GI & Endoscopy

Board certified gastroenterologist Wael Youssef, MD, has been recruited by the Carle Digestive Health Center in Urbana, Ill., according to a report by The News-Gazette.

A recent study estimated that the global gastrointestinal device market will grow to be valued at $33 billion by 2023, according to a Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry report.

Inova Health System and Children's National Medical Center have joined to create the Pediatric Specialists of Virginia, which will offer pediatric gastroenterology, according to a Loudoun Times report.

The Yorkville Endoscopy Center, which opened in February, began as a joint venture between the five physicians of New York Gastroenterology Associates and Frontier Healthcare and grew to include a total of 12 gastroenterologists, according to a Yorkville Endoscopy news…

Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass., is considering closing its endoscopy center in order make room for an expansion of the hospital emergency room department slated to begin in the fall, according to a report by the Cape Cod Times.

Hossam Haick, professor in the chemical engineering and nanotechnology department of the Israel Institute of Technology, and a team of researchers have conducted a pilot study of a breath test that offers an alternative to endoscopy as a stomach cancer…

Randy Brinson, MD, of Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., has been named a fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association, according to an AL report.

The American College of Gastroenterology has released a new set of guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, which will be published in the March issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology.  

A study conducted by the BioTrends Research Group found a 43 percent increase of biologic treatments in Crohn's Disease patients in remission since 2012, according to a Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News report.

Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health has created a new $3.8 million, 9,484-square-foot endoscopy center, according to a report by The Columbus.