La Peer Health Systems, Beverly Hills, Calif.-based outpatient surgery center, has launched its Fissure & Fistula Surgery Center of Excellence in Los Angeles.
GI & Endoscopy
EndoChoice, Atlanta-based medical technology company focused on gastrointestinal diseases, has announced its Fuse System has recently received FDA 510(k) clearance.
The American Gastroenterological Association has awarded Andrew Rhim, MD, board-certified gastroenterologist, its AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn and Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer, which will provide a $40,000 grant for his research on cancer progression, regeneration and pancreas development.
Boston Scientific, Natick, Mass.-based medical product and technology company, has announced its will present clinical data on GI and endoscopy at Digestive Disease Week, held in Orlando, Fla., from May 18 to 21.
Janssen Biotech, Horsham, Pa.-based branch of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, has earned FDA approval for Simponi, its moderate to severe ulcerative colitis treatment, according to a Pharmabiz report.
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William Katkov, MD, is a gastroenterologist affiliated with Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. Here he discusses how the uncertain state of the medical field impacts gastroenterologists, research that is changing the face of the field and the…
PENTAX Medical Company, Montvale, N.J.-based endoscopic imaging company, has released its EPK-i5010 Video Processor with PENTAX i-SCAN in the U.S.
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons has appointed Gerald M. Fried, MD, as its new president.
New Haven, Conn. based Achillion Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company currently focused on developing treatment for hepatitis C, has appointed David Apelian, MD, as its chief medical officer.
Olympus Medical Systems Group, Center Valley, Pa.-based healthcare technology company, has announced that its ultrasound endoscopes will now be powered by the next-generation ultrasound processor, ProSound F75.