Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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GI leader to know: Dr. David Chua of the South Loop Endoscopy and Wellness Center
David Chua, MD, is the director of the Chicago-based South Loop Endoscopy and Wellness Center. - 8/19/19 -
What's the best CRC screening test? 'The one that gets completed,' says Dr. Aasma Shaukat
Clinicians are discussing a myriad of ways to combat rising early-onset colorectal cancer rates, and while colonoscopy is the gold standard of diagnostic screening, the resource-heavy procedure could prove to be too taxing. - 8/19/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Kimberly Brown of the Henry Ford Health System
Kimberly A. Brown, MD, is the chief of gastroenterology at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. - 8/16/19 -
Dr. Frank Wright joins Tennessee gastroenterology practice
Frank Wright, MD, joined Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial's staff and will see patients out of Smoky Mountain Gastroenterology, The Daily Times reports. - 8/16/19 -
GI societies slam New York Times report on scope safety
Four major gastroenterological societies denounced an article on duodenoscope sterilization published in The New York Times, stating that the article understates the value of the devices to patients and that they can't be removed from the marketplace as a result. - 8/15/19 -
What Physicians Endoscopy did this summer
The year started slow for Jamison, Pa.-based Physicians Endoscopy, but the gastroenterology-focused management company made headlines throughout the summer. Here is everything the company did these past 90 days. - 8/15/19 -
Physicians Endoscopy's busy month & more: 6 GI company key notes
Here are six updates from gastroenterology companies from this past week: - 8/14/19 -
Physicians Endoscopy appoints new CEO
David Young was selected as the new CEO of gastroenterology-focused management company Physicians Endoscopy. - 8/14/19 -
Happy 20th anniversary, Metropolitan Gastroenterology Consultants — 3 insights
Chicago-based Metropolitan Gastroenterology Consultants celebrated its 20th anniversary recently, the Beverly Review reports. - 8/14/19 -
Gastroenterology Consultants brings Rutgers alum on board
James R. Penn, MD, will begin practicing at two Gastroenterology Consultants locations, according to centraljersey.com. - 8/14/19 -
How the Capital Digestive Care, Physicians Endoscopy partnership will help practices stay independent
Physicians Endoscopy and Capital Digestive Care entered into a strategic partnership Aug. 1, which could shake up the entire gastroenterology specialty. - 8/13/19 -
GI pharmaceutical company closes $60M fundraising round — 3 insights
Gastroenterology-focused pharmaceutical company Landos Biopharma closed a $60 million series B financing round. - 8/13/19 -
Physicians Endoscopy, Maryland health system open joint venture endoscopy center — 4 insights
Physicians Endoscopy and Peninsula Regional Health System entered into a joint venture to open Delmarva Endoscopy Center in Ocean Pines, Md. - 8/12/19 -
Motus GI readies for US launch of colonoscopy prep system — 4 insights
Motus GI reported a net loss of $5.7 million in the second quarter of 2019, but is readying for the inpatient commercial launch of its colonoscopy preparation system Pure-Vu. - 8/12/19 -
AI-device developer earns 2nd FDA approval
Artificial intelligence device-maker NinePoint Medical received FDA approval for its NvisionVLE Imaging System. - 8/9/19 -
Every major transaction in GI in 2019
Gastroenterology has been ripe with M&A activity in 2019. Whether through private equity, strategic acquisition or new partnership, 2019 is turning into a banner year for the specialty. - 8/8/19 -
Physicians Endoscopy forms a platform & more: 4 GI company key notes
Here are four updates from gastroenterology companies from the past week: - 8/7/19 -
Pharmaceutical company names Dr. John McHutchison CEO, president — 4 insights
Assembly Biosciences named former Gilead Sciences Chief Scientific Officer John McHutchison, MD, its new president and CEO, succeeding company co-founder Derek Small. - 8/7/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Vanessa Shami of the University of Virginia Medical Center
Vanessa M. Shami, MD, is the director of endoscopic ultrasound in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Medical Center. - 8/5/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Adam Goodman of NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn
Adam J. Goodman, MD, is section chief of gastroenterology at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in New York City. - 8/5/19