GI & Endoscopy

Ronnie Fass, MD, has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, according to a Cleveland Jewish News report.

The American Gastroenterological Association appointed Fasiha Kanwal, MD, the first female editor-in-chief of an AGA journal — Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 

CMS began looking to separate moderate sedation services from procedure codes in all specialties back in 2014, including gastrointestinal endoscopy, according to an AGA report. The three major GI societies have been working to educate CMS on the issue; they…

CMS began looking to separate moderate sedation services from procedure codes in all specialties back in 2014, including gastrointestinal endoscopy, according to a statement by ACG, AGA and ASGE. The three major GI societies have been working to educate CMS…

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of July 5 to July 8, 2016.

The FDA has cleared Getinge Group's STERIZONE VP4 Sterilizer for expanded indications.

University of California San Francisco researchers have developed a non-invasive colon screening method.

Farzana Rashid Hossain, MD, is a gastroenterologist who practices in Radnor, Pa. Dr. Hossain is also affiliated with Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, both in Philadelphia.

Here are six gastroenterologists who recently made headlines.

Long Beach (Calif.) Memorial named Bhavesh B. Shah, MD, medical director of interventional gastroenterology.