Rochester, Minn.-based The Mayo Clinic included gastroenterologist Albert Czaja, MD, in its 2016 Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Awards.
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John Vierling, MD, chief of hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, spoke with Becker's ASC Review about new developments in the field.
The American Journal of Gastroenterology published the results of King of Prussia, Pa.-based Aspire Bariatrics' study on AspireAssist, its endoscopic alternative to weight loss surgery.
Waco, Texas-based Baylor University selected Hashem El-Serag, MD, to be the next chair of its college of medicine.
Gary D. Wu, MD, has been awarded the 2017 AGA-Dannon Gut Microbiome in Health Award.
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A study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology investigated whether using patient-reported outcomes in clinical care led to improved patient outcomes.
G. Richard Puente, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Metairie, La.-based Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates.
Researchers at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai received $10 million from the National Institutes of Health to conclude their decades-long investigation into the genetic and immunological causes of inflammatory bowel disease.
The National Pancreas Foundation named the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital a Pancreatitis Center.