GI & Endoscopy

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Sept. 7 to Sept. 11.

A recent study published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy examines the role that changing patient position during colonoscopy can play in increasing adenoma detection rate.

Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach, Fla., has added gastroenterologist Ashley Canipe, MD, to its physician team, according to a TCPalm report.

Robert T. Kavitt, MD, is the medical director of Center for Esophageal Diseases and an assistant professor of medicine at The University of Chicago Medicine. He is a member of American College of Gastroenterology and American Gastroenterological Association.

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

A practicing gastroenterologist shares what he believes will be the next big challenge after healthcare reform.

Maged Bakr, MD, has joined Digestive Health Physicians at its Fort Myers, Fla., location, according to a news-press.com report.

Jules Leonard Dienstag, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Carl W. Walter Professor of Medicine and dean for medical education at Harvard Medical School, both located in Boston. He established the MGH Liver Evaluation Clinic in…

The global capsule endoscopy systems market is poised for rapid growth in the near future, according to a report by Allied Market Research.

A recent study published in the journal Gastroenterology links longer colonoscopy screening time with reduced risk for cancer. The study's results support withdrawal time as a colonoscopy quality indicator. William Katkov, MD, a gastroenterologist at Providence Saint John's Health Center…