GI & Endoscopy

A study published in Gut examined the risk inflammatory bowel disease patients face of developing postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer.

A study published in Disease of the Esophagus examined the effectiveness of CDx Diagnostics WATS3D device in detecting esophageal dysplasia and Barrett's esophagus.

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth Medical Group added an internist and a gastroenterology-focused physician assistant to its Bellingham, Wash.-based practices, The Bellingham Business Journal reports.

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates and private equity group Frazier Healthcare Partners closed a deal Dec. 17, marking the third ever major private equity investment in the gastroenterology space. 

  Bruce Sands, MD, is the chief of the Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology at New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy renewed its recognition of Memorial Hospital Belleville's Gastroenterology/Endoscopy Center for three more years, the Metro East Sun reports.

A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine affirmed the effectiveness of current colorectal cancer guidelines which recommend patients undergo a colonoscopy every 10 years.

William Karnes, MD, a gastroenterologist practicing at the University of California Irvine is helping develop an artificial intelligence system for colonoscopies, according to NBC affiliate WNDU.

David Elliott, MD, PhD, is the gastroenterology and hepatology division director at Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care.

Here are six gastroenterologists featured in the news in the past two weeks: