GI & Endoscopy

Douglas Pleskow, MD, of Boston Endoscopy Center in Wellesley Hills, Mass., has co-authored a book called "Barrett's Esophagus: Emerging Evidence for Improved Clinical Practice," according to an AmSurg report.

Physicians in the United States have successfully regenerated a damaged esophagus, according to a Medscape report.

Russell Cohen, MD, is a gastroenterologist at the University of Chicago. Dr. Cohen's clinical interests include Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease.

Here are five gastroenterologists who recently made headlines.

A study published in Preventive Medicine found married men are more likely to have a screening colonoscopy, especially if their wives are happier with the relationship and more highly educated. Marital status was not found to affect colonoscopy rates in…

A study published in Gastroenterology found rectal indomethacin does not prevent the development of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis for patients undergoing ERCP.

Steven R. Abo, MD, is a gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology, hematology and nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh.

A study published in Gastroenterology found psychosocial morbidities are linked to higher levels of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, and specifically, depression and somatization are linked to increased postprandial symptoms, which are symptoms related to the mild…

A study published in Gastroenterology found quality in colonoscopies can be assessed using a new tool which can track hospital follow-ups in outpatient facilities, as reported by MD News.

The FDA has approved the second U.S. biosimilar, Inflectra, according to Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News.