GI & Endoscopy

The American Medical Association and the National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics have developed an online educational program designed to improve a physician's ability to identify hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes in patients, according to a news release.

Here are 11 GI and endoscopy-related devices granted clearance by the Food and Drug Administration in June.

The American Gastroenterological Association has published a column paying tribute to former AGA president and renowned gastroenterologist Joseph Kirsner, MD, PhD.

Pediatric gastroenterologist Mohammad Tabbah, MD, has joined Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., according to an MLive.com report.

David Ramsay, MD, has joined North Carolina's Digestive Health Specialists, according to a Dispatch report.

Gastroenterologist Roger Coron, MD, has joined the medical staff of Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester in New Rochelle, N.Y., according to a Talk of the Sound report.

Gastroenterologist Joseph Kirsner, MD, has died, according to a UChicago News report.

Paul R. Tourigny, MD, a gastroenterologist at CarolinaEast Internal Medicine in Pollocksville, N.C., is researching and working to develop drug therapies to treat and possibly cure hepatitis C, according to a Sun Journal report.

West Side GI, which is expected to rank among New York's largest ambulatory surgery centers based on patient volume, launched earlier this month in Manhattan.

Gastroenterologist Max Schneider, MD, has retired at the age of 90, according to an Orange County Register report.