One of the three most popular ASC specialties, gastroenterology has seen a number of proposed regulatory changes and challenges this year. Here are 15 things to know about gastroenterology.
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Warren Lichliter, MD, is chief of colon and rectal surgery at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas. He also practices with North Texas Colon and Rectal based in Dallas. He is a past president of the Dallas County Medical…
Cantel Medical reports 15% increase in sales in Q4: 6 key notes Cantel Medical has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter of ended July 31, 2015.
A study conducted in the Netherlands analyzed nearly 1,400 GI cancer patients and found a subgroup of patients who took aspirin post-diagnosis had a higher survival rate than patients who did not, according to a Medscape report.
The best colonoscopy technique for early neoplasm detection in ulcerative colitis patients is still debated. In a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, researchers compare white-light colonoscopy and narrow-band imaging colonoscopy surveillance.
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Steven H. Itzkowitz, MD, is the associate director of The Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology and director of the GI Fellowship Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. His is a past chair of the…
Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Sept. 21 to Sept. 25.
Patient care is any physician's primary focus: both challenging and rewarding. But, patient care is hardly the only challenge physicians face today. Two gastroenterologists share their struggles outside of the patient care arena.
St. Vincent Medical Group, based in Worcester, Mass., has added gastroenterologist Mariann Padron, MD, to its team, according to a telegram.com report.
Ikuo Hirano is a professor of medicine and director of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. He is a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology and American Gastroenterological Association.