GI & Endoscopy

Lehigh Regional Medical Center has opened a new endoscopy and surgical suite, according to a Lehigh Acres Citizen report.

Solos Endoscopy has announced the company expects to show a sales increase of more than 16 percent for the first quarter of 2012, according to a news release.

Northwest Community Healthcare's Medical Group, which serves Northern Illinois, has announced the acquisition of the private practice of gastroenterologist Nikos G. Christopoulos, MD, according to a news release (pdf).

Griffin Bariatrics, a bariatric surgery center in Derby, Conn., has welcomed Rishi Ramlogan, MD, to its staff of surgeons, according to a release.

R. Fraser Stokes, MD, a gastroenterologist at Southwestern Gastrointestinal Specialists in Uniontown, Pa., has written a column on colorectal cancer prevention for the Herald Standard.

Thomas Jefferson University has announced Scott Waldman, MD, PhD, a member of Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center, has been awarded a Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement grant to help advance a molecular diagnostic test for colon cancer into commercialization, according to a…

Gastroenterologist Ramaswamaiah Chandrasekhara, MD, has joined Central Florida Health Care, according to a The Ledger report.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia has announced it has opened a new Barrett's esophagus treatment center, according to a news release.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has published its 2011 Year in Review report.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is set to break ground on a new gastrointestinal endoscopy training center in Downers Grove, Ill., according to a Downers Grove Reporter report.