Gastroenterologists Bryan DiBuono, MD, and L. Phillips Jenkins, MD, have joined the medical staff of St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, La., according to a news release.
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Interventional gastroenterologist Sohail N. Shaikh, MD, is the first physician in New Jersey to remove an eroded lap band using endoscopic technology, according to a news release.
The Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center have announced Gastroenterologist Hemant Roy, MD, has been named chief of gastroenterology, according to a news release.
Kootenai Health, based out of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has announced it has acquired North Idaho Gastroenterology in Coeur d'Alene, according to a news release.
Ohio's TriHealth has announced it has acquired Gastroenterology Consultants of Cincinnati, according to a news release.
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Gastroenterologist Wendy Z. Davis, MD, has joined Cornerstone Health Care in High Point, N.C., according to a news release (pdf).
Gastroenterologist Tom Sherman, MD, has won one of the two open seats in New Hampshire's Rockingham County state representative District 24 race, according to a Seacoast Online report.
ASC management and development company AmSurg Corp. will build a gastroenterology center in London, according to a Nashville Post report.
Study: Majority of Liver Transplant Waitlist Patients Who Die Have Offers of Donated Livers Declined
The results of a new study reveal a majority of patients on liver transplant waitlists who die received offers of donated livers that were declined prior to death, according to a news release.
The American Gastroenterological Association and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy are asking physicians to complete the Relative Value Update Committee's surveys, according to an AGA news brief written by Lawrence R. Kosinski, MD, MBA, AGAF.