GI & Endoscopy

R. Balfour Sartor, MD, is the Midgette Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology and co-director of the UNC Multidisciplinary Center for IBD Research and Treatment at University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill. He has served…

Here are three gastroenterologists who made headlines over the past week for leadership moves and industry honors.

The American Board of Internal Medicine has extended its suspension of practice improvement, patient safety and patient voice requirements for maintenance of certification through December 2018.

The Imperial March, Darth Vader's ominous theme music, and colonoscopies may inspire similar feelings of unease and dread in patients, but a new study conducted by researchers in Australia suggests music from the science fiction classic may actually improve procedure…

Martin Freeman, MD, is director of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, as well as a professor of medicine. He is board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine and is a member…

EndoGastric Solutions will demonstrate its transoral incisionless fundoplication procedure at the 39th Annual New York Course, hosted by the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy from Dec. 17 to Dec. 18 in New York.

Gastroenterology offers a wide range of career paths from multiple different practice settings to various disciplines within the field. With so many choices, how can GI physicians select the right track and forge a leadership position for themselves?

This year, the American Gastroenterological Association published six clinical practice guidelines in its official journal Gastroenterology.

Researchers from the University Hospitals Case Medical Center Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland have conducted a national study to determine whether offering colonoscopy at no cost to Medicare patients increases the colorectal cancer screening rate, according to a DOTMed report.

Raghuram P. Reddy, MD, is a practicing gastroenterologist at Ohio Gastroenterology Group in Columbus. He joined in 2007. He is an active member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.