GI & Endoscopy

Gastroenterologist Oksana Anand, MD, has joined the gastroenterology department of the Hutchinson (Kan.) Clinic, according to a Hutchinson News report.

Gastroenterologist Roger Epstein, MD, has written a column discussing hepatitis C for Seacoast Online, which includes content from several New Hampshire and a Maine publication.

Ihab Herraka, MD, has joined Sparks Gastroenterology Center on the second floor of the surgery center in Fort Smith, Ark., according to a City Wire report.

The results of a new study found that CT colonography is a safe, viable option for Medicare-aged patients, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist George T. Fantry, MD, has been appointed as assistant dean for student affairs, education and research in the offices of student affairs and student research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, according to a news release.

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.