GI & Endoscopy

Here are seven gastroenterologists featured in the news this past week:

Carol Burke, MD, is the director of the center for colon polyp and cancer prevention at Cleveland Clinic.

The five most read gastroenterology stories on Becker's ASC Review for the week of March 7-13:

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.