GI & Endoscopy

Hepatic fibrosis may be linked to genetics, based on a study published in Gastroenterology, according to San Diego Health.

Joel V. Weinstock, MD, is the chief of the division of gastroenterology/hepatology at Tufts Medical Center and a professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He is board-certified by the internal medicine and gastroenterology.

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

Florida Hospital Physician Group welcomed Yasser Saloum, MD, to its team.

Vani Konda, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine and director of endoscopic research and endoscopic programs at the Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics at University of Chicago Medicine. She is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology,…

Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital's endoscopy unit has been recognized by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Bronson Gastroenterology in Portage, Mich., has added gastroenterologist Ryan Wong, MD, according to an mlive report.

The FDA has granted the Verify Evaluation System approval for three- to seven-day basic evaluations, according to a Med Device Online report.

Non-adherence to medication costs the healthcare industry approximately $290 billion each year, according to the National Community of Pharmacists Association. Not only is this issue costly to the healthcare system as a whole, it also impacts individual patient's health and…

Basil S. Al-Awabdy, MD, is a gastroenterologist providing care at Atlanta Gastroenterology. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.