Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical School

Gastroenterology

Jeffrey A. Alexander, MD is an expert in the field of Gastroenterology. He studied medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Wayne State University School of Medicine is ranked 63 in research and 85 in primary care medicine Jeffrey Alexander is also a published MD. He has 35 publication published. The most recent publication is: Outcomes of double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube placement.

Publications

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• Outcomes of double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube placement.
• Editorial: PPI-responsive oEsophageal eosinophilia and long-term PPI treatment.
• A case of Esophageal "double jeopardy".
• Accuracy, safety, and tolerability of tissue collection by Cytosponge vs endoscopy for evaluation of eosinophilic Esophagitis.
• Endoscopic Mucosal Impedance Measurements Correlate With Eosinophilia and Dilation of Intercellular Spaces in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
• The Diagnosis of Esophageal Eosinophilia is Not Increased in the Summer Months.
• Small Intestinal permeability in patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis during active phase and remission.
• Steroid Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Adults.
• Topical steroid therapy for eosinophilic Esophagitis.
• Effects of Topical Steroids on Tight Junction Proteins and Spongiosis in Esophageal Epithelia of Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
• Once-Daily Omeprazole/Sodium Bicarbonate Heals Severe Refractory Reflux Esophagitis with Morning or Nighttime Dosing.
• Self-Dilation as a Treatment for Resistant, Benign Esophageal Strictures.
• Training in small-bowel capsule endoscopy: assessing and defining competency.
• Multiphase CT enterography evaluation of small-bowel vascular lesions.
• A Rash Decision?
• An allergic phenotype and the use of steroid inhalers predict eosinophilic oEsophagitis in patients with asthma.
• Swallowed fluticasone improves histologic but not symptomatic response of adults with eosinophilic Esophagitis.
• Double-balloon enteroscopy as a rescue technique for failed direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy when using conventional push enteroscopy (with video).
• CT-Enterography May Identify Small Bowel Tumors Not Detected by Capsule Endoscopy: Eight Years Experience at Mayo Clinic Rochester.
• Prospective Blinded Comparison of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy and Multiphase CT Enterography in Obscure GastroIntestinal Bleeding.
• Eosinophilic Esophagitis: it is here to stay.
• Low Grade Esophageal Eosinophilia in Adults: An Unrecognized Part of the Spectrum of Eosinophilic Esophagitis?
• Therapeutic options for eosinophilic Esophagitis.
• Occurrence of and risk factors for complications after endoscopic dilation in eosinophilic Esophagitis.
• Variations in presentations of Esophageal involvement in lichen planus.
• The Mayo Dysphagia Questionnaire-30: documentation of reliability and validity of a tool for interventional trials in adults with esophageal Disease.
• Marked deposition of eosinophil-derived neurotoxin in adult patients with eosinophilic Esophagitis.
• Capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted endoscopy: competing or complementary technologies in the evaluation of small bowel Disease?
• The evaluation and management of obscure and occult gastroIntestinal bleeding.
• Obscure gastroIntestinal bleeding: evaluation with 64-section multiphase CT enterography--initial experience.
• Recurrent obscure gastroIntestinal bleeding: time for provocative thinking?
• The usefulness of routine small bowel biopsies in evaluation of iron deficiency Anemia.
• Heparin provocation for identification and treatment of a Gastric Dieulafoy's lesion.
• Computer simulation training enhances patient comfort during endoscopy.

Schools

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• Wayne State University School Of Medicine

• Northwestern University Hospital

• University Of Pittsburgh

Procedures Preformed

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• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
• Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
• Manometry

Conditions Treated

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• Abdominal Pain
• Anemia
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
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Doctors Specialties

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• Gastroenterology

Accepted Insurances

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Education

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• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
• Wayne State University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Mayo Clinic - Rochester, Minnesota

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