GI & Endoscopy

From an FDA approval to several gastroenterologists joining new facilities, here are 16 gastroenterology updates Becker's has reported on since Jan. 13:

Cleveland-based UH Rainbow Babies and Children's is the first facility in the Midwest to complete an awake pediatric endoscopy using the EvoEndo system.

Medical device company EndoSound has received an investment from the American Gastroenterological Association's venture capital fund to expand and improve its endoscopic ultrasound technology. 

Chung Owyang, MD, a former gastroenterology researcher at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine, no longer works for Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan after allegedly falsifying or fabricating data in multiple publications, MLive reported Jan. 24.

Austin Gastroenterology has opened a new clinic in Leander, Texas, according to a Jan. 23 report from the Community Impact.

The FDA has approved the use of tucatinib — a drug engineered by biotech company Seagen — in tandem with trastuzumab as a second-line treatment for colorectal cancer that has not responded to other therapies.

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Healthgrades picked 100 hospitals for its "America's 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Surgery" list, released Jan. 17.

The Blue Eye submucosal injection agent has received FDA clearance and is now available in the U.S.

Rhode Island's largest gastroenterology group, University Gastroenterology, has named Eric Newton, MD, as its next president, according to a Jan. 19 press release sent to Becker's.