Wayne Yu, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Oak Lawn, Ill.-based Midwest Center for Gastrointestinal Health.
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Biomerica enrolled the first patient in a clinical trial for its InFoods diagnostic-guided therapy to alleviate irritable bowel syndrome symptoms.
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center launched the Medically Associated Science and Technology program to advance treatments for gastrointestinal and metabolic disorders.
Mark Bronner, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Louisville (Ky.) Gastroenterology Associates.
Mark Stenhouse left his executive role at AbbVie to join Exact Sciences because he felt the company was fighting a worthy battle: preventing colorectal cancer.
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Alberto Peña, MD, a pediatric surgeon at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, received the 2018 American Pediatric Surgical Association Robert E. Gross Award for Excellence in Pediatric Research and Achievement for his contributions to pediatric colorectal surgery.
Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Medical Group welcomed board-certified gastroenterologist Khulood Ahmed, MD, the Hannibal Courier-Post reports.
The Digestive Health Foundation honored colorectal surgeon Steven Stryker, MD, and his wife Andrea Schwartz at its third annual gala June 9 at the Four Seasons Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Gastroenterologist Morris W. Beebe, MD, was one of five arrested in the alleged assault of a 25-year-old woman, WKYT reports.