Gastroenterologist Gaurav Aggarwal, MD, is set to join Western Washington Medical Group in Everett, Wash., according to a blog post from the practice.
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Richard Rothstein, MD, has been appointed as the Joseph M. Huber Professor of Medicine and chair of the department of medicine for The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H., according to a news release.
Steven Hochwald, MD, has joined Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., as chief of gastrointestinal surgery, according to a news release.
The results of a new study indicate Adalimumab, an anti-tumor necrosis factor antibody, is effective in maintaining remission in certain children with Crohn's disease, according to a news release.
Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates and Arapahoe Gastroenterology have announced their merger agreement effective October 1, 2012.
Gastroenterologist Jennifer A. Spanier-Stiasny, DO, has joined the gastroenterology department at The South Bend (Ind.) Clinic, according to a news release.
FDA has announced it has approved Zaltrap (ziv-aflibercept) for use in combination with a FOLFIRI (folinic acid, fluorouracil and irinotecan) chemotherapy regimen to treat adults with colorectal cancer, according to a news release.
Endoscopic specialist Somashekar Krishna, MD, has joined The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, according to a news release.
Gastroenterologist Raghu Dharmavaram Kottam, MD, has joined Bayhealth Milford (Del.), according to a Cape Gazette report.
Vijay Jayaraman, MD, has joined the University of Nevada School of Medicine, according to a news release.
