GI & Endoscopy

Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy, an endoscopic procedure used to treat achalasia, is also an effective therapy for a variety of esophageal motility disorders, according to research published in Surgical Endoscopy.

Here are five recent news updates on key gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America has named Michael Osso its new president and CEO, according to an IBD News Today report.

The American Gastroenterological Association's AGA Research Foundation has raised $10.5 million through its Looking Forward: Giving Back campaign.

William R. Brugge, MD, is the director of the Pancreas Biliary Center and at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, also in Boston. He is the past director of gastrointestinal endoscopy at…

Here are six recent articles on colonoscopy.

EndoGastric Solutions, a developer of an incisionless procedure for gastroesophageal reflux disease, has appointed three new members to its executive team.

The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has issued new guidelines for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Jay Yepuri, MD, MS, discusses how these new guidelines impact GERD care in the GI field.

Anil K. Rustgi, MD, is chief of the division of gastroenterology at University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia and director of the Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases. He is the director of the…

John Ortolani, MD, a fourth-year general surgery resident at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, in Roanoke, and his colleagues conducted a study to evaluate their endoscopy curriculum, assess the American Board of Surgery guidelines and track resident performance of…