Gastroenterologist, Minnesota Gastroenterology P.A.
Co-chair, Minnesota Colorectal Cancer Task Force
Co-chair, Minnesota Intertribal Colorectal Cancer Council
Member, Spirit of Eagles National Network of American Indian and Alaska Native Cancer Researchers

perdu001@umn.edu
763-545-8367 — office
612-327-0665 — lab
Preferred method of contact: e-mail

Dr. David Perdue is a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, and is the only board-certified American Indian gastroenterologist in the world. Dr. Perdue earned his undergraduate degree from Washington State University, his master's degree in public health from the University of Colorado, Denver, and his M.D. from the University of Washington. While in medical school he completed the American Indian Health Pathway, externed at the Seattle Indian Health Board, and completed research with the CDC's Arctic Investigation Program in Anchorage, Alaska. He received his internal medicine and gastroenterology training at the University of Minnesota, where he subsequently spent 3 years on the faculty.

Dr. Perdue currently splits his time between clinical practice with Minnesota Gastroenterology P.A. in Minneapolis, where he is their preferred provider for American Indian and Alaska Native patients, and research.

Research Interests

Dr. Perdue's research focuses on understanding the gastrointestinal cancer disparities experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. His special interest is in explaining the nearly five-fold difference in colorectal cancer incidence among AI/AN populations in different regions of the U.S. He is also working to understand the barriers AI/AN men and women face in getting screened for cancer. His current active research projects include: the feasibility of a mobile endoscopy program for Indian reservations (IHS); differences in colorectal cancer screening use among AI/AN and white women enrolled in an HMO (NIH); the ability of fecal immunochemical tests to risk stratify Alaska Natives for colonoscopy screening (IHS); and a study of Minnesota AI/AN's self-reported barriers to colorectal cancer screening (NIH).

Selected Publications

Perdue DG, Bulkow LR, Petersen KM, Singleton R, Gellin B, Davidson M, Parkinson AJ. Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in Alaskan adults 1980-1996: The impact of childhood vaccination programs on adult morbidity. JAMA. 2000;283(23):3089-94

Perdue DG, Nelson DB. Virtual virtual colonoscopy? Gastroenterology. 2001;121:221-2

Perdue DG, Murray J, Wang KK. The wizard of odds: cost-effectiveness, Barrett's screening, and surveillance guidelines. Clin Gastroenterol H. 2004;2:865-7

Chutkan RK, Ahmad AS, Cohen J, Cruz-Correa MR, Desilets DJ, Dominitz JA, Dunkin BJ, Kantsevoy SV, McHenry L Jr, Mishra G, Perdue D, Petrini JL, Pfau PR, Savides TJ, Telford JJ, Vargo JJ. ERCP core curriculum. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006;63(3):361-76

Perdue DG, Schwartzenberg SJ, Cass O, Milla C, Dunitz J, Jesserun J, Sharp HL. Hepatolithiasis and cholangiocarcinoma in cystic fibrosis. Digest Dis Sci. 2007;52(10):2638-42

Perdue DG, Perkins C, Jackson-Thompson J, Ahmed F, Coughlin SC, Haverkamp D, Jim M. Regional differences in colorectal cancer incidence, stage, and subsite among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999-2004. Cancer. 2008;113(S5):1179-90

Jim MA, Perdue DG, Richardson LC, Espey DK, Redd JT, Martin J, Kwong SL, Kelly JJ, Henderson JA, Ahmed F. Primary liver cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999-2004. Cancer. 2008;113(S5):1244-55

Lemrow S, Perdue DG, French H, Jim M, Richardson LC, Swan J, Stewart S, Edwards B, Wiggins C, Dickie L, Espey DK. Gallbladder cancer incidence and stage among American Indians and Alaska Natives, US, 1999-2004. Cancer. 2008;113(S5):1266-1273

Wiggins C, Perdue DG, Henderson JA, Edwards B, Jim MA, Espey DK. Gastric cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999-2004. Cancer. 2008;113(S5):1225-33

Plastic Versus Self-expanding Metallic Stents for Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Cohort Study. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2008 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print]