Steven Hochwald, MD, has joined Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., as chief of gastrointestinal surgery, according to a news release.
GI & Endoscopy
The results of a new study indicate Adalimumab, an anti-tumor necrosis factor antibody, is effective in maintaining remission in certain children with Crohn's disease, according to a news release.
Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates and Arapahoe Gastroenterology have announced their merger agreement effective October 1, 2012.
Gastroenterologist Jennifer A. Spanier-Stiasny, DO, has joined the gastroenterology department at The South Bend (Ind.) Clinic, according to a news release.
FDA has announced it has approved Zaltrap (ziv-aflibercept) for use in combination with a FOLFIRI (folinic acid, fluorouracil and irinotecan) chemotherapy regimen to treat adults with colorectal cancer, according to a news release.
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Endoscopic specialist Somashekar Krishna, MD, has joined The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, according to a news release.
Gastroenterologist Raghu Dharmavaram Kottam, MD, has joined Bayhealth Milford (Del.), according to a Cape Gazette report.
Vijay Jayaraman, MD, has joined the University of Nevada School of Medicine, according to a news release.
Gastroenterologist Ahsan Bhatti, MD, has been appointed to the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice, according to a news release.
Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, W.V., has opened a new endoscopy center, according to a WBOY report.