GI & Endoscopy

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston named Tamir Miloh, MD, director of pediatric hepatology and liver transplant medicine.

A paper published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology assessed the efficacy of 2D magnetic resonance elastography as well as a new 3D version for identifying advanced liver fibrosis.

K. Mark Payne, MD, is a gastroenterologist and the director of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Connors Investor Services has bought 435 additional shares of Cantel Medical during the fourth quarter period, according to a Street Edition report.

Gastroenterologist Rafiq Sheikh, MD, joined Sacramento, Calif.-based Dignity Health Medical Foundation, according to a Daily Democrat Business report.

Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Ark., added gastroenterologist Shyam Dang, MD, according to an Arkansas Business report.

April is National IBS Month, and the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders published information about Entera Health's prescription medical food product EnteraGam in Digestive Health Matters magazine.

A study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found both overall survival and transplant-free survival rates increased significantly in adults with acute liver failure.

John T. Lamont, MD, is the interim chief of gastroenterology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. The gastroenterology department includes more than 30 gastroenterologists who focus on patient care and research. Services at the center include treatment for…

Samir Gupta, MD, is an associate professor at the University of California San Diego and was recently the course director for the 4th Annual Advances in Gastroenterology and Hepatology Conference in La Jolla, Calif. He was previously on the faculty…