GI & Endoscopy

Charleston, S.C.-based Palmetto Digestive Health added Lori Robbins, MD, to its staff, The Post and Courier reports.

Here are 11 mergers and acquisitions that occurred this year in the gastroenterology space:

Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center reduced the administrative work around getting a colonoscopy in its ASC, HudsonReporter.com reports.

Allan W. Wolkoff, MD, is the chief of the division of hepatology at the Albert EInstein College of Medicine in New York City.

Two gastroenterology physicians featured in the news this week:

Northwest Specialty Hospital, a physician-owned facility in Post Falls, Idaho, has opened a new endoscopy center.

Hepion Pharmaceuticals named Stephen Harrison, MD, consultant medical director.

Gastroenterology-focused group purchasing organization Gastrologix partnered with Henry Schein to offer its independent practice members access to discounted medical devices, pharmaceuticals and other accessories.

Dothan, Ala.-based Digestive Health Specialists of the Southeast is seeking permission to build a new surgery center and office complex in Dothan, the Dothan Eagle reports.

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