GI & Endoscopy

Ammar Hemaidan, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Advanced Medical Center.

Copenhagen, Denmark-based Zealand Pharma and UniQuest, the commercialization company of The University of Queensland in Australia, are collaborating to develop new drug candidates inspired by venoms to treat gastrointestinal diseases.

William Chey, MD, is joining Ritter Pharmaceuticals' medical advisory board.

The Medical Board of California accused gastroenterologist Parminder Singh Dhaliwal, MD, of alleged gross negligence, OC Weekly reports.

Atul Vachhani, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Santa Maria (Calif.) Gastroenterology.

Mount Vernon, Ill.-based Crossroads Specialty Clinic added gastroenterologist Khalid Naseer, MD, to its staff, Southern Business Journal reports.

Enhanced recovery protocols improve clinical outcomes before, during and after colorectal operations, Science Business reports.

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

Iron Mountain, Mich.-based Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center had a third party conduct a review of thousands of colon exams from 2009 to August 2014, identifying four potentially subpar cases, the Iron Mountain Daily News reports.

Smart Medical Systems closed an $8 million series B financing round, which will primarily be used to commercialize its G-Eye system.