GI & Endoscopy

Shoukath Ansari, MD, is a gastroenterologist and the medical director of Hamlet, N.C.-based Sandhills Endoscopy Center, an actor and the father of comedian Aziz Ansari.

Here are three gastroenterologists making headlines the week of May 22, 2017.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy appointed Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates' Karen Woods, MD, as its next president.

The FDA is in the process of developing a pathway for interchangeable products where biosimilars can be "substituted for the reference product without the intervention of the health care provider who prescribed the reference product," according to an American Gastroenterological…

The global capsule endoscopes market is set to expand through 2021, according to a Technavio market report.

A study published in Patient Preference and Adherence examined the barriers to care people with multiple chronic conditions face when undergoing colonoscopy.

Michael Gurney, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Canton, Ohio-based Gastroenterology Specialists.

Alan Gunderson, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Torax Medical's Linx completed its Caliber trial and found it was more effective than omeprazole in controlling regurgitation and improving quality of life for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Enki Endoscopy Report Writer incorporated GIQuIC certification into its quality reporting platform.