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Dayna S. Early, MD

Specialty Areas
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Oncology
Endoscopic Ultrasound

Areas of Clinical Interest
Colorectal Cancer Screening

Endoscopic Ultrasound

GI Oncology

Major or Recent Publications/Awards

Honors and Awards

Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2007-2009 (Best Doctors, Inc)

Excellence in Medical Education Award, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, February, 1999, December 1999

Physician-in-training Award, GI Section; Southern Medical Association, 1995

Editorial Responsibilities

Reviewer:
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Series Editor, “Sex-Based Differences in GI Diseases”; Practical Gastroenterology, 2004-present

Editorial board, Practical Gastroenterology, 2005 to present

Books and Book Chapters

Canto MI, Cruz-Correa M, Early DS. Endoscopy Issues. In: Legato MJ, ed. Principles of Gender Specific Medicine, 1st ed. Elsevier Academic Press, 2004.

Co-Editor and Advisory Board member, No More Digestive Problems. Cynthia Yoshida, MD, editor. 2003

Early DS. Gastrointestinal Complications of Chemotherapy. In: Perry MC, ed. Chemotherapy Source Book, 3rd ed. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2001

Publications

Early DS, Janec E, Azar R, Ristvedt S, Gao F, Edmundowicz SA. Patient preference and recall of results of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration. Gastrointest Endosc 2006; 64 (5): 735-9.

Elwing JE, Gao F, Davidson NO, Early DS. Type 2 diabetes mellitus: the impact on colorectal adenoma risk in women. Am J Gastro, Volume 101, Issue 8, Page 1866-1871, Aug 2006

Oh YS, Early DS, Azar RR: Clinical applications of endoscopic ultrasound to oncology. Oncology 2005; 68:526-537

Shieh K, Gao F, Ristvedt R, Schootman M, Early DS. The Impact of Physicians' Health Beliefs on Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices. Dig Dis Sci. 2005; 50(5): 809-814

Early DS, Hill K, Palmer I, Burk RF. Selenium levels in patients with colorectal adenomas and cancer. Am J Gastroenterol 2002; 97:745-748

Perez RA, Early DS. Endoscopy in patients receiving radiation therapy to the thorax. Dig Dis Sci 2002; Jan;47(1):79-83

Marshall JB, Patel M, Mahajan RJ, Early DS, King PD, Banerjee B. Benefit of intravenous antispasmodic (hyoscyamine sulfate) as premedication for colonoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 1999; Jun;49(6):720-6

Early DS, Saifuddin T, Johnson JC, King PD, Marshall JB. Patient attitudes toward undergoing colonoscopy without sedation. Am J Gastroenterol 1999; 94:1862-1865

Patel MC, Mahajan RJ, Early DS, King PD, Banerjee B, Marshall JB. Benefit of intravenous antispasmodic (hyoscyamine sulfate) as premedication for colonoscopy. Gastroint End 1999; 49:720-726

Early DS. Curbside Consults. When to test for H pylori. Postgraduate Medicine, 1999; 105:28

Early DS. Colorectal cancer screening. An overview of available methods and current recommendations. Southern Medical Journal 1999; 92(3):257-265

Burk RF, Early DS, Hill KE, Palmer IS, Boeglin ME. Plasma selenium in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology 1997; 27:794-798

Early, DS. The dilemma of dysphagia. In: Medical Mysteries. Case-Based Learning in Internal Medicine (Karl T. Weber, ed.). Columbia: University of Missouri, 1997; 132-137

Early, DS, Marshall JB. Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. Postgraduate Medicine 1997; 102(1):48,50-52

Early DS. Purulent pericarditis caused by haemophilus pneumoniae. Antimicrobics and Infectious Diseases Newsletter 1994; 13:29-30


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Dayna S. Early, MD