GI & Endoscopy

Patients who received virtual reality video education before a colonoscopy had better bowel preparation, higher polyp and adenoma detection rates and improved compliance and satisfaction, according to a study published Nov. 22 in JAMA Network Open. 

Here are 10 physicians who specialize in gastroenterology:

New York City-based NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn named Akuezunkpa O. Ude Welcome, MD, chief of the department of surgery, the hospital said Nov. 19. 

Biomerica has formed a scientific advisory board to advance use of the company's at-home test for colorectal cancer screenings, the global biomedical technology company said Nov. 19.

Private equity involvement in gastroenterology is skyrocketing, with groups such as Miami-based Gastro Health adding four practices in Ohio and Central and Southern Florida in the past three months. 

Micro-Tech Endoscopy launched its LesionHunter cold snare, a cold snare with an ultra-thin nitinol wire designed to advance polypectomy, the company said Nov. 18. 

President Joe Biden on Nov. 19 will have a colonoscopy as part of an annual physical exam, The Hill reports.

Construction will begin next year on an MNGI Digestive Health endoscopy center in Maple Grove, Minn.

Madison, Wis.-based Exact Sciences — a firm known for Cologuard, its colorectal cancer screening pill — is partnering with Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health for research on a new multicancer earlier detection test, according to a Nov. 18 Yahoo Finance report.

Bariatric surgery can reduce the risk of serious liver conditions in patients with advanced liver disease by as much as 88 percent, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published Nov. 11 in JAMA.