GI & Endoscopy

Gastroenterologist Tim Ridgway, MD, has been elected the new president of the South Dakota Medical Association, according to a South Dakota Public Broadcasting report.

Daniel H. Present, MD, is a clinical professor of medicine and gastroenterology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He is the founder of the Foundation for Clinical Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Mount Sinai. He is a member…

Nutrinia has received orphan drug designation from the FDA for its short bowel syndrome drug.

John W. Popp Jr., MD, is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, and he has served as a director of AmSurg since 2009. He has served on the board of…

Thirty-six cases of previously unrecognized celiac disease were found among children in a rheumatology evaluation, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The American Gastroenterological Association has launched a new survey, funded by Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Actavis, of the irritable bowel syndrome experience from the patient and physician perspectives.

Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers has adopted the bipolar radiofrequency hemorrhoidectomy procedures, according to a report by The Times.

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy articles for the week of June 8 to June 12.  

EHRs are an integral part of the healthcare transformation taking place, but they spark a contentious debate. Four practicing gastroenterologists share their thoughts on whether or not EHRs are beneficial to GI practice.

D. Brent Polk, MD, is chair of the department of pediatrics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and chair of pediatrics and vice dean for Child Health at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los…