GI & Endoscopy

Kenneth M. Payne, MD, is director of the division of gastroenterology, co-medical director of the digestive disease center service line and professor of medicine at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He is a member of the American Gastrointestinal…

Here are three gastroenterologists who made headlines within the past week.

The American Gastroenterological Association has urged HHS and CMS to release measures-development funding and understand the value of physician-led organizations bring to quality measures development.  

On Monday, Exact Sciences announced its noninvasive stool DNA colorectal cancer screening test Cologuard was included in the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force's recommendation statement for colorectal cancer screening.

FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham, N.C., has integrated several gastroenterology and general surgery services at its FirstHealth Digestive Health Center in Rockingham, according to a Richmond County Daily Journal report.  

Michael R. Lucey, MD, is chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Wisconsin Health in Madison. He is also a professor of gastroenterology/hepatology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. His…

Commonwealth Laboratories has entered into an agreement with Quest Diagnostics.

Douglas Dieterich, MD, is a professor of medicine in the division of liver diseases and director of continuing medical education in the department of medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He is also an adjunct clinical…

Paul J. Thuluvath, MD, has authored a new book called " Hepatitis C: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families."

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