GI & Endoscopy

Four independent gastroenterology groups in Western Washington merged to form Washington Gastroenterology, in turn, becoming the largest independent practice in Washington.

Paolo Blanco, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Allentown-based Eastern Pennsylvania Gastroenterology and Liver Specialists.

Daniel Cornett, MD, joined the staff of Duluth, Minn.-based St. Luke's Gastroenterology Associates, the Duluth News Tribune reports.

A study, published in the Annals of Oncology, examined Europe's colorectal cancer mortality rate, estimating that 2018 mortality rates for most cancers are supposed to fall by 7 percent when compared to 2012 rates.

Here are the five most popular gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of March 12 to March 16, 2018.

Mark Griffin, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Lincoln, Neb.-based Gastroenterology Specialists.

Colonoscopy is significantly associated with colorectal cancer mortality reduction, according to a case-control study of Veterans Affairs-CMS administrative data in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Here are three gastroenterologists that made headlines this past week.

Miami-based Gastro Health's longterm CEO Alexander Fernandez departed suddenly in February, and Joseph Garcia was named his replacement.

The National Science Foundation awarded Tim Muldoon, PhD, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Fayetteville-based University of Arkansas, a $500,000 grant for him to continue his work on an endoscopic probe for colonoscopies.