GI & Endoscopy

Exact Sciences, the manufacturer of Cologuard, and the Green Bay Packers launched "Crossing the 50," a new campaign to raise money for the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation.

Instead of referring their patients to an interventional radiologist, more hepatologists and gastroenterologists are performing liver biopsies themselves, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News reported.

A systematic review, published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, examined how patients perceived water exchange colonoscopies and the impact the procedure had on endoscopy room turnaround, Medscape reports.

Miami-based Gastro Health made a series of leadership appointments as the practice continues to expand.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2018 Best Hospital rankings.

Samuel Iwata, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Colorado Springs-based Colorado Gastroenterology Associates.

The State Board of Medical Examiners in New Jersey revoked the medical licenses of five physicians, including an internist, Caldwells Patch reported.

CMS changed the deadline for providers looking to submit a 2019 payment adjustment targeted review.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic named gastroenterologist Gianrico Farrugia its new president and CEO, effective at the end of the year.

Here are six gastroenterologists that made news recently: