GI & Endoscopy

Here are 15 gastroenterologists' recent professional appointments and accomplishments.

Here are 10 clinical and operational statistics on colonoscopy in surgery centers, according to a 2011 clinical study of the procedure including results from 88 organizations that performed a combined total of more than 282,000 procedures annually.

Hanover Gastroenterology in Wilmington, N.C., has joined the Wilmington-based New Hanover Regional Medical Center Physician Group, according to a news release.

Paul Martin, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the division of hepatology at the University of Miami, has been elected chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine's Subspecialty Board on Gastroenterology, according to a news release.

Pediatric gastroenterologist Elizabeth Alonso, MD, has joined Baton Rouge (La.) General Physicians, according to a Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge report.

Gastroenterologist Ann Chen, MD, clinical assistant professor in the division of gastroenterology and hepatalogy for the Stanford (Calif.) School of Medicine, is featured in a new Stanford faculty spotlight column.

Gastroenterologist W. Alan Harmon, MD has been elected to the AMA's Council on Medical Service, according to an AMA report.

Gastroenterologist Ihab Herraka, MD, has joined Sparks Health System, based in Fort Smith, Ark., according to a news release.

University of Florida researchers have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute to study colon cancer, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Harvey Lefton, MD, has been named the 151st president of the Philadelphia County Medical Society, according to a news release.