GI & Endoscopy

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington has added gastroenterologist Ashley Maranino, MD, to its team, according to an iBerkshires.com report.

Monarch Specialty Group, a partnership firm and investment company focused on orphan drugs and specialty biologics, has added Howard Schwartz, MD, as a practice associate.

Lulu Iles-Shih, MD, is a practicing gastroenterologist at Swedish Medical Group in Seattle. She is a member of American Gastroenterological Association and American College of Gastroenterology. She is board-certified in gastroenterology.

There could be an association between the use of proton pump inhibitors and dementia in the elderly, according to a recent German study.

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

Avantis Medical Systems has begun the 510(k) process with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Third Eye Panoramic device.

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.