KennethJohnVegaMDMHA

PubMed

• Disparities in esophageal cancer incidence and esophageal adenocarcinoma mortality in the United States over the last 25-40 years.
  Arshad, H., Cheema, A., Arshad, A., Farooq, U., Masood, M., Vega, K.> ;World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2023 Dec 16
• 1 citations
  Acute Pancreatitis in a Patient Taking Semaglutide.
  Femina Patel, Karen Chang, Kenneth J Vega, Gan, A.> ;Cureus. 2023 Aug 1
• Expanding beyond endoscopy: A review of non-invasive modalities in Barrett's esophagus screening and surveillance.
  Dariush Shahsavari, Praneeth Kudaravalli, John Erikson L Yap, Kenneth J Vega> ;World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2022 Aug 28
• 2 citations
  Consensus Molecular Subtypes Efficiently Classify Gastric Adenocarcinomas and Predict the Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy.
  Xiangyan Wu, Yuhan Ye, Kenneth J Vega, Jiannan Yao> ;Cancers. 2022 Jul 31
• 3 citations
  Tokyo Guidelines (TG18) for Acute Cholangitis Provide Improved Specificity and Accuracy Compared to Fellow Assessment.
  Anabel L Cartelle, Amr Ahmed, Ahmad Alkaddour, Carlos Palacio, Kenneth J Vega, John Erikson L Yap, Hudgi, A.> ;Cureus. 2022 Jul 1
• 1 citations
  Type-2 cGMP-dependent protein kinase suppresses proliferation and carcinogenesis in the colon epithelium.
  Bianca N Islam, Sarah K Sharman, Yali Hou, Rui Wang, Justin Ashby, Honglin Li, Kebin Liu, Kenneth J Vega, Darren D Browning> ;Carcinogenesis. 2022 Jun 27
• 5 citations
  Inhibition of Colon Cancer Cell Growth by Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Is Independent of cGMP Signaling.
  Yali Hou, Alexis Wren, Namratha Mylarapu, Kaylin Browning, Bianca N Islam, Rui Wang, Kenneth J Vega, Darren D Browning> ;The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 2022 Apr 1
• An Unusual Long-Term Complication of Bariatric Surgery.
  Cassandra M Voong, Kenneth J Vega, Ahmad Alkaddour> ;Cureus. 2022 Apr 1
• Spontaneous duodenal fistulisation from walled-off pancreatic necrosis.
  Amit R Hudgi, Michael John Coles, Isaac Perry, Kenneth J Vega> ;BMJ Case Reports. 2022 Feb 28
• 2 citations
  Barrett's Esophagus: Diagnosis, Management, and Key Updates.
  Karen Chang, Christian S. Jackson, Kenneth J. Vega> ;Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 2021 Oct 6
• Characteristics of Serrated Adenomas in Non-Hispanic Whites and African Americans Undergoing Screening Colonoscopy.
  Lauren Stemboroski, Joshua Samuel, Ahmad Alkaddour, Nicholas Agresti, Ena Gupta, Carlos Palacio, Juan Munoz, Amie Deutch, John Erikson Yap, Kenneth J. Vega> ;Cureus. 2021 Jul 5
• 2 citations
  Effect of a physician led education invention on colon cancer screening at underserved clinics in Georgia
  Koosh Desai, Minesh Mehta, Kenneth J. Vega> ;Patient Education and Counseling. 2021 Jun 1
• 2 citations
  It's the Bloody Gallbladder! Spontaneous Gallbladder Hemorrhage Following Factor Xa Inhibition.
  Mohammad U. Azam, Muaz A. Ibrahim, Isaac E. Perry, Steven B. Ellison, Amanda Barrett, Kenneth J. Vega> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2021 Jun 1
• 3 citations
  Sex-Associated Gene Expression Alterations Correlate With Esophageal Cancer Survival.
  Nathaniel Weygant, Karen Chang, Christian S. Jackson, Kenneth J. Vega> ;Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. 2021 Jan 1
• 7 citations
  The Epidemiology of Pancreatic Cancer and the Association With Acetylsalicylic Acid in the United States: A Population-Based Study.
