK, Chasen R, Pochapin MB. Safety and efficacy of two reduced dosing regimens of sodium phosphate tablets for preparation prior to colonoscopy. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2002;16:937-44
- Schoenfeld P, Shad J, Ormseth E, Coyle W, Butler J, Schindler W, Kikendall WJ, Furlong C, Sobin L, Cruess D, Rex D. PREdictive value of DIminutive Colonic adenoma Trial: THE PREDICT TRIAL. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2003;1:195—201.
- Sipe B, Rex D. Propofol vs. midazolam/meperidine for colonoscopy: Administered by nurses and supervised by endoscopists. Gastrointest Endosc 2002;55:815-25.
- Cash BD, Schoenfeld P, Rex DK. An evidence-based medicine approach to studies of diagnostic tests: assessing the validity of virtual colonoscopy. Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2003;1:136-44.
- Ghorai S, TM Ulbright, Rex DK. Endoscopic findings of diverticular inflammation in colonoscopy patients without clinical acute diverticulitis: Prevalence and endoscopic spectrum. Am J Gastroenterol 2003;98:802-6.
- Walker JA, McIntyre RD, Schleinitz PF, Jacobson KN, Haulk AA, Adesman P, Tolleson S, Parent R, Donnelly R, Rex DK. Nurse-administered propofol sedation without anesthesia specialists in 9152 endoscopic cases in an ambulatory surgery center. Am J Gastroenterol 2003;98:1744-50.
- Cotton PB, Durkalski VL, Pineau BC, Palesch YY, Mauldin PD, Hoffman B, Vining DJ, Small WC, Affronti J, Rex DK, et al. Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy). A multicenter comparison with standard colonoscopy for detection of colorectal neoplasia. JAMA 2004;291:1713-9.
- Singh N, Harrison M, Rex DK. A survey of colonoscopic polypectomy practices among clinical gastroenterologists. Gastrointest Endosc 2004;60:414-8.
- Vucelic B, Rex D, Pulanic R, et al. The Aer-O-Scope: proof of concept of a pneumatic, skill-independent, self propelling, self navigating colonoscope. Gastroenterology 2006;130:672-7.
Research Support
Ongoing
RO1 CA097386 (Co-Investigator) - Vanderbilt - NIH - 09/01/02-08/31/07
Epidemiologic Study of Predictors for Adenoma Recurrence -- $681,148
Completed Research
U01 CA89389 (Co-Investigator) - Mayo – NIH - 06/01/01-05/31/06
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Fecal Blood vs. DNA -- $1,117,965
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