GI & Endoscopy

Zachary, La.-based Lane Gastroenterology celebrated its ribbon cutting March 19, The Advocate reports.

Here are three updates on gastroenterology and industry-relevant companies to know from the past week:

Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, is the gastroenterology and hepatology division chief at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

Columbus-based Ohio Gastroenterology Group is moving into a 42,000-square-foot medical office building and opening an endoscopy center, Columbus Business First reports.

Black Book ranked a number of Modernizing Medicine's EHRs No. 1 on its Physician Practice & Ambulatory Solutions top EHR list.

A study published in Cancer examined early-onset colorectal cancer finding unique subgroups among CRC patients, Medscape reports.

Although Exact Sciences' Cologuard completed its 2 millionth test, the multitarget stool DNA test remains a topic of contention in the gastroenterology space.

Gail Hecht, MD, is the gastroenterology and nutrition chief at Loyola University Chicago.

Gastroenterology Consultants of Savannah (Ga.) opened a new practice at St. Joseph’s/Candler’s newly opened Pooler, Ga. campus, Savannah Morning News reports.

Researchers from Adelaide, Australia-based Flinders University developed a breath test to diagnose gut diseases through measuring dipeptidyl peptidase-4 in a patient's breath, according to MDLinx.