GI & Endoscopy

The New York State Department of Health awarded University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center's Center for Community Health and Prevention a five-year, $1.8 million grant to fund cancer screening programs in the region, Livingston County News reports.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center gastroenterologist Leo Treyzon, MD, is joining uBiome's medical advisory board.

A judge dismissed two more charges against Charleston, W. Va., gastroenterologist Steven Matulis, MD, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reports.

gMed, a Modernizing Medicine Co., completed its rebrand to become Modernizing Medicine Gastroenterology.

Here are the five most popular gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, 2018:

The Connecticut State Medical Society elected Claudia Gruss, MD, the organization's 180th president.

Vonda G. Reeves, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Jackson, Miss.-based GI Associates and Endoscopy Center.

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

Evansville, Ind.-based Digestive Care Center will break ground on a new facility in Jasper, Ind., Oct. 4, Tristatehomepage.com reports.

Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wis., added Mainor Antillon Galdamez, MD, to its staff, The Dunn County News reports.