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).
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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.
Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Fla., has announced it is now offering Barrett's esophagus, according to a news release.
Medscape has published the "Medscape Physician Compensation Report: 2012 Results." The report included data gathered in February from more than 24,000 physicians in the United States across 25 specialties. Of these respondents, 2 percent were in gastroenterology.
