Drs. Charles Friel, Vaibhav Wadhwa & more: 4 GI physicians making headlines

Four GI physicians were featured in the news this past week:

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Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Medical Center colorectal surgeon Charles Friel, MD, dressed up as a red colon polyp to educate staff and patients about colon cancer prevention.

Gastroenterologist Vaibhav Wadhwa, MD, met with an associate of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to discuss step therapy reform.

Theodore A. DeCosta, MD, recently opened The Gastro Center in West Orange, N.J.

Kevin Liebovich, MD, a gastroenterologist at Gurnee, Ill.-based Lake Shore Gastroenterology, weighed the pros and cons of at-home fecal immunochemical tests and colonoscopies in a Milwaukee Business Journal article.

More articles on gastroenterology:
5 must-read articles for GI physicians this week: Feb. 28 – March 6
Dr. Theodore DaCosta opens New Jersey gastroenterology practice — 3 insights
Lane Gastroenterology distributing free CRC detection tests — 3 insights

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