GI & Endoscopy

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.

Paulo Pacheco, MD, provides care at Manhattan Endoscopy in New York. He also serves as an assistant attending physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York and a clinical assistant professor of medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center.…

The U.S. FDA has approved Viberzi (eluxadoline) and Xifaxan (rifaximin), two new treatments for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea in adults.

Here are the five most popular GI/endoscopy stories on Becker's ASC Review for the week of May 25 to May 29.

Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Ill., has opened a new GI clinic, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Bergein F. Overholt, MD, FACP, MACG, is a gastroenterologist practicing with Gastrointestinal Associates in Knoxville, Tenn. He also serves as medical director of the Laser Department of the Thompson Cancer Survival Center in Knoxville. He is a founding member and…

Here are 13 gastroenterologists and colorectal surgeons who were featured in the news within the past week.

Three gastroenterologists share the most exciting things they learned or experienced at Digestive Disease Week this year.

Yvette Tache, PhD, has received the 2014 Middleton Award for her research on peripheral autonomic pathways influencing GI function.