Suffern, N.Y.-based Good Samaritan Hospital opened an Esophageal and Reflux Center, making it the only hospital in New York's Rockland and Orange counties to have a dedicated center, the Rockland Times reports.  By Eric Oliver - 11/21/19

Here are five updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week:  By Eric Oliver - 11/20/19

The FDA awarded the Pentax Medical Video ED34-i10T2 duodenoscope — which has a sterile, disposable elevator component — FDA 510(k) clearance, Medscape reports.  By Eric Oliver - 11/20/19

Vipul H. Shah, MD, is the chief of gastroenterology at Montefiore Nyack (N.Y.) Hospital.  By Rachel Popa - 11/20/19

Since the first deal of the great gastroenterology private equity investment rush of the late 2010s closed in September 2016, never has a three-month span featured more activity than September to November this year. To date, three of the five major platforms have made investments, with two of the platforms making a flurry of investments since September.  By Eric Oliver - 11/19/19

Douglas Pleskow, MD, joined the trustee advisory board of Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Wicked Local Needham reports.  By Eric Oliver - 11/19/19

CRH Medical acquired a majority ownership stake in Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Triad Sedation, building on a previous partnership with the practice.  By Eric Oliver - 11/19/19

Dallas-based GI Alliance continued its year-end acquisition spree, acquiring Amarillo (Texas) Endoscopy Center.  By Eric Oliver - 11/19/19

Here are five of the most-read gastroenterology articles from the last week:  By Rachel Popa - 11/18/19

Altoona, Pa.-based Blair Gastroenterology Associates is adding a 1,800-square-foot addition to its practice, expanding services, the Altoona Mirror reports.  By Eric Oliver - 11/18/19

David A. Piccoli, MD, is chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.  By Rachel Popa - 11/18/19

Six gastroenterologists recently were featured in the news:  By Rachel Popa - 11/15/19

Raza Malik, MD, PhD, is director of hepatology and the associate chief of the division of gastroenterology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.  By Rachel Popa - 11/15/19

Miami-based Gastro Health acquired Fairfax-based Gastroenterology Associates of Northern Virginia.  By Eric Oliver - 11/15/19

Chef and professor of medicine Timothy Harlan, MD, is taking his talents to Washington, D.C., where he'll start a culinary medicine program at George Washington University, The GW Hatchet reports.  By Eric Oliver - 11/15/19

Here are five of the most popular gastroenterology articles on Becker's ASC Review this week:  By Rachel Popa - 11/14/19

Robin D. Rothstein, MD, is co-medical director of the inflammatory bowel disease program at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.  By Rachel Popa - 11/13/19

Here are seven updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week:  By Eric Oliver - 11/13/19

RDD Pharma entered into a letter of intent to acquire Naia Rare Diseases in a move to boost its gastrointestinal drug pipeline.  By Eric Oliver - 11/13/19

Finch Therapeutics and Takeda Pharmaceuticals entered into a partnership to develop a microbiome treatment for Crohn's disease, the companies announced Nov. 13.  By Eric Oliver - 11/13/19