GI & Endoscopy

San Diego-based Applied Proteomics raised $28 million from investors during a recent series C round of fundraising, according to a Med City News report.

The Gary La Pelusa Association in Bayonne, N.J., has named Anaaka Prakash, MD, as its 2013 Man of the Year, according to a report in The Jersey Journal.

  Orland Park, Kan.-based research firm Vice & Associates Clinical Research added a dedicated endoscopy suite at its clinical pharmacology unit, expanding its gastrointestinal therapeutic capabilities.

  Associated Gastroenterologists of Central New York in Fayetteville added Rayees Nizam, MD, and Thomas Lee, MD, to its team of physicians, according to a Syracuse.com report.

New York Gastroenterology has opened a second location in Scarsdale, N.Y. Neville Bamji, MD, and Savreet Sarkaria, MD, will practice at the Scarsdale location, while the practice's other gastroenterologists will practice at the New York City location.

Colorectal Surgical & Gastroenterology Associates in Lexington, Ken., added a colorectal surgeon to its staff, according to a Lexington Herald Leader report.

The Food and Drug Administration granted four GI-related 510 (k) clearances in July.

Saint Thomas Health in Nashville, Tenn., has added two new physicians, including gastroenterologist Brett Inglis, MD, according to a Nashville Ledger report.

The gastroenterologists at La Peer Health Systems in Beverly Hills, Calif., are now using Transoral Incisionless Surgery to treat chronic gastroesophageal acid reflux disease.

The gastroenterology-specific electronic health record provider gMed selected Maryland-based Secure Exchange Solutions as a healthcare data exchange partner.