GI & Endoscopy

Gastroenterologist Jill P. Smith, MD, has been appointed the senior scientific advisor for translational and clinical research studies in digestive diseases for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, according to American Gastroenterological Association news item.

The American Gastroenterological Association has analyzed Medicare's 2013 physician fee schedule and determined pathology was hit with a large reduction, a concern to practices that own pathology labs, according to an AGA news item.

Gastroenterologist Ranjan Mascarenhas, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology in the department of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, according to a St. John's Medical College community website reportz.

Stanly Gastroenterology and Digestive Health Center has relocated its office to a larger location in Albemarle, N.C., according to a Stanly News and Press report.

Gastroenterologist Kevin Halsey, MD, has joined the gastroenterology department of the Ferrell-Duncan Clinic in Springfield, Mo., according to a news release.

Rupa Mukherjee, MD, has joined the division of gastroenterology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, according to a news release.

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.

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.