GI & Endoscopy

Kimberly A. Brown, MD, is the chief of gastroenterology at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.

Frank Wright, MD, joined Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial's staff and will see patients out of Smoky Mountain Gastroenterology, The Daily Times reports.

Four major gastroenterological societies denounced an article on duodenoscope sterilization published in The New York Times, stating that the article understates the value of the devices to patients and that they can't be removed from the marketplace as a result.

The year started slow for Jamison, Pa.-based Physicians Endoscopy, but the gastroenterology-focused management company made headlines throughout the summer.  Here is everything the company did these past 90 days. 

Here are six updates from gastroenterology companies from this past week:

David Young was selected as the new CEO of gastroenterology-focused management company Physicians Endoscopy. 

Chicago-based Metropolitan Gastroenterology Consultants celebrated its 20th anniversary recently, the Beverly Review reports.

James R. Penn, MD, will begin practicing at two Gastroenterology Consultants locations, according to centraljersey.com.

Physicians Endoscopy and Capital Digestive Care entered into a strategic partnership Aug. 1, which could shake up the entire gastroenterology specialty.

Gastroenterology-focused pharmaceutical company Landos Biopharma closed a $60 million series B financing round.