  George Khoudari, Motasem Alkhayyat, Mohannad Abou Saleh, Emad Mansoor, Muhammad Talal Sarmini, Firas Baidoun, Kenneth J. Vega, Madhusudhan R. Sanaka> ;Pancreas. 2020 Sep 3
• 2 citations
  Association of Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  Mohammad Maysara Asfari, Katherine Kendrick, Muhammad Talal Sarmini, Pearl Princess Uy, Kenneth J. Vega> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2021 Aug 1
• 23 citations
  Potential proton pump inhibitor–related adverse effects
  Issac E. Perry, Irene Sonu, Carmelo Scarpignato, Junichi Akiyama, Michio Hongo, Kenneth J. Vega> ;Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2020 Dec 1
• Continuing Medical Education Questions: August 2020.
  Kenneth J. Vega> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2020 Aug 1
• 1 citations
  Reverse engineering a predictive signature characterized by proliferation, DNA damage, and immune escape from stage i lung adenocarcinoma recurrence
  Jiannan Yao, Xinying Xue, Dongfeng Qu, C. Benedikt Westphalen, Yang Ge, Liyang Zhang, Manyu Li, Tianbo Gao, Parthasarathy Chandrakesan, Kenneth J. Vega, Jun Peng, Guan...> ;Acta Biochimica Et Biophysica Sinica. 2020 Jun 20
• 7 citations
  How to approach esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction
  Tanisa Patcharatrakul, Ahmad Alkaddour, Panyavee Pitisuttithum, Sureeporn Jangsirikul, Kenneth J. Vega, John O. Clarke, Sutep Gonlachanvit> ;Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2020 Jun 17
• 4 citations
  Role of the Microenvironment in Gastrointestinal Tumors.
  Nathaniel Weygant, Yang Ge, C. Benedikt Westphalen, Wen Wee Ma, Kenneth J. Vega> ;Journal of Oncology. 2019 Dec 11
• 3 citations
  Implications for Tumor Microenvironment and Epithelial Crosstalk in the Management of Gastrointestinal Cancers.
  Yang Ge, C. Benedikt Westphalen, Wen Wee Ma, Kenneth J. Vega, Nathaniel Weygant> ;Journal of Oncology. 2019 Oct 31
• Protective Propensity of Race or Environmental Features in the Development of Barrett's Esophagus in African Americans – A Single Center Pilot Study
  Ahmad Alkaddour, Camille McGaw, Rama Hritani, Carlos Palacio, Juan Munoz, Kenneth J. Vega> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2019 Apr 1
• 3 citations
  Elevated doublecortin-like kinase 1 serum levels revert to baseline after therapy in early stage esophageal adenocarcinoma
  Emily Christman, Parthasarathy Chandrakesan, Nathaniel Weygant, John T. Maple, William M. Tierney, Kenneth J. Vega, Courtney W. Houchen> ;Biomarker Research. 2019 Mar 8
• 50 citations
  Alternative splice variants of DCLK1 mark cancer stem cells, promote self‐renewal and drug‐resistance, and can be targeted to inhibit tumorigenesis in kidney cancer
  Yang Ge, Nathaniel Weygant, Dongfeng Qu, Randal May, William L. Berry, Jiannan Yao, Parthasarathy Chandrakesan, Wei Zheng, Lichao Zhao, Karena L. Zhao, Michael Drake, ...> ;International Journal of Cancer. 2018 Sep 1
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Journal Articles

• Survival of patients with gastrointestinal cancers can be predicted by a surrogate microRNA signature for cancer stem-like cells marked by DCLK1 kinase  
  Weygant N, Ge Y, Qu D, Kaddis JS, Berry WL, May R, Chandrakesan P, Bannerman-Menson E, Vega KJ, Tomasek JJ, Bronze MS, An G, Houchen CW, Cancer Research, 1/10/2016
• Health disparities in colorectal cancer among African and Hispanic Americans in the United States  
  Jackson CS, Vega KJ, J Adenocarcinoma, 1/1/2016
• Health disparities in colorectal cancer among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States  
  Jackson CS, Oman, M, Patel AM, Vega KJ, J Gastrointest Oncol, 1/1/2016
• Stent type used does not impact complication rate or placement time but decreases treatment cost for benign or malignant esophageal lesions  
  McGaw C, Alkaddour A, Vega KJ, Munoz JC, World J Gastrointest Endosc, 1/1/2016
