Douglas O. Faigel, MD

Douglas O. Faigel, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology, OHSU
OHSU/ VAMC

• Degrees :
  A.B. - Harvard College, 1985
  MD - University of Pennsylvania, 1990
  
  
• Residency :
  Internal Medicine - UCSF, San Francisco, California, 1991-1993.
  
  
• Fellowship :
  Gastroenterology - University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 1993-1995
  Advanced Endoscopy - University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 1995-1996

• Research/Clinical Interests:
  Endoscopic ultrasound, gastrointestinal oncology, therapeutic endoscopy, pancreatic cancer
  
  
• Representative Publications:
  
  • Hunt GC, Rader AE, Faigel DO. A comparison of EUS features between CD-117 positive GI stromal tumors and CD-117 negative GI spindle cell tumors. Gastrointest Endosc. 2003;57(4):469-74
  • Gopal DV, Lieberman DA, Magaret N, Fennerty MB, Sampliner RE, Garewal HS, Falk GW, Faigel DO. Risk Factors for dysplasia in patients with Barrett’s esophagus: results from a multicenter consortium. Dig Dis Sci. 2003;48:1537-41.
  • McCarthy DM, Maitra A, Argani P, Rader AE, Faigel DO, Van Heek NT, Hruban RH, Wilentz RE. Novel markers of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in fine-needle aspiration: mesothelin and prostate stem cell antigen labeling increases accuracy in cytologically borderline cases. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2003 Sep;11(3):238-43.
  • Eliakim R, Sharma VK, Yassin K, Adler SN, Jacob H, Cave DR, Sachdev R, Mitty RD, Hartmann D, Schilling D, Riemann JF, Bar-Meir S, Bardan E, Fennerty B, Eisen G, Faigel D, Lewis BS, Fleischer DE. A prospective study of the diagnostic accuracy of PillCam ESO esophageal capsule endoscopy versus conventional upper endoscopy in patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux diseases. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2005 Aug;39(7):572-8.
  • Eisen GM, Eliakim R, Zaman A, Schwartz J, Faigel D, Rondonotti E, Villa F, Weizman E, Yassin K, deFranchis R.  The accuracy of Pillcam ESO capsule endoscopy versus conventional upper endoscopy for the diagnosis of esophageal varices: a prospective three-center pilot study. Endoscopy. 2006;38:31-5.
  • Hill K, Fanning S, Fennerty MB, Faigel DO. Endoanal ultrasound compared to anorectal manometry for the evaluation of fecal incontinence: a study of the effect these tests have on clinical outcome. Dig Dis Sci. 2006 Feb;51(2):235-40.
  • Cantor MJ, Davila RE, Faigel DO. Yield of tissue sampling for subepithelial lesions evaluated by EUS: a comparison between forceps biopsies and endoscopic submucosal resection. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006;64:29-34.
  • Faigel DO. Economic realities of EUS in an academic practice. Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Feb;65(2):287-9.
  • Jacobson BC, Shami VM, Faigel DO, Larghi A, Kahaleh M, Dye C, Pedrosa M, Waxman I. Through-the-scope balloon dilation for endoscopic ultrasound staging of stenosing esophageal cancer. Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Jan 26; [Epub ahead of print]
  • Vargo JJ, Holub JL, Faigel DO, Lieberman DA, Eisen GM. Risk factors for cardiopulmonary events during propofol-mediated upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Sep 15;24(6):955-63.
  • Faigel DO, Baron TH, Lewis B, Petersen B, Petrini J, Popp JW, DiPalma JA, Pike IM, Flax IL. Ensuring competence in endoscopy. ASGE Press.
  • Faigel DO, Pike M, Baron TH, Chak A, Cohen J, Deal SE, Hoffman B, Jacobson BC, Mergener K, Petersen BT, Petrini JL, Rex DK, Safdi MA. Quality indicators for endoscopic procedures: an introduction. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006;63:S3-S9. Am J Gastro 2006;101:866-72.
  • Cohen J, Safdi MA, Deal SE, Baron TH, Chak A,  Hoffman B, Jacobson BC, Mergener K, Petersen BT, Petrini JL, Rex DK, Faigel DO, Pike M. Quality Indicators for esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006;63:S10-15. Am J Gastro 2006;101:886-91.
  • Rex DK, Petrini JL, Baron TH, Chak A, Cohen J, Deal SE, Hoffman B, Jacobson BC, Mergener K, Petersen BT, Safdi MA, Faigel DO, Pike M. Quality indicators for colonoscopy.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2006;63:S16-28. Am J Gastro 2006;101:873-85.
  • Baron TH, Petersen BT, Mergener K, Chak A, Cohen J, Deal SE, Hoffman B, Jacobson BC, Petrini JL, Safdi MA, Faigel DO, Pike M. Quality indicators for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.  Gastrointest Endosc. 2006;63:S29-34. Am J Gastro. 2006;101:892-97.
  • Jacobson BC, Chak A, Hoffman B, Baron TH, Cohen J, Deal SE, Mergener K, Petersen BT, Petrini JL, Safdi MA, Faigel DO, Pike M. Quality indicators for endoscopic ultrasound. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006;63:S35-8. Am J Gastro. 2006;101:898-901.  
  • Hirota WK, Zuckerman MJ, Adler DG, Davila RE, Egan J, Leighton JA, Qureshi WA, Rajan E, Fanelli R, Wheeler-Harbaugh J, Baron TH, Faigel DO; Prepared by: Standards of Practice Committee. ASGE guideline: the role of endoscopy in the surveillance of premalignant conditions of the upper GI tract. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Apr;63(4):570-80.
  • Leighton JA, Shen B, Baron TH, Adler DG, Davila R, Egan JV, Faigel DO, Gan SI, Hirota WK, Lichtenstein D, Qureshi WA, Rajan E, Zuckerman MJ, Vanguilder T, Fanelli RD; Prepared by: Standards of Practice Committee. ASGE guideline: endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Apr;63(4):558-65.
  • Sanders MK, Faigel DO. Chapter 4.  Training and Simulators. In Hawes RH and Fockens P (eds) Endosonography. Saunders Elsevier 2006:35-42.
  • Faigel DO. Quality, competency and endosonography. Endoscopy 2006;38(Supplement 1):S65-S69.
    
    
• Biosketch:
  

  My interests are primarily in therapeutic endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound. The endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) program was established in 1996. In the last 11 years it has seen remarkable growth. We now have two endosonographers performing more than 800 EUS procedures per year. This makes ours one of the largest programs in the United States. EUS is primarily used for the evaluation of cancers of the esophagus, stomach, rectum, pancreas and bile ducts. EUS is also used to look for pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) and assess the integrity of the anal sphincter muscles in patients with incontinence.
  
  My research interests are in EUS, pancreatic cancer, capsule endoscopy, GI stromal tumors, NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery), and issues surrounding quality assurance.
  
  I am active in our national endoscopy society, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. I was previously the chair of the Standards of Practice Committee. I recently co-directed the ASGE postgraduate course in San Francisco: 'Endoscopic Oncology: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Cancer Management.'  I am currently the chair of the Quality Assurance Taskforce and serve as a Councilor on the Governing Board.
  
  I enjoy music, sailing, skiing and playing with my three daughters.