GI & Endoscopy

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.

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

The new generation of physicians is savvy in the use of multiple social media platforms, and these platforms can be harnessed as tools for medical education.

Lonsurf, a combination of trifluridine and tipiracil in pill form, is designed to treat advanced colorectal cancer patients who have had previous chemotherapy and biologic treatments. The drug has now received FDA approval, according to the American Gastroenterological Association.

Carl D. Frank, MD, is a gastroenterologist practicing at Austin (Texas) Gastroenterology. He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Physicians, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.

A new drug has been developed to treat the "superbug," Clostridium difficile, according to a NBC News report.

Sohail Shaikh, MD, with the Center for Bariatric Endoscopy in Mont Clair, N.J., is the first gastroenterologist to perform the Intragastric Balloon procedure in the Northeastern United States.

From payment issues to new technology and superbugs to company news, here are 10 of the biggest stories to break in the gastroenterology and endoscopy field this year.

Michelle Beilstein, MD, is a gastroenterologist practicing at The Oregon Clinic in Tualatin. She is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American College of Gastroenterology.

Here are five recent gastroenterology or endoscopy studies to know.