• DCLK1 is detectable in plasma of patients with Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma  
  Whorton J, Lightfoot S, Sureban SM, May R, Qu D, Madhoun M, Tierney WM, Maple JT, Vega KJ, Houchen CW, Dig Dis Sci, 1/1/2015
• Change in bowel habit and heme positive stool  
  Abegunde AT, Sawh RN, Vega KJ, J Gastrointest Dig Syst, 1/1/2015
• Gastrointestinal Kaposi’s sarcoma: case report and review of the literature  
  Lee AJ, Brenner L, Mourad B, Monteiro C, Vega KJ, Munoz JC, World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther, 1/1/2015
• African American ethnicity is not associated with development of Barrett’s esophagus following erosive esophagitis  
  Alkaddour A, McGaw C, Hritani R, Palacio C, Nakshabendi R, Munoz JC, Vega KJ, Dig Liver Dis, 1/1/2015
• Higher prevalence of proximal colon polyps and villous histology in African Americans undergoing colonoscopy at a single equal access center  
  Jackson CS, Vega KJ, J Gastrointest Oncol, 1/1/2015
• Intestinal stem cells and the colorectal cancer microenvironment  
  Ong BA, Vega KJ, Houchen CW, World J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2014
• An unusual case of cirrhosis  
  Alkaddour A, Vega KJ, Shujaat A, Case Rep Gastrointestinal Med, 1/1/2014
• Patient initiated prompting of their primary care physician resulted in increased referrals for colorectal cancer screening  
  Le V, Syed S, Vega KJ, Sharma T, Madhoun MF, Srinivasan N, Houchen CW, World J Gastrointest Oncol, 1/1/2014
• Neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract  
  Salyers WJ, Vega KJ, Munoz JC, Trotman BW, Tanev SS, World J Gastrointest Oncol, 1/1/2014
• Translational research on Barrett’s esophagus  
  Baruah A, Buttar N, Chandra R, Chen X, Clemons NJ, Compare D, El-Rifai W, Gu J, Houchen CW, Koh SY, Li W, Nardone G, Phillips WA, Sharma A, Singh I, Upton MP, Vega KJ..., Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1/1/2014
• Females without reflux symptoms or GERD have less distal esophageal acid exposure than males without reflux symptoms or GERD  
  Vega KJ, Langford-Legg T, Palacio C, Watts J, Jamal MM, Dis Esophagus, 1/1/2013
• Ultrasound marking by gastroenterologists prior to percutaneous liver biopsy removes the need for a separate radiological evaluation  
  DiTeodoro LA, Pudhota S, Vega KJ, Jamal MM, Munoz JC, Wludyka P, Bullock D, Lambiase LR, Hepatogastrenterology, 1/1/2013
• Nonspecific motility disorders, the irritable esophagus and chest pain  
  Krarup AL, Liao D, Gregersen H, Drewes AM, Hejazi RA, McCallum RW, Vega KJ, Frazzoni M, Frazzoni L, Clarke JO, Achem SR, Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1/1/2013
• African Americans, Hispanic Americans and non-Hispanic whites without GERD or reflux symptoms have equivalent 24-hour pH esophageal acid exposure  
  Vega KJ, Langford T, Palacio C, Watts J, Jamal MM, Dig Dis Sci, 1/1/2013
• African Americans with Barrett’s esophagus are less likely to have dysplasia at biopsy  
  Khoury JE, Chisholm S, Jamal MM, Palacio C, Pudhota S, Vega KJ, Dig Dis Sci, 1/1/2012
• Identification of the putative intestinal stem cell marker doublecortin and CaM kinase-like-1 in Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma  
  Vega KJ, May R, Sureban SM, Lightfoot SA, Qu D, Reed A, Weygant N, Ramanujam R, Souza R, Madhoun M, Whorton J, Anant S, Meltzer S, Houchen CW, J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 1/1/2012
• Primary anorectal melanoma  
  Tharpe AS, Vega KJ, Trotman BW, Turk J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2012
• Effect of glucose control on delayed gastric emptying in diabetic patients: Author’s reply  
  Palacio C, Vega KJ, J Neurogastroenterol Motil, 1/1/2011
• Lower albumin levels in African Americans at colorectal cancer diagnosis: a potential explanation for outcome disparities between ethnic groups?  
