GI & Endoscopy

Here are four gastroenterologists that made news recently:

Brent Gray, MD, is a gastroenterologist at College Station-based Central Texas Gastroenterology Consultants.

Here are three practices and hospitals making headlines this past week:

OmniVision Technologies and Myriad Fiber developed what they call the medical industry's first commercial prototype for an endoscopic surgery tool with built-in camera, Sensors reports.

A study, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, claims nurses were more effective than physicians when put in charge of colorectal cancer surveillance, reducing the number of unnecessary colonoscopies, Medical Xpress reports.

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

The FDA granted Custom Ultrasonics' System 83-plus Automated Endoscope Reprocessor approval to reprocess Olympus TJF-Q180V and Pentax ED-3490TK duodenoscopes.

Kent Cunningham, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Sumter (S.C.) Gastroenterology.

The Barbara Northeimer Fish Memorial Cancer Fund bestowed a $175,000 gift to Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Cancer Institute to support colorectal cancer screenings.

Merritt Hawkins released its 2018 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives report documenting the salaries of several healthcare specialties.