GI & Endoscopy

Primrose Healthcare, a company focused on hepatitis C treatments, has formed a new medical advisory board.

In an editorial published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blaise Polite, MD, of the University of Chicago Medical Center, discussed a recent study that found that lack of education leads to disparities in mortality rates from colorectal cancer.

Priti Bijpuria, MD, is a gastroenterologist practicing at Ellicott City-based Capital Digestive Care's Maryland Digestive Disease Center. She also provides care at Ambulatory Endoscopy Center of Maryland in Laurel and Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, Md.  

Salix Pharmaceuticals has promoted William P. Forbes, PharmD, to chief development officer and president of medical, research and development. 


Independent physician practices can still be viable in today’s healthcare environment, but it takes business savvy and perseverance to remain so. Here are five articles for independent gastroenterology practice physicians to read on the state of healthcare and the GI…

Innovation in medicine is consistently sought, incessantly talked about and essential to driving the field forward. Each physician specialty has its own unique pathway to advancement. Phil Doyle, director of marketing – gastroenterology with Olympus America's Medical Systems Group, shares…

Faisal M. Bhinder, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Capital Digestive Care's Birns, Gloger & Witten, MD, in Rockville, Md. He has previously served as chief of the gastroenterology division and director of endoscopy at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick,…

Corticosteroid use is associated with a nearly five-fold increase of venous thromboembolism in inflammatory bowel disease patients as compared to treatment with only a biologic agent, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Here is a stock report on five publicly traded GI/endoscopy companies for Jan. 26 to Jan. 30.

Here are six gastroenterologists who made headlines with leadership moves and honorable recognitions within the past week.