GI & Endoscopy

Pranav Periyalwar, MD, joined University Hospitals Conneaut (Ohio) Medical Center and University Hospitals Geneva (Ohio) Medical Center, according to a Star Beacon report.

Anne Arundel Gastroenterology Associates in Annapolis, Md., has welcomed Mark Flasar, MD, to its team, according to a MyEasternShoreMD report.

Gastroenterologist Bhushan Pandya, MD, is the new president of the Medical Society of Virginia, according to a GoDanriver report.

Physicians utilize a flexible endoscope for direct visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, respiratory track and for ENT procedures.

Adam F. Barrison, MD, is a gastroenterologist with Berkeley Heights, N.J.-based Summit Medical Group. He is vice chairman of the Summit Medical Group's board of directors. He also oversees the Summit Medical Group Governance Committee and Retirement Committee.

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Lovelace Medical Group in Albuquerque, N.M., has welcomed a new gastroenterologist, according to an Albuquerque Business report.

There is a bevy of evidence supporting fecal microbiota transplantations as treatment for refractory Clostridium difficile infection, but FMT is not always effective.

Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc, is an attending gastroenterologist and an associate professor of clinical medicine at University of California San Diego Health and UC San Diego School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Association for the Study…