Jerome Siegel, MD, received the Rudolf V. Schindler Award at the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Crystal Awards in Chicago, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.
GI & Endoscopy
Contaminated endoscopes are one of several medical devices frequently associated with outbreaks of healthcare associated infections.
Do the benefits outweigh the growing pressures of practicing in the gastroenterology field? Here are 19 things to know about GI compensation and satisfaction in 2014, according to a Medscape report.
Endoscopic submucosal dissection, though technically challenging, yields high resection rates in the management of colorectal neoplasms, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.
The American Gastroenterological Association has released a new clinical decision tool designed to help gastroenterologists identify and manage Crohn's disease.
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Matthew Moore, MD, has joined Gastrointestinal Associates in Knoxville, Tenn., according to a report by The Daily Times.
Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, has added two gastroenterologists, according to a report by The Des Moines Register.
In the wake of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decision to cover the colorectal cancer test Cologuard, the American College of Radiology sent a letter urging CMS to cover virtual colonoscopy.