GI & Endoscopy

For gastroenterology-focused ASCs, the Cygnus Basic Needs Kit provides the required product components used in every endoscopy case. Available in six different configurations, the kits reduce the time and expense of ordering, stocking and pulling multiple items per procedure.

Gastroenterologist Irving Pike, MD, has been named the chief medical officer of John Muir Health based in Concord, Calif., according to a San Francisco Business Times report.

Gastroenterologist Paul Gmuer, MD, was recently honored during a luncheon hosted by Saint Vincent Health System in Erie, Pa., according to a news release.

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the death of a patient who underwent Lap-Band weight loss surgery at a West Hills outpatient surgery center last year, according to an LA Times report.

Gastroenterologist Khaled K. Nour, MD, has joined Athens (Ga.) Gastroenterology Center, according to an Athens Banner-Herald report.

Ronald Angles, DO, has joined the gastroenterology department of the Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Medical Clinic, according to a Murfreesboro Post report.

The New York City Health Department and the Health and Hospitals Corporation have announced that in just under a decade New York City's colonoscopy rate has increased by 62 percent, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Robert Protell, MD, has joined St. Joseph's Medical Group of Stockton (Calif.), a service of the Catholic Healthcare West Medical Foundation, according to a Central Valley Business Journal report.

A new study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, indicates patients suffering from GI disorders like inflammatory bowel disease may receive significant levels of diagnostic radiation as part of their treatment, according to…

A new study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, shows a correlation between adult patients with irritable bowel syndrome and trauma experience during childhood, according to a news release.