Dr. David A Ahlquist M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. David Ahlquist is a gastroenterologist practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Ahlquist specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Ahlquist performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Mayo Med Sch, Rochester Mn 1977
Florida International University, Miami, FL 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Computed tomography colonography (virtual colonoscopy): a new method for colorectal screening.
- Screening by CT colonography: too early to pass judgment on a nascent technology.
- Care of patients and their families with familial adenomatous polyposis.
- Gastric mucosal responses to intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in patients with cirrhosis.
- Molecular stool screening for colorectal cancer. Using DNA markers may be beneficial, but large scale evaluation is needed.
- Optimization of CT colonography technique: prospective trial in 180 patients.
- Fecal occult blood testing for iron deficiency: a reappraisal.
- A search for germline APC mutations in early onset colorectal cancer or familial colorectal cancer with normal DNA mismatch repair.
- CT colonography without cathartic preparation: feasibility study.
- Stool screening for colorectal cancer: evolution from occult blood to molecular markers.
- Detection of occult upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding: performance differences in fecal occult blood tests.
- Contrast-enhanced CT colonography in recurrent colorectal carcinoma: feasibility of simultaneous evaluation for metastatic disease, local recurrence, and metachronous neoplasia in colorectal carcinoma.
- Second primary colorectal cancer: the consequence of management failure at several potential levels.
- A prospective, blinded assessment of the impact of preoperative staging on the management of rectal cancer.
- Stool-based DNA tests for colorectal cancer: clinical potential and early results.
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