Current Clinical Trials

investigator Initiated: Colorectal Cancer in Patients within Screening Age Guidelines Versus Outside of Screening Age Guidelines
  1. Adewale Ajumobi, MD
    Adewale Ajumobi, MD
  2. Rancho Mirage, CA
  3. study started October 2024
  4. Adewale Ajumobi, MD
  5. Accepting new patients

Description

Summary

This submission is for a retrospective minimal risk study to compare colorectal cancer in Eisenhower Health patients within screening age guidelines, versus outside of screening age guidelines. Data from patients who had colonoscopies at Eisenhower Heath from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 will be reviewed. Data to be collected include age, gender, ethnicity, indications/presenting symptoms for screening and diagnostic colonoscopy, colonoscopy findings, cancer staging, genetic mutations, and post diagnosis treatment.

Official Title

Colorectal Cancer in Patients within Screening Age Guidelines Versus Outside of Screening Age Guidelines

Keywords

Colorectal Cancer

Lead Scientist at Eisenhower Health

Adewale Ajumobi, MD
Dr. Adewale Ajumobi (Dr. AJ) is Board Certified in Gastroenterology. He received his MBA from the University of La Verne, California and completed his internship and residency training at Loma Linda University. After residency training, he worked as a staff physician with Loma Linda VA Healthcare System and as Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University from 2008 to 2012. He then completed a gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship at University of Texas Health Science Center, San... more
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Dr. Adewale Ajumobi (Dr. AJ) is Board Certified in Gastroenterology. He received his MBA from the University of La Verne, California and completed his internship and residency training at Loma Linda University. After residency training, he worked as a staff physician with Loma Linda VA Healthcare System and as Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University from 2008 to 2012. He then completed a gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship at University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. He also completed a certificate course in clinical safety and effectiveness at the University of Texas.

He performs several GI and endoscopic procedures including upper endoscopy (EGD), percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes, Bravo PH, breath tests, radiofrequency ablation (RFA), endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy, enteroscopy and manometry.  He is skilled in the removal of large colon polyps that would have otherwise required surgery.

He has published many articles in leading journals and sits on the editorial board of a peer-review journal.

He is the recipient of several awards including the Steven Schenker “Editor-in-Chief” Award for the fellow with the most significant research contribution and the highest pursuit of scholarly activity.

He is the founder and editor of BowelPrepGuide, a website that provides bowel preparation resources to patients and providers. The website was recognized by the American College of Gastroenterology in 2015 as the best website for colorectal cancer outreach, prevention and year-round excellence.  Dr. Adewale Ajumobi has received the American College of Gastroenterology Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention & Year-Round Excellence (SCOPY) multiple times.

He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 

He is married with two children. In his free time, he loves to hike and travel.

Clinical Study Details

  1. Accepting new patients
  2. study started October 2024
  3. Investigator Initiated
  4. April 28, 2025