GI & Endoscopy

Reza Shaker, MD, chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, has developed a new device to help treat patients suffering from severe acid reflux, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.

Gastroenterologist Vinod Singh, MD, has joined Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, Ariz., according to a Mohave Daily News report.

Colon and Rectal Surgery Center in Battle Creek, Mich., is hosting an open house on Thursday to raise awareness for colorectal cancer, according to a Battle Creek Enquirer report.

Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital has named Karen Toland as its clinical manager of endoscopy, according to a Worcester Business Journal report.

Houssam Al Kharrat, MD, a gastroenterologist for Covenant Health System in Lubbock, Texas, shares seven bullet points about colonoscopies in a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal report.

The results of a new study published in the March 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis who received endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy had an associated lower risk of major complications compared…

David Johnson, MD, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School, evaluates the American College of Physicians' recently released guidance statement for colorectal cancer screening in a new Medscape Today video.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has announced its support for a new bill that could ensure all colorectal cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries are covered, according to a news release.

The American College of Gastroenterology and the Campaign to End Obesity have announced they have joined together to bring attention to the potentially deadly link between higher body mass index and colorectal cancer, according to a news release.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy offers tips for patients on what they can do to receive a quality colonoscopy in a recent news release.