GI & Endoscopy

A study published in JAMA Surgery outlined a scoring system physicians can use to determine risk of adverse events for pregnant women after undergoing an appendectomy or cholecystectomy, MedPage Today reports.

Prescott, Ariz.-based Yavapai Regional Medical Center named Gastroenterologist Mark Thomas Worthington, MD, its physician of the year, the Daily Courier reports.

Israel-based Check-Cap enrolled its first patient in a multi-center study as it works to earn a CE Mark for its C-Scan system.

Here are six updates on GI companies to note:

John Mirro, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Merrillville, Ind.-based Digestive Medicine Associates.

Austin, Texas-based Apollo Endosurgery found its next chief medical officer in gastroenterologist Christopher Gostout, MD, according to Yahoo! Finance.

The FDA updated its safety alert concerning the Pentax ED-3490TK duodenoscope after Pentax identified a new risk with the ED-3490K duodenoscope.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fined Parsippany-Troy Hills, N.J.-based Allergan $15 million for failing to disclose its 2014 merger talks with Actavis, also based in Parsippany-Troy Hills.

Joseph F. Hacker III, MD, is a gastroenterologist and the president of Newark, Del.-based Gastroenterology Associates.

Connecticut-based medical device developer Lumendi added James Soares as its vice president of sales and Yukio Nakajima as its new senior director of business development.