GI & Endoscopy

Luis A. Balart, MD, died of leukemia Jan. 14 in Boston, The Times-Picayune reports.

Hemant K. Roy, MD, is the gastroenterology section chief at Boston University School of Medicine.

A paper published in the December 2018 American Journal of Gastroenterology analyzed the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable's "80% by 2018" campaign and how it's impacted colorectal cancer screening.

The American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine certified Ryan Denney, DO, in gastroenterology, the Bolivar Herald-Free Press reports.

Here are the five most-read articles for GI physicians for the week of Jan. 9-15:

Cantel Medical purchased the dental-focused water treatment, purification and management solutions business Vista Research Group.

Here are three updates on gastroenterology companies to note:

Bhavna Balar, MD, is the gastroenterology chief at the New York City-based BronxCare Hospital Center.

The FDA approved Cabozantinib for use in patients with liver cancer, Medscape reports. The drug was already approved for thyroid and renal cancer patients.

In the last two gastroenterology-focused private equity deals, the involved PE-firms and practices created practice management companies.