GI & Endoscopy

Here are eight gastroenterologists in the news this past week.

David A. Johnson, MD, MACG, FASGE, chief of the division of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk discusses how — even as additional screening options are introduced to patients — colonoscopy remains the present and future of colorectal…

New York University Lutheran tapped Ioannis "Yanni" Hatzaras, MD, to lead its surgical oncology outreach program.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recognized 18 endoscopy units for their work in promoting quality in an endoscopy setting. Here's what you need to know.

John C. Fang, MD, chief of the division of gastroenterology at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, discusses the costs and benefits of CT colonography.

The organizations Beyond Celiac, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Dr. Schar USA have awarded Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center a $20,000 grant to fund a celiac disease pilot program.

U.S. Representative Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-N.J.) has introduced a bill to expand colorectal cancer screening coverage.

Matt Kurien, MD, was presented with the Julie Wallace Lecture Award from the Nutrition Society for his work concerning feeding tubes, News Medical reports.

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America recently released the results a one-year pilot program.

Patients more than 75 years old may not benefit from colonoscopy screening, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.