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Douglas A. Corley

Douglas A. Corley

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Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
29149
World Ranking
13138
National Ranking
6703

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Douglas A. Corley is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente in the United States and specializes in medical research, with a strong focus on oncology and gastrointestinal health. Their work spans several subfields including oncology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, pathology, forensic medicine, and genetics. Throughout their career, Corley has contributed extensively to research concerning colorectal and gastric cancers, particularly in aspects of screening, detection, management, outcomes, and surgical treatments.

Their research topics include:

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments

Corley has authored numerous papers that reflect a deep engagement with cancer genetics and epidemiology. Some recent notable publications include:

  • Pan-cancer study detects genetic risk variants and shared genetic basis in two large cohorts, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Association of Physician Adenoma Detection Rates With Postcolonoscopy Colorectal Cancer, 2022, JAMA
  • Cross-cancer evaluation of polygenic risk scores for 16 cancer types in two large cohorts, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Risk of Gastric, Colorectal, Liver, and Pancreatic Cancers in a Community-Based Population, 2020, The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Frequent collaborators of Corley include:

  • Jeffrey K. Lee
  • Christopher D. Jensen
  • Theodore R. Levin
  • Sophie A. Merchant
  • Nicholas J. Shaheen

Their research is regularly published in prominent medical journals. Corley has a significant number of publications in:

  • Gastroenterology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

Douglas A. Corley holds a membership with the Association of American Physicians, recognizing their role in medical research. Their extensive work in the field of medicine totals over 340 publications, with oncology as a key domain supported by 114 published works.

Best Publications

  • Adenoma Detection Rate and Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Death

    Douglas A. Corley;Christopher D. Jensen;Amy R. Marks;Wei K. Zhao

  • Accuracy of fecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jeffrey K. Lee;Elizabeth G. Liles;Stephen Bent;Theodore R. Levin

  • Proton pump inhibitor and histamine 2 receptor antagonist use and vitamin B12 deficiency.

    Jameson R. Lam;Jennifer L. Schneider;Wei Zhao;Douglas A. Corley

  • A critical review of the diagnosis and management of Barrett’s esophagus: the AGA Chicago Workshop

    Prateek Sharma;Kenneth McQuaid;John Dent;M. Brian Fennerty

  • Protective association of aspirin/NSAIDs and esophageal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Douglas A. Corley;Karla Kerlikowske;Karla Kerlikowske;Rajiv Verma;Patricia Buffler

  • Surveillance and survival in Barrett's adenocarcinomas: a population-based study

    Douglas A. Corley;Douglas A. Corley;Theodore R. Levin;Laurel A. Habel;Noel S. Weiss

  • Body Mass Index and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus or Gastric Cardia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Ai Kubo;Douglas A. Corley

  • Body mass index and gastroesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Douglas A Corley;Ai Kubo

  • Consensus Statements for Management of Barrett's Dysplasia and Early-Stage Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Based on a Delphi Process

    Cathy Bennett;Nimish Vakil;Jacques Bergman;Rebecca Harrison

  • Abdominal Obesity and Body Mass Index as Risk Factors for Barrett’s Esophagus

    Douglas A. Corley;Ai Kubo;Theodore R. Levin;Gladys Block

  • Is Diabetes Mellitus an Independent Risk Factor for Colon Cancer and Rectal Cancer

    Hiroki Yuhara;Craig Steinmaus;Stephanie E Cohen;Douglas A Corley

  • Effects of Organized Colorectal Cancer Screening on Cancer Incidence and Mortality in a Large Community-Based Population

    Theodore R. Levin;Douglas A. Corley;Christopher D. Jensen;Joanne E. Schottinger

  • Pregnancy outcomes in women with inflammatory bowel disease: a large community-based study from Northern California.

    Uma Mahadevan;William J. Sandborn;De–Kun Li;Shahbaz Hakimian

  • Improvement of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms after radiofrequency energy: a randomized, sham-controlled trial

    Douglas A. Corley;Douglas A. Corley;Douglas A. Corley;Philip Katz;John M. Wo;Andreas Stefan

  • Association of Systemic Inflammation and Sarcopenia With Survival in Nonmetastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results From the C SCANS Study.

    Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano;Candyce H. Kroenke;Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt;Carla M. Prado

  • Cigarette Smoking and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction: A Pooled Analysis From the International BEACON Consortium

    Michael B. Cook;Farin Kamangar;Farin Kamangar;David C. Whiteman;Neal D. Freedman

  • Proton Pump Inhibitors and Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonists Are Associated With Hip Fractures Among At-Risk Patients

    Douglas A. Corley;Ai Kubo;Wei Zhao;Charles Quesenberry

  • Effectiveness of screening colonoscopy in reducing the risk of death from right and left colon cancer: a large community-based study.

    Chyke A Doubeni;Douglas A Corley;Virginia P Quinn;Christopher D Jensen

  • Body mass index in relation to oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas: a pooled analysis from the International BEACON Consortium

    Cathrine Hoyo;Michael B. Cook;Farin Kamangar;Farin Kamangar;Neal D. Freedman

  • Accuracy of Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Colorectal Cancer

    Jeffrey K. Lee;Elizabeth G. Liles;Stephen Bent;Theodore R. Levin

Frequent Co-Authors

Theodore R. Levin
Theodore R. Levin Kaiser Permanente
Chyke A. Doubeni
Chyke A. Doubeni The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Ann G. Zauber
Ann G. Zauber Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Thomas L. Vaughan
Thomas L. Vaughan University of Washington
David C. Whiteman
David C. Whiteman QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Charles P. Quesenberry
Charles P. Quesenberry Kaiser Permanente
Nicholas J. Shaheen
Nicholas J. Shaheen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anna H. Wu
Anna H. Wu University of Southern California
Harvey A. Risch
Harvey A. Risch Yale University
Marilie D. Gammon
Marilie D. Gammon University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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