GI & Endoscopy

William J. Sandborn, MD, is a gastroenterologist and chief of the division of gastroenterology at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

Here are five recent news updates on key gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

A gastroenterologists' yearly salary ranges from an average of $90,720 to $590,000, according to a Salary Voice report.

Seres Therapeutics entered into two separate research collaborations with academic groups to support its development of potential microbiome therapeutics for inflammatory bowel disease.

A study from Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Carnegie Hill Endoscopy in New York City examined the last months of using a traditional forward viewing colonoscope to the first months of using the EndoChoice's second generation Fuse colonoscope.

According to draft guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, there isn't enough evidence yet to say whether widespread screening for celiac disease makes sense, as reported by Reuters.

Sven Hida, MD, a gastroenterologist who recently joined Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, performed the hospital's first peroralendoscopic myotomy procedure, according to HealthCanal.

A study published in JAMA found simple remedies such as diluted apple juice may be more effective than an electrolyte solution for treating mild pediatric gastroenteritis.

Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, is a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine and surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He is also the chief emeritus of gastroenterology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.

The Texas Medical Association named gastroenterologist Carlos Cardenas, MD, president-elect, according to a D Healthcare Daily report.