GI & Endoscopy

New Hampshire Magazine named Thomas Sherman, MD, of Exeter, N.H.-based Cofre Physicians in its 2019 Top Doctors issue, fosters.com reports.

Little Rock, Ark.-based Premier Gastroenterology Associates broke ground April 3 on Premier Medical Plaza, AMP reports.

Here are the five most popular gastroenterology stories on Becker's ASC Review for the week of March 28 through April 3:

The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act, a bi-partisan bill introduced in Congress, would provide Medicare coverage for virtual colonoscopies, which would benefit groups who are less likely to get screened for colorectal cancer.

Here are four updates on gastroenterology and industry-relevant companies this past week:

Ramon E. Rivera, MD, is the gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition chief at the University at Buffalo Department of Medicine.

Stephen Paul, MD, joined Valparaiso, Ind.-based Porter Regional Hospital's Board of Trustees, Valpolife.com reports.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals spun off its soluble guanylate cyclase business into its own entity, Cyclerio Therapeutics, to focus only on gastrointestinal therapies.

Summit, N.J.-based pediatric gastroenterologist Michael Tyshkov, MD, allegedly sexually assaulted a 20-year-old patient several times over several years, my central jersey reports.

Miami-based Gastro Health is acquiring Birmingham, Ala.-based Southeast Gastro, its first out-of-state acquisition.