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.
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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.
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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.
Ohio's TriHealth has announced it has acquired Gastroenterology Consultants of Cincinnati, according to a news release.