GI & Endoscopy

  The American Gastroenterological Association recognized the research work of the following 17 fellows:

A study published in American Health Drug Benefits suggested that blood and stool-based screening tests could prompt more people to get screened for colorectal cancer.

The International Association of Top Professionals named David Bass, MD, its Doctor of the Decade and awarded him the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Rohit Kohli, MBBS, is the chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Here are five of the most read gastroenterology articles on Becker's ASC Review this week:

Evanston-based Illinois Gastroenterology Group closed a private equity deal joining the GI Alliance, which created the largest independent gastroenterology services organization in the nation.

Renowned gastroenterologist and former Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center director Kurt Isselbacher, MD, died of a stroke July 18 at age 93, the Boston Globe reports.

Here are three updates from gastroenterology companies from the past week:

Monroeville, Pa.-based Forbes Hospital opened a $17 million addition to expand its surgical, gastrointestinal and cardiac services, TribLive reports.

Apollo Endosurgery posted a net loss of $8.8 million for the second quarter, despite growing worldwide sales of Overstitch, its endoscopic suturing system, by 40 percent.