The AGA Research Foundation recognized Ashish Nimgaonkar, MD, as its researcher of the month.
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John W. Birk, MD, is the gastroenterology division chief and director of the gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship program at Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health.
David Gutman, MD, joined Carthage (N.Y.) Area Hospital's staff to provide gastrointestinal care, the Watertown Daily Times reports.
West Orange, N.J.-based Gastro Center NJ is reminding patients to undergo colon cancer screenings through an awareness campaign.
Cleveland Clinic Weston (Fla.) promoted Tolga Erim, DO, to gastroenterology department chairman, the Miami Herald reports.
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In a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report, Samir Grover, MD, contends authors of endoscopy guidelines in the U.S. don't disclose conflicts of interest.
iData examined data from 700 CPT and ICD codes to develop reports, including an analysis on endoscopic procedures.
If they could turn back time, most gastroenterologists who would choose to go into medicine again would also choose to go into gastroenterology again, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2019."
Synlogic named former Janssen Research & Development Vice President Scott Plevy, MD, its chief science officer.
Three gastroenterology physicians were featured in the news in the last week: