GI & Endoscopy

American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy experts went to Washington, D.C., March 12 to speak about colorectal cancer screening and barriers.

Here are four updates on gastroenterology and industry-relevant companies to note from this week:

David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD, is the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Precision Medicine Service director.

Colorectal cancer is "preventable, treatable and beatable," according to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, which released new colorectal cancer screening resources for National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Medscape reviewed current colorectal cancer screening tests options as well as research surrounding them to quantify which is the most effective.

Cleveland Clinic gastroenterologist Michelle Inkster, MD, PhD, was recognized by Continental Who's Who as a pinnacle lifetime member.

Conway (Ark.) Regional Gastroenterology Center added Owen Maat, MD, the Log Cabin Democrat reports.

High gastroenterology private equity activity will continue in 2019, according to Kerri Zelensek, McGuireWoods associate, and Tom Zahn, partner at McGuireWoods. Mr. Zahn and Ms. Zelensek attended the 6th Annual Healthcare and Life Sciences Private Equity and Finance Conference, February…

Nadim G. Haddad, MD, is the physician executive director and regional chief of the gastroenterology department at Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

Rohan Jeyarajah, MD, was appointed as Fort Worth, Texas-based TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine's first academic chair of surgery.