Three gastroenterologists who established Rockford (Ill.) Gastroenterology Associates will retire together June 30, according to a Rockford Register Star report.
GI & Endoscopy
The Florida Center for Gastroenterology in Largo is featured in a report by local television station Bay News 9 for the center's use of the SmartPill digestion test.
Bergein Overholt, MD, is a physician with Gastrointestinal Associates in Knoxville, Tenn., a group of 13 physicians and nearly 100 staff. He has led his practice in the development and use of BARRx treatment for Barrett's Esophagus, a condition that…
A new study published in the journal Gastroenterology supports the guidelines suggesting patients ages 50 and older at low risk of colon cancer should receive a screening colonoscopy every 10 years and patients at high risk should undergo the test…
Irving Pike, MD, FACG, is president of Gastroenterology Consultants in Virginia Beach, Va., and assistant professor of clinical internal medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk. He has a strong background in general gastroenterology, with special interests in endoscopic…
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Families with Lynch syndrome should receive surveillance colonoscopies every 1-2 years to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the journal Gastroenterology.
John Gleason is administrator and Gail Wells, RN, is director of outpatient clinical operations at the Berks Center for Digestive Health in Wyomissing, Pa., a partner with Physicians Endoscopy since 2001.Q: What do you do to ensure a smooth and…
James Weber, MD, is a gastroenterologist with and president of Texas Digestive Disease Consultants in Keller, Texas. The organization is one of the largest gastroenterology groups in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Dr. Weber's areas of interest include colorectal cancer prevention…
Eric Dow, administrator of Lone Star Endoscopy in Keller, Texas, a freestanding endoscopic ASC managed by Physicians Endoscopy, suggests following these five guidelines to improve turnover time between colonoscopies.
Brien Fausone, administrator of Michigan Endoscopy Center, a single-specialty GI ASC managed by Physicians Endoscopy, offers the following three tips to increase room turnover time.