GI & Endoscopy

The results of a new study indicate women who drink green tea may have lower risk of developing some GI cancers, according to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Reporter.

Michael Herman, DO, has joined North Florida Gastroenterology in Orange Park, according to a Florida Times-Union report.

The results of a new study show endoscopic mucosal resection before radiofrequency ablation is an effective and safe treatment option for patients with nodular Barrett's esophagus, according to a news release (pdf).

Cleveland Clinic has named weight-loss surgery for controlling diabetes as its top medical innovation for 2013, according to a MassDevice report.

Gastroenterologist Touraj Zolfaghari, MD, has joined Sutter North Medical Group in California, according to a Sutter North Medical Foundation Facebook post.

Gastroenterologist William S. Haubrich, MD, has died, according to a North County Times report.

Gastroenterologist Johan C. Bakken, MD, has joined Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic in Minnesota, according to a Duluth News Tribune report.

Gastroenterologist David A. Johnson, MD, is the American College of Gastroenterology's 2012 recipient of the Berk/Fise Clinical Achievement Award, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist S. R. Boya, MD, has been elected vice chief of the medical staff for Palo Pinto General Hospital in Mineral Wells, Texas, according to a Mineral Wells Index report.

At the 19th annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 26, Jordan Fowler, CEO of Frontier Healthcare, and Peter Kim, MD, president and physician owner of the Manhattan Endoscopy Center, discussed key business and clinical issues for growing…