Here are 12 statistics on GI/endoscopy case volume in ambulatory surgery centers in comparison to several other specialties, according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC Intellimarker Survey.
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Patrick Takahashi, MD, Chief of the Gastroenterology Section at St. Vincent Medical Center, discusses his role in spearheading the electronic health record implementation process at the medical center.
Metabolomic Technologies, founded by gastroenterologist Richard Fedorak, MD, and colorectal surgeon Haili Wang, MD, have developed PolypDx, a urine test designed to detect polyps before they become cancerous, according to a Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News report.
The National College of Natural Medicine has opened the NCNM Clinic's SIBO Center, a facility designed for the treatment of small intestine bacterial overgrowth, irritable bowel syndrome and related gastrointestinal disorders, according to a report by The Lund Report.
Gastroenterologist Dr. Vera Denmark joined Newton Wellesley Hospital in 2013 as the first medical director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research. Here she shares steps for creating a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to treating IBD.
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In a recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers examined thalidomide as a treatment for pediatric-onset Crohn’s disease.
Gastroenterologist M. Babitha Reddy, DO, is one of several physicians to provide care at the newly-opened Mercy Clinic Family Medicine in O’Fallon, Mo., according to a stltoday.com report.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named Bishr Omary, MD, PhD, the H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, an AAAS 2013 fellow.
Medical device manufacturer MEDIVATORS and resource for device innovation Edison National Medical have partnered to search for new technology for the detection of lower gastrointestinal diseases and conditions, according to a HispanicBusiness.com report.
Here are six statistics on GI/endoscopy per case in surgery centers based on the number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC Intellimaker Survey.