GI & Endoscopy

Little Rock, Ark.-based Premier Gastroenterology boosted its leadership staff, naming Todd Greer COO.

Becker's ASC Review reported on news featuring five gastroenterologists this week:

Suri Karthikeyan, MD, a gastroenterologist with over 25 years of experience, has joined UR Medicine Thompson Health in Canandaigua, N.Y., according to the Finger Lakes Times.

Razvan Arsenescu, MD, PhD, is chief of the Atlantic Digestive Health Institute in Morristown, N.J.

On the heels of its partnership with Jamison, Pa.-based Physicians Endoscopy, Silver Spring, Md.-based Capital Digestive Care added three gastroenterologists to its staff.

Mayo Clinic's Jacksonville campus in Florida is expanding, with a new building set to be completed by 2021, according to the Jacksonville Daily Record.

Suffern, N.Y.-based Good Samaritan Hospital opened an Esophageal and Reflux Center, making it the only hospital in New York's Rockland and Orange counties to have a dedicated center, the Rockland Times reports.

Here are five updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week:

The FDA awarded the Pentax Medical Video ED34-i10T2 duodenoscope — which has a sterile, disposable elevator component — FDA 510(k) clearance, Medscape reports.

Vipul H. Shah, MD, is the chief of gastroenterology at Montefiore Nyack (N.Y.) Hospital.