GI & Endoscopy

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

Erick Singh, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Columbia, S.C.-based Consultants in Gastroenterology.

Consultants in Gastroenterology and the South Carolina Endoscopy Center have been serving the Columbia area for several years.

CDx Diagnostics' Wats3D detected high-grade dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinomas at a 400 percent higher rate when compared to the standard Seattle protocol random forceps biopsy.

A study, published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, examined how attaching a cap or hood to a colonoscope improved proximal colon adenoma detection rates.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Metro Health added seven gastroenterologists to its staff, MLive reports.

Frank Farrell, MD, founded and serves as the medical director of the San Francisco-based Center for Colonoscopy Excellence.

The Center for Colonoscopy Excellence was founded by Frank Farrell, MD, and has provided care to the San Francisco area for several years.

Here is how five major, publicly traded gastroenterology companies fared in the stock market for the week of Aug. 14 to Aug. 18, 2017.

Creo Medical Group's Speedboat RS2 device and Croma platform received FDA 510(k) clearance.