GI & Endoscopy

Here are three updates on gastroenterology companies from the past week:

Frank Friedenberg, MD, is the gastroenterology section chief at Philadelphia-based Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine.

Chronic idiopathic constipation sufferers may soon find relief with the FDA approval of Shire's prucalopride.

Apollo Endosurgery sold its Lap-Band gastric banding device to ReShape Lifesciences for $17 million and acquired ReShape's intragastric balloon device, MassDevice reports.

Rita Ritsema, MD, will now see patients out of the Havertown, Pa.-based location of Bryn Mawr Medical Specialists Association, the Daily Times reports.

Motus GI Holdings will offer a follow-up to its initial public offering, including a proposed offering of 5,000,000 additional shares.

Vivek Kaul, MD, is the gastroenterology division chief at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center.

Here are four GI-driven ASCs and facilities that were opened or announced in November and December 2018:

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates closed a deal with Frazier Healthcare Partners and formed gastroenterology management company United Digestive Dec. 17.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute tapped Jonathan Braun, MD, PhD, to serve as director of enterprise operations.