Doug A. Corley MD, PhD, MPH

Douglas A. Corley, MD, PhD, MPH, has been a research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research since 2002. He is also a board-certified gastroenterologist who practices at the Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco Medical Center. Dr. Corley’s research interests include outcomes and epidemiologic research in gastroenterology, with a particular emphasis on gastrointestinal cancer epidemiology, cancer surveillance, pharmacoepidemiology, and nutritional epidemiology. Current active research projects include evaluations of Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal adenocarcinoma, gastroesophageal reflux disease, serologic markers for gastrointestinal neoplasia, the long-term effects of gastrointestinal medications (such as anti-acid medications), the intersection between nutrition and gastrointestinal disorders, and the carcinogenic effects of obesity. Dr. Corley is lead investigator for the colon cancer component of the the National Cancer Institute's Population-based Research Optimizing Screening through Personalized Regimens (PROSPR) consortium, a multisite effort to evaluate and improve cancer-screening processes.