GI & Endoscopy

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer has issued new guidelines supporting the performance of postoperative colonoscopy after cancer resection.

Louisiana Heart Medical Group, based in Lacombe, has added gastroenterologist Dasarathy Srinivas, MD, to its team, according to a report by The Times-Picayune.

Kyle Eliason, MD, is a gastroenterologist practicing with Sanford Health in Bismarck, N.D. He is board-certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology. His areas of expertise include Barrett's esophagus, biliary disease, celiac disease, cirrhosis of the liver and liver disorders,…

Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, N.Y., added gastroenterologist Sebastian Mazzotta, MD, to its physician team, according to a North Country Now report.

Allegheny Health Network, based in Pittsburgh, has partnered with the stool bank OpenBiome in Cambridge, Mass., according to a Trib Live report.

Catherine Frenette, MD, is the medical director of liver transplantation at La Jolla, Calif.-based Scripps Health. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in gastroenterology, internal medicine and transplant hepatology.

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Feb. 8 to Feb. 12, 2016.

Earlier this month, Physicians Endoscopy announced a new partnership with Clearwave. Now Physicians Endoscopy's East Side Endoscopy in New York will be one of the first of its centers to roll out the self-service patient registration kiosks.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has elected two new directors to its board, including gastroenterologist John C. Mitchell II, MD, according to an Omaha.com report.

Neil Gupta, MD, MPH, is a practicing gastroenterologist and assistant professor at Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola Medicine. His clinical interests include pancreas disorders, Barrett's esophagus, gastrointestinal bleeding, colon cancer, endoscopic mucosal resection, bile duct cancer and interventional endoscopy.