GI & Endoscopy

Leslie Schoppe, MD, board-certified gastroenterologist, has joined the staff of Brownwood (Texas) Regional Medical Center and brings patients his expertise in gastrointestinal endoscopy, according to a BrownwoodTX.com report.  

The American Gastroenterological Association has named Anil Rustgi, MD, chief of gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, its president.

The FDA has announced that fecal microbiota for transplantation is a biological product and drug, which will require an investigational new drug application to be submitted before use, according to an Infectious Disease Special Addition report.  

Nilay Kavathia, MD, and Paul Berggreen, MD, of Arizona Digestive Health, have produced a smartphone app designed to simplify and improve patients' colonoscopy preparation experience, according to an EndoNurse report.

United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W. Va., has recruited Adam Hansen, MD, thoracic surgeon, and a number of gastroenterology specialists, according to a report by The Exponent Telegram.

Thomas J Hirai, MD, has partnered with Advanced Surgical Associates in San Jose, Calif., and will lead the practice's bariatric surgery services.

St. Luke's Institute of Digestive and Liver Disease in the Philippines will host the Liver and Gastroenterology International Symposium from June 1 to 2, according to a GMA News Online report.

In a recent white paper, Colon Prep Center discusses the difficulty in regulating and explaining the colonoscopy preparation process, which is largely patients' responsibility. Colon Prep Center directs the entire bowel prep process from sending patients educational material to answering…

Prometheus Laboratories, San Diego-based pharmaceutical and diagnostic products company, presented 18 abstracts focused on inflammatory bowel disease treatment and diagnostic technologies data.

AbbVie, North Chicago, Ill.-based pharmaceutical research and development company, is working with Galapagos, Mechelen, Belgium-based pharmaceutical company, to test if Janus kinase inhibitor can be used as a Chrohn's disease treatment, according to a Zenopa report.