GI & Endoscopy

John Abele, the co-founder of Boston Scientific, will receive the Medical Design Excellence Awards 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award on June 9.

Here are two gastroenterology and endoscopy devices that received FDA 510(k) clearance in May.

Henry P. Parkman, MD, is a professor of medicine in the section of gastroenterology and director of the GI Motility service at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology.

Miami-based Gastro Health has collaborated with OMNI Health Media to launch an online support community for those suffering from gastrointestinal conditions.

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

Sharmila Anandasabapathy, MD, a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, has co-authored a study on a low-cost microendoscope that has the potential to replace traditional biopsies for esophageal cancer, according to a report from…

Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, is a gastroenterologist practicing with Charlottesville (Va.) Gastroenterology Associates, which he joined 1989. He also serves as director of endoscopy at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville and medical director of Charlottesville Medical Research, a regional network…

Medigus has been awarded an additional supply order of its micro ScoutCam technology from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Klaus Gottlieb, MD, FACG, has joined Synthetic Biologics as its vice president of clinical and regulatory affairs.

Peter Cotton, MD, a gastroenterologist with the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, is designing a national study to determine which patients are candidates for gall bladder removal surgery, according to a report from The Post and Courier.