Brian F. Gage, MD, MSc
Current Position
Associate Professor, Medicine
Division of General Medical Sciences
Medical Director, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Blood Thinner Clinic
Medical Director, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University Physicians Network Anticoagulation Service
Specialty Areas
Anticoagulation
General Medicine
Mailing Address
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Campus Box 8005, Dept of Medicine
660 South Euclid
St Louis ,
MO
63110
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Areas of Clinical Interest
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING PHYSICIAN REFERRALS AND PHYSICIAN CONSULTATION ONLY
Anti-coagulation, antithrombolic therapy, deep venous thrombosis, blood thinners, aspirin, Warfarin, Coumadin, stroke prevention.
See News Article on Stroke Prevention using blood thinners.
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
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Certified
Medical Education
B.S. Biol. Science: Stanford University, Stanford, California
, 1984
Medical Degree: University of California, San Diego, California
, 1988
Residency: Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
, 1991
Chief Resident: Medicine, Good Samaritan / Phoenix VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
, 1992
Fellowship: Ambulatory Care Practice / Research, Palo Alto V.A. Med. Center and Stanford Medical Scool, Calif
, 1994
Master of Science: Health Services Research, Stanford University, Stanford, California
, 1995
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Editorial Responsibilities
JAMA
The American Journal of Medicine
The American Journal of Cardiology
PharmacoEconomics
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) abstract selection committee
Books and Book Chapters
Gage BF, Lin T. Antithrombotic Therapy and Atrial Fibrillation: in Prevention and Treatment of Thrombosis: Issues for the Primary Care Physician, in press. Edited by Merli G, Spandorfer J, Konkle B
Yusen RD, Haraden BM, Gage BF, Woodward RS, Rubin BG, Botney MD. Outpatient treatment criteria for proximal lower extremity deep venous thrombosis. Medical Updates on Therapy, Diagnosis and Prevention 2000 (in press)
Yusen RD, Haraden BM, Gage BF, Woodward RS, Rubin BG, Botney MD. Criteria for outpatient treatment of proximal lower extremity deep venous thrombosis. Phlebology Digest 2000 (in press)
Peer Reviewed Articles
Gage BF, Fihn SD, White RH. Management and dosing of warfarin therapy: a
systematic review and synthesis of the literature. Am J Med 2000;109:481-488
Gage BF, Banet GA, Goldstein M, Sumner W. Development and implementation of a decision support system for carotid artery stenosis: the carotid ultrasound report enhancement (CURE). AMIA 2000 accepted for publication
Derdeyn CP, Gage BF, Grubb RL, Powers WJ: Cost-effectiveness analysis of therapy for symptomatic carotid occlusion: PET screening before selective extracranial-to-intracranial bypass versus medical treatment. J Nucl Med 2000; 41:800-7
Gage BF, Boechler M, Doggette AL, Fortune G, Flaker G, Rich MW, Radford MJ. Adverse outcomes and predictors of underuse of antithrombotic therapy in Medicare beneficiaries with chronic atrial fibrillation. Stroke, 2000;31:822-7
Gerson LB, Gage BF, Owens DK, Triadafilopoulos G. The effect and outcomes of the ASGE guidelines on the peri-endoscopic management of patients who take anticoagulants. Am J Gastro, 2000; 95:1717-24
Flaker GC, McGowan DJ, Boechler M, Fortune G, Gage B. Antithrombotic therapy is underutilized in elderly rural patients with atrial fibrillation. Am Heart J 1999;137(2):307-312
Yusen RD, Haraden BM, Gage BF, Woodward RS, Rubin BG, Botney MD. Criteria for outpatient management of proximal lower extremity deep venous thrombosis. Chest,1999;115:972-979
Gage BF, Cardinalli AB, Owens DK. Cost effectiveness of preference-based antithrombotic therapy for patients who have nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Stroke 1998; 29(6): 1083-91