GI & Endoscopy

Visalia (Calif.) Medical Clinic has added gastroenterologist Charles Oberer, MD, to its team, according to The Fresno Bee. 


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

James Dimitroff, MD, joined St. Louis Gastroenterology Consultants in 1994, where he currently practices. He is also section chief of gastroenterology and medical director of the Endoscopy Laboratory at Saint Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis, and he holds a…

Certified registered nurse practitioner Eileen Erskine has joined gastroenterology practice Capital Digestive Care, based in Silver Springs, Md.

A number of U.S. senators and representatives have voiced support for colonoscopy's role in colorectal cancer screening.

FUJIFILM Medical Systems' endoscopy division has signed a five-year agreement with Providence Health & Services, based in Renton, Wash.

Physician practices across many specialties are opting for hospital owners or merging to leverage the power of larger numbers, but does this trend hold as much sway for small GI practices?

Paul J. Thuluvath, MD, is chief of the division of gastroenterology at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore and medical director of The Melissa L. Posner Institute for Digestive Health & Liver Disease at Mercy. He is a fellow of the…

Baltimore-based Mercy Medical Center is opening its new endoscopy suite.

The FDA has ordered Fujifilm Medical Systems, Hoya PENTAX and Olympus to begin postmarket surveillance studies focused on how duodenoscopes are reprocessed in real-world healthcare settings.