Mayo Clinic, University Gastroenterology & more: 4 GI practices in the news

Here are four practices and hospitals making headlines this past week:

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Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon Robert Cima, MD, treated Texas Rangers’ pitcher Jake Diekman’s ulcerative colitis.

Portsmouth, R.I.-based University Gastroenterology named Robert Najarian, MD, medical director of its new Pathology Center in Portsmouth.

East Lansing-based Michigan State University researchers identified what they believe causes intestinal inflammation, one of the first stages of irritable bowel syndrome.

The Barbara Northeimer Fish Memorial Cancer Fund bestowed a $175,000 gift to Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Cancer Institute to support colorectal cancer screenings.

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