On August 16, MEDARVA Stony Point Surgery in Richmond, Va., performed 30 free colonoscopies for patients who met medical criteria and would not be covered by insurance, according to a CBS 6 report.
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Voyance has announced the 2013/2014 National APEX Quality Award winners including endoscopy centers, ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, hospitals and more.
Abraham Mathew, MD, a professor of medicine in Penn State College of Medicine's division of gastroenterology and hepatology, has been awarded the Graham H. Jeffries Professorship of Medicine.
Cytosponge, which has been in development for years as a diagnostic and monitoring tool for Barrett's esophagus, may be useful for the detection of eosinophilic esophagitis, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.
The American Medical Association is requesting that CMS allow for more registration and review time before publishing the Sunshine Act database.
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Gastroenterologist Scott A. Merkley, MD, has joined the Lexington (Ky.) Clinic gastroenterology department at the Lexington Clinic Ambulatory Surgery Center.
Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Fla., has added gastroenterologist Manuel Berzosa, MD, to its team, according to a Miami Beach News report.
Here are six gastroenterology practices or centers that made headlines within the past week.
The physician shortage is looming on the horizon. Physicians are retiring or selling their practices and not as many students are choosing the medical field. If given the chance, would practicing gastroenterologists choose the same field or take a different…
A new website, GIphysicians.com, will begin creating a database of gastroenterologists in Georgia, designed to offer patients a streamlined method for selecting a GI physician.