  McCutchen AS. Munoz JC, Brenner L, Wludyka P, Vega KJ, Int J Colorectal Dis, 1/1/2011
• Poorly treated or unrecognized GERD decreases quality of life in patients with COPD  
  Rascon-Aguilar I, Pamer M, Wludyka P, Cury J, Vega KJ, Dig Dis Sci, 1/1/2011
• Post PEG feeding time: a web based national survey among gastroenterologists  
  Ali, T, Le V, Sharma T, Vega KJ, Srinivasan N, Tierney WM, Rizvi S, Dig Liver Dis, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

• Current Practice of Medicine 
  Chapter: Gallstone Disease and its Complications 
  Page 125 - 130Vega KJ and Trotman BWEditors: Fitzgerald FT ed. Gastroenterology: Graham D and Ertan A, Section.Current Science, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,1999

Abstracts/Posters

• Comparison of DCLK1 levels in esophageal adenocarcinoma pre- and post-treatment
  Christman E, Salem G, Chandrakesan P, Patel AM, Maple JT, Tierney WM, Vega KJ, Houchen CW, Gastroenterology, DDW, 1/1/2016
• A 15-miRNA-surrogate signature for doublecortin-like kinase 1 tumor stem cell marker activity predicts survival in colon, pancreatic and stomach cancer
  Weygant N, Ge Y, Qu D, May R, Chandrakesan P, Bannerman-Menson E, Vega KJ, Bronze MS, An G, Houchen CW, Gastroenterology, DDW, 1/1/2016
• Transfusion rates are higher in patients with small bowel gastrointestinal angiodysplasias who present with melena and vascular disease
  Mai SH, Jackson CS, Vega KJ, Gastrointest Endosc, DDW, 1/1/2016
• Presence, location or bleeding of gastrointestinal angiodysplasia does not vary by race or ethnicity in a veteran population
  Mai SH, Jackson CS, Bui TH, Vega KJ, ACG scientific meeting, 1/1/2016
• African Americans have 1/10 to 1/4th the risk of long segment and short segment BE than non-Hispanic whites
  Vega KJ, Alkaddour A, Palacio C, OESO 13th World Conference, 1/1/2015
• Portal vein thrombosis as initial manifestation of ulcerative colitis
  Kanagala R, Smith Z, Vega KJ, Am J Gastroenterol, ACG, 1/1/2015
• High tumor DCLK1 levels at colorectal cancer diagnosis predict poor survival
  Weygant N, Vega KJ, Houchen CW, Am J Gastroenterol, ACG, 1/1/2015
• Inpatient outcomes associated with intestinal carcinoid
  Serrao S, Shouse G, Juma D, Mai S, Lee SH, Jackson CS, Vega KJ, Am J Gastroenterol, ACG, 1/1/2015
• Prevalence of serrated adenomas in non-Hispanic whites and African Americans undergoing screening colonoscopy
  Samuel J, Gupta E, Stemboroski L, Alkaddour A, Agresti N, Munoz JC, Deutch A, Jackson CS, Vega KJ, Am J Gastroenterol, ACG, 1/1/2015
• Barrett’s esophagus, African Americans and non-Hispanic whites: a meta-analysis
  Alkaddour A, Palacio C, Vega KJ, Am J Gastroenterol, ACG, 1/1/2015
• Hospitalization rates are higher in non-White patients diagnosed with small bowel gastrointestinal angiodysplasias
  Mai SH, Jackson CS, Bui TH, Vega KJ, Am J Gastroenterol, ACG, 1/1/2015
• African Americans do not develop Barrett’s esophagus following erosive esophagitis
  Alkaddour A, McGaw C, Hritani R, Palacio C, Munoz JC, Vega KJ, Gastroenterology, DDW, 1/1/2014
• Clinical factors do not explain why Barrett’s esophagus primarily occurs among non-Hispanic whites in North Florida
  Alkaddour A, McGaw C, Hritani R, Palacio C, Munoz JC, Vega KJ, Am J Gastroenterol, ACG, 1/1/2014
• Does race impact HCV knowledge in Oklahomans?
