GI & Endoscopy

Ned Snyder, MD, is chief of gastroenterology at the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in the Greater Houston area.

Takeda pledged to donate $1 billion yen ($9.2 million) over five years to the Global Fund's Sixth Replenishment over the next five years, the first private sector company to do so.

Robert C. Kurtz, MD, a gastroenterologist who has practiced at New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for over 40 years, is a former chairman of the American Gastroenterological Association’s section on gastrointestinal oncology and researches early detection of…

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy appointed John Vargo, II, MD, its new president at Digestive Disease Week 2019, May 18-21 in San Diego.

Debra Sukin, CEO of Houston Methodist The Woodlands, detailed a $240 million expansion plan for a new patient care tower with endoscopy services on May 29, according to local news source Woodlands Online.

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

Regional GI, Main Line Gastroenterology Associates and Digestive Disease Associates will merge in a $130 million deal with private equity firm Amulet Capital, PE Hub reports.

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

Fujifilm is building a $36 million "smart" manufacturing facility in Tochigi, Japan, to double its endoscope production capability.

EndoGastric Solutions closed a $45 million series I round to fuel commercialization efforts around its TIF 2.0 procedure.