Phoebe Putney Health System in Albany, Ga., was named as one of four honorees for the 2016 "80 percent by 2018" National Achievement Awards by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable, according to the Albany Herald.
GI & Endoscopy
Here are four gastroenterologists who recently made headlines.
R. Gregory Scheible, MD, is the first physician Indiana to implant Apollo Endosurgery's Orbera intragastric balloon in a patient using a non-surgical procedure, according to a Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly.
Olympus is once again embroiled in controversy following the discovery of emails that show the company pushed up the price of duodenoscopes after the deadly Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteria outbreak at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center, which left three dead, according to…
Niraj Ajmere, MD, is a gastroenterologist at DuPage Medical Group. He has a special interest in treating heart burn, acid reflux, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and non-cardiac chest pain. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology and…
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A new study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology examines quality measure documentation for inflammatory bowel disease in academic, community and private practice; their findings are bleak.
A study published in Gastroenterology reveals that if a child is administered three or more courses of antibiotics before the age of two, they become vulnerable to childhood obesity, as reported by News Everyday.
Clinical Genomics recently closed a $15 million series A financing round.
Patients with ulcerative colitis are more concerned about complications that arise from UC than the side-affects of their medications, according to a study published in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
GI Dynamics appointed Scott Schorer as president and CEO, effective immediately.