  McNamara KM, Jamal MM, Vega KJ, Gastroenterology, DDW, 1/1/2014
• Stent type used does not impact complication rate or placement time but can decrease treatment cost for benign and malignant esophageal lesions
  McGaw C, Alkaddour A, Vega KJ, Munoz JC, Am J Gastroenterol, ACG, 1/1/2013
• Management of left-sided colonic malignant obstruction with self-expandable metal stents provides equivalent palliation compared to surgery with reduced complications
  Brenner L, Salyers WJ, Tharpe AS, Smotherman C, Vega KJ, Munoz JC, Gastrointest Endosc, DDW, 1/1/2012
• The utility of obtaining biopsies for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in patients with dysphagia based on endoscopic findings
  Le V, Ahmad S, Kaitha S, Guild R, Phan M, Vega KJ, Gastroenterology, DDW, 1/1/2012
• Increasing hospitalization and decreasing in-hospital mortality related to Crohn’s disease in the United States
  Farukhi MU, Zhang J, Vega KJ, Jamal MM, Gastroenterology, DDW, 1/1/2012
• DCAMKL-1 expression in Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
  Whorton J, Lightfoot S, Sureban SM, May R, Qu D, Madhoun M, Tierney WM, Maple JT, Vega KJ, Houchen CW, Gastroenterology, DDW, 1/1/2011
• Colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening: utilization trends and endoscopic findings
  Jamal MM, Afghani E, Singson Z, Vega KJ, Gastrointest Endosc, DDW, 1/1/2011
• Patient initiated prompting of physician resulted in increased referrals for colorectal cancer screening: a comparison of underinsured and insured clinics
  Le V, Syed SZ, Sharma T, Vega KJ, Houchen CW, Gastroenterology, DDW, 1/1/2011
• Healthy African Americans, Hispanic Americans and non-Hispanic whites have equivalent 24-hour pH esophageal acid exposure
  Vega KJ, Langford-Legg T, Palacio C, Watts J, Jamal MM, Am J Gastroenterol, ACG, 1/1/2011
• Impact of resident education and medication reconciliation on prescribing patters of acid suppression therapy in hospitalized patients
  Gupta R, Vega KJ, Munoz, JC, Kottoor R, Marshall J, Am J Gastroenterol, ACG, 1/1/2011
• Healthy females have less distal esophageal acid exposure than males
  Vega KJ, Jamal MM, Gastroenterology, DDW, 1/1/2010
• Risk of Clostridium difficile infection following PEG tube placement: a comparison of outpatient and inpatient settings
  Madhoun M, Tierney W, Vega KJ, Houchen C, Am J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

• GERD update 
  Midwest City, OK - 1/1/2016
• Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal adenocarcinoma and African Americans: Why don’t they get it? 
  Multiple Locations, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 - 1/1/2015
• Endoscopic surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus 
  Dallas, TX - 1/1/2015
• Extraesophageal GERD: recognition, treatment and costs 
  Oklahoma City, OK - 1/1/2014
• A case and evidence based approach to GERD management 
  Oklahoma City, OK - 1/1/2013
• Use of histologic and serum DCLK1 expression for progression of BE to EAC 
  Paris, France - 1/1/2013
• Do ethnic and gender based norms impact diagnosis and treatment of esophageal motor disorders? 
  Como, Italy - 1/1/2012
• Health care and epidemiology of chest pain, a global problem? 
  Como, Italy - 1/1/2012
• Extraesophageal GERD: Presentation and Treatment 
  Dallas, TX - 1/1/2010
• A case and evidenced based approach to GERD management 
  Midwest City, OK - 1/1/2010
• Understanding the Gastroenterology fellowship application process 
  San Diego, CA, 2008; Chicago, IL, 2009 - 1/1/2009
• An evidence based approach to GERD management 
  Amelia Island, FL - 1/1/2009
• Difficult Heartburn 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2006
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2004
• Colon cancer screening 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2003
• Irritable bowel syndrome 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2003
• GERD epidemiology: the basics 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2003
• GERD in Minority America 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2002
• GERD epidemiology: What we know and what we don’t know 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2002
• Management of difficult GERD. Update in Internal Medicine 
  Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - 1/1/2001
• Optimizing hepatitis C therapy 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2001
• Primary care evaluation of dysphagia 
  Albuquerque, NM - 1/1/2001
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease in minority America 
  Gainesville, FL - 1/1/2001
• Motility abnormalities in GERD 
  Santa Fe, NM - 1/1/2000
• Management of acute gastrointestinal bleeding 
  Albuquerque, NM - 1/1/2000
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