GI & Endoscopy

TransMed7, a medical device company, appointed Michael Demeure, MD, chair of its endocrine and gastrointestinal health team.

New York City-based NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn added Adam Goodman, MD, to its staff, appointing him director of endoscopy and quality.

Medicare accrued a substantial amount of savings by moving colonoscopies to Tennessee ASCs, according to Ambulatory Surgery Center Association 2014 data.

Rand Compton, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Fort Collins, Colo.-based Centers for Gastroenterology.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. donated $100,000 to local and regional nonprofits as part of its annual Takeda Cares Day.

A study, published in Gut, examined if colonic mucosa-associated taxa are orally derived and if oral microbiome screening is suitable for colorectal cancer.

Damage to the instrument channels of endoscopes could jeopardize device cleanliness, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week 2017, May 6-9 in Chicago, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News reports.

Here are the five most popular gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Oct. 2 to Oct. 6, 2017.

Joseph P. Tassoni Jr., MD, is a gastroenterologist at Florence, Mass.-based Hampshire Gastroenterology Associates.

Here are five gastroenterologists making news this past week.