GI & Endoscopy

Odessa, Texas-bsaed Medical Center Hospital is adding gastroenterologist Sindu Kaitha, MD, to its team, according to OA Online.

James H. Grendell, MD, is the chief of the gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition division at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y. He is also the director of the Center for Pancreatic Disease at Winthrop-University Hospital.

Olympus introduced the FDA-cleared EZ Shot 3 Plus single use aspiration needle.

Seven patients who received an injection procedure as part of prolotherapy contracted hepatitis C, leading to the closure of the clinic, according to Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Mercy Health-Fairfield (Ohio) Hospital will begin a $14 million renovation to improve care for patients undergoing inpatient and outpatient endoscopies, according to Journal-News.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American College of Gastroenterology recommended a 5 percent increase in overall and sex-specific adenoma detection rates, and new research presented at the 2016 Southeastern Surgical Congress in Atlanta found surgery residents are able…

Jack R. Wands, MD, is the director of the gastroenterology division and Liver Research Center at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School in Providence, R.I. He is also the Jeffrey and Kimberly Greenberg-Artemis and Martha Joukowsky Professor in Gastroenterology and…

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of May 30 to June 3, 2016.

EndoChoice stock declined 6.36 percent in short interest, according to a Wall Street Hints & News report.

Gastroenterology Associates added four new providers to its St. Vincent's East office in Birmingham.