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Douglas K. Rex
Professor of Medicine
MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE
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1.               Rex DK.  Determining indications of primary colonoscopy:  how can we predict the need for polypectomy? Am J Gastroenterol 1993;88:1154-6.

2.               Rex DK.  Barium enema in 1995:  where are we now?  Endoscopy 1995;27:200-2.

3.               Rex DK.  Endoscopists, polyp size and post-polypectomy surveillance:  making a mountain out of a molehill?  Gastrointest Endosc 1997;46:571-4.

4.               Rex DK.  Virtual colonoscopy:  time for some tough questions for radiologists and gastroenterologists.  Endoscopy 2000;32:260-3.

5.               Rex DK, Lewis, BA.  Sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy:  which way are we headed?  Am J Gastroenterol 2000;95:1116-8.

6.               Waye, JD, Rex DK.  Colonoscopy costs Medicare less.  Internal Medicine News 2000;33(24):10.

7.               Rex DK, Lieberman D.  Feasibility of colonoscopy screening:  discussion of issues and recommendations regarding implementation.  Gastrointest Endosc 2001;54:662-7.

8.               Rex DK.  Speeding up cecal intubation:  its role in the efficiency of colonoscopy delivery.  Am J Gastroenterology 2002;97:6-9.

9.               Rex DK.  Colonoscopy:  turning the focus on quality.  Digestive and Liver Diseases 2002;34:831-2.

10.            Rex DK.  Barium studies/virtual colonoscopy:  the gastroenterologist’s perspective.  Gastrointest Endosc 2002;55:S33-6.

11.            Rex DK.  Time for anesthesiologists to loosen grip on propofol.  Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News 2003, July.

12.            Rex DK.  Is virtual colonoscopy ready for widespread application?  Gastroenterology 2003;125:608-10.

13.            Rex DK.  The science and politics of propofol.  Am J Gastroenterol 2004;99:2080-3.

14.            Rex DK, Cummings OW, Ulbright TM.  Coming to terms with pathologists over colon polyps with cancer or high-grade dysplasia.  J Clin Gastroenterol 2005;39:1-3.

15.            Rex DK.  American College of Gastroenterology 2004 Presidential Address:  three challenges:  propofol, colonoscopy by undertrained physicians, and CT colonography.  Am J Gastroenterology 2005;100:510-3.

16.            Cotton PB, Hawes RH, Barkun A, Ginsberg G, Amman S, Cohen J, Ponsky J, Rex DK, Schembre D, Wilcox CM.  Excellence in endoscopy:  toward practical metrics.  Gastrointest Endosc 2006;63:286-91.

17.            Rex DK.  Quality in colonoscopy:  cecal intubation first, then what?  Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:732-4.

18.            Rex DK, Lieberman D.  ACG colorectal cancer prevention action plan:  update on CT-colonography.  Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:1410-3.

19.            Rex DK.  Who is the best colonoscopist?  Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2007;65:145-50.

20.            Rex DK.  Have we defined best colonoscopic polypectomy practice in the United States?  Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007;5:674-7.

21.            Rex DK.  Colonoscopy:  the dominant and preferred colorectal cancer screening strategy in the United States for good reason.  Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2007;82:662-4.

22.            Rex DK.  Detection of neoplasia at colonoscopy:  what’s next?  Endoscopy 2008;40:333-5.

23.            Rex DK, Goldblum JR.  PRO:  villous elements and high-grade dysplasia help guide post-polypectomy colonoscopic surveillance.  Am J Gastroenterol 2008;106:1327-9.

24.            Rex DK.  Clinical gastroenterologist’s perspective on training in CT colonography.  AGA Perspectives December 2007/January 2008;3:4,6.

25.            Rex DK.  Considering double contrast barium enema and its demise:  a case for systematic videorecording of colonoscopy.  Am J Gastroenterol 2008;103:3149-51.

26.            Rex DK.  Payment implications of sedation and endoscopy.  AGA Perspectives.  September 2008, pages 4-5.

27.            Johnson DA, Helft PR, Rex DK.  CT and radiation-related cancer risk-time for a paradigm shift?  Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009;6:738-40.

28.            Rex DK.  The argument against CT colonography.  Cancer Prevention 2009, Issue #13, page 7.

29.            Rex DK.  Technologies with promise.  GI & Hepatology News.  2009;3(5):4.

30.            Rex DK.  Reducing costs of colon polyp management.  The Lancet Oncology 2009;10:1135-6.

31.            Rex DK.  Update on colonoscopic imaging and projections for the future.  Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010;8:318-21.

32.            Rex DK.  Preventing colorectal cancer and cancer mortality with colonoscopy:  what we know and what we don’t know.  Endoscopy 2010;42:320-3.

33.            Rex DK, Hewett DG, Snover DC.  Detection targets for colonoscopy:  from variable detection to validation.  Am J Gastroenterol 2010;105:2665-9.

34.            Rex DK.  Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy for screening? GI & Hepatology News 2010;4:16.

35.            Rex DK.  Riding the open access endoscopy wave.  Open access endoscopy is indispensable.  AGA Perspectives December 2010/January 2011;6:4,6.

36.            Rex DK.  Can we fix colonoscopy?...Yes!  Gastroenterology 2011;140:19-31.

37.            Rex DK.  Improving detection during colonoscopy:  multiple pathways for investigation.  J Clin Gastroenterol 2011;45:207-9.