GI & Endoscopy

GI/endoscopy procedures, such as colonoscopy, represent a high case volume at ambulatory surgery centers. In a recent study published in the journal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, researchers compared conventional polypectomy with cold snare polypectomy for small colorectal polyps in anticoagulated patients.

Board-certified gastroenterologist Corey J. Sievers, MD, has joined Summa Health System and its medical group Summa Physicians, according to a Cleveland Jewish News report.

Here are five gastroenterology-driven facilities that have recently opened.

EndoGastric Solutions has announced the release of its one-year data on its Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication procedure for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The endoscopy division of FUJIFILM Medical Systems has donated endoscopy equipment to Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya.

In September, researchers opened OpenBiome in Cambridge, Mass., a nonprofit stool bank that prepares feces samples for use in fecal microbiota transplantation, according to a boston.com report.

The American Gastroenterological Association has launched Gut Check: Know Your Medicine, an educational campaign designed to raise awareness of safe over-the-counter medicine use.

Time is precious commodity for physicians. Here are nine statistics on the number of hours gastroenterologists spend seeing patients each week, according to Medscape's Gastroenterologist Compensation Report: 2013.

Here are seven gastroenterologists that have recently taken on new leadership roles or expanded their practice.

Robert Kindel, MD, and James Cranley, MD, have joined TriHealth Digestive Institute, based in Cincinnati, according to a Cincinnati.com report.