GI & Endoscopy

Gastroenterologist Jermaine Clarke, DO, has joined Texas Health Physicians Group, according to a D Healthcare Daily report.

Gastroenterologist John Routenberg, MD, has retired from practicing medicine, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Rajeev Prabakaran, MD, has joined Southcoast Physicians Group in Massachusetts, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Somasundaram Bharath, MD, has been elected governor of the North Dakota chapter of the American College of Gastroenterology, according to an Indiawest.com report.

Gastroenterological ambulatory surgery centers are becoming rarer as the reimbursement rates for GI procedures continue to dip, and physicians and administrators look to more historically profitable specialties.

Mercy Hospital Hot Springs (Ark.) has announced it is now offering gastroenterology services, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Burr Loew, MD, has joined GI Associates of New Hampshire in Concord, according to a Concord Monitor report.

Gastroenterologist Kevin Jo, MD, has joined Hartford (Conn.) Hospital, according to a news release and Rounds (pdf), a Hartford Hospital magazine.

Kansas Gastroenterology in Wichita is scheduled to relocate its office to accommodate the recent addition of two gastroenterologists, according to a Wichita Eagle report.

Gastroenterologist Shane Hendon, DO, has joined the medical staff of Lourdes in Paducah, Ky., according to a Southern Business Journal report.