GI & Endoscopy

Here are three gastroenterologists in the news this past week.

Ayodele Osowo, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Arlington, Texas-based Gastroenterology Practice Associates.

A study in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recommends emergency departments use capsule endoscopy as a triage for patients with GI bleeding.

Robert Levine, MD, is a gastroenterologist with the Boulder (Colo.) Medical Center.

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.