Professor, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Gastroenterology
Dr. Kenneth J. Vega, MD
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Kenneth Vega is an expert in the field of Gastroenterology. He went to medical school at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University has a rank of 18 in research and a 49 in primary care He over the years received 1 awards: "Regional Top Doctor". Kenneth J. Vega, MD is a published doctor. He published 46 publications, including: 'Idiopathic esophageal ulceration in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: successful treatment with misoprostol and viscous lidocaine.'
Publications
- African American ethnicity is not associated with development of Barrett's oEsophagus after erosive oesophagitis.
- DCLK1 Is Detectable in Plasma of Patients with Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.
- Translational research on Barrett's Esophagus.
- Patient prompting of their physician resulted in increased colon Cancer screening referrals.
- Intestinal stem cells and the Colorectal cancer microenvironment.
- African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Non-Hispanic Whites Without GERD or Reflux Symptoms Have Equivalent 24-h pH Esophageal Acid Exposure.
- Females without reflux symptoms or gastroesophageal reflux Disease have less distal esophageal acid exposure than males without reflux symptoms or gastroesophageal ref...
- Decreased acid suppression therapy overuse after education and medication reconciliation.
- Decreasing hospitalization and in-hospital mortality related to cholangitis in the United States.
- Identification of the putative intestinal stem cell marker DCAMKL-1 in Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.
- African Americans with Barrett's Esophagus are less likely to have dysplasia at biopsy.
- Post-PEG feeding time: A web based national survey amongst gastroenterologists.
- Poorly treated or unrecognized GERD reduces quality of life in patients with COPD.
- Changing pattern of esophageal Cancer incidence in New Mexico: a 30-year evaluation.
- Overuse of acid suppression therapy in hospitalized patients.
- Palliation of malignant rectal obstruction from invasive prostate Cancer with multiple overlapping self-expanding metal stents.
- Hepatitis C infection and the risk of bacteremia in hemodialysis patients with tunneled vascular access catheters.
- Hispanic Americans and Esophageal manometry.
- Declining hospitalization rate of Esophageal variceal bleeding in the United States.
- Endoscopic diagnosis of chronic severe upper GI Bleeding due to helminthic infection.
- Extraction of hollow Gastric foreign bodies by flexible upper endoscopy assisted by a through-the-scope balloon catheter for anchoring.
- Lower Esophageal sphincter pressure and distal Esophageal body function between Hispanic Americans and non-Hispanic whites are equivalent.
- Role of gastroEsophageal reflux symptoms in exacerbations of COPD.
- Viral Hepatitis in minority America.
- Small Bowel Lymphoma.
- An unusual case of Cirrhosis.
- Heart transplantation is associated with an increased risk for pancreaticobiliary Disease.
- Noncirrhotic portal hypertension in the adult: case report and review of the literature.
- Idiopathic esophageal Ulceration in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: successful treatment with misoprostol and viscous lidocaine.
- High-resolution endoluminal sonography assessment of the hematocystic spots of Esophageal varices.
- Epidemiologic pattern of esophageal Cancer at an inner-city university hospital.
- Ethnic variation in lower oEsophageal sphincter pressure and length.
- Extraction of surgical clip-induced "lollipop" choledocholithiasis.
- Reflux episodes are similar in healthy African Americans and non-Hispanic whites.
- Changing pattern of esophageal Cancer incidence in New Mexico.
- Retrograde jejunoduodenogastric intussusception due to a replacement percutaneous gastrostomy tube presenting as upper gastroIntestinal bleeding.
- Sandostatin causing reversible thrombocytopenia.
- Modified technique to extract malpositioned or migrated self-expanding stents from the Esophagus and stomach.
- Comparison of reflux Esophagitis and its complications between African Americans and non-Hispanic whites.
- Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for gastrointestinal Cancer among American veterans.
- Gender variation in oEsophageal motor function: analysis of 129 healthy individuals.
- Do HbA1C Levels Correlate With Delayed Gastric Emptying in Diabetic Patients?
- Ranitidine induced Hepatitis.
- Effect of Glucose Control on Delayed Gastric Emptying in Diabetic Patients: Author's Reply.
- Lower albumin levels in African Americans at colon Cancer diagnosis: a potential explanation for outcome disparities between groups?
Procedures Preformed
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
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Doctors Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
Education
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Temple University Hospital -
Boston University Medical Center -
Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1962479238 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | VEGA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | KENNETH | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 731045417 | |
| NPPES Provider State | OK | |
| Specialty Description | Gastroenterology | |
| Total Claim Count | 178.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1962479238 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | VEGA |
| First Name Of The Provider | KENNETH |
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