GI & Endoscopy

  W. Ray Kim, MD, is the chief of the gastroenterology and hepatology division at University of Stanford (Calif.) Department of Medicine.

Xavier Llor, MD, PhD, American Gastroenterological Association education committee chair, and medical director of the New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University's colorectal cancer prevention program, spoke to Becker's ASC Review about CRC screening guidelines and what physicians can do to raise…

Beverly Hills, Calif.-based gastroenterologist David Yamini, MD, treated his 500th hemorrhoid patient with the O'Regan Banding Method.

New York State Department of Health Commissioner Howard A. Zucker, MD, awarded Buffalo, N.Y.-based Erie County Medical Center's Hepatology Clinic his Special Recognition Award.

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.