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…
GI & Endoscopy
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.
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Vision-Sciences, Orangeburg, N.Y.-based endoscopic products company, has announced that effective immediately Howard Zauberman will serve as the company's interim chief executive officer, according to a Westfair Online report.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals has given the American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation endowment an unrestricted $1.5 million research grant.
La Peer Health Systems, Beverly Hills, Calif., outpatient surgery center, has announced that it will be joined by Allen Kamrava, MD, board-certified colorectal surgeon, as an investor and practicing physician.
Roger Klein, MD, FACP, board-certified gastroenterologist, has joined Summit Medical Group, a New Jersey-based multispecialty private practice group.
At the West Penn Allegheny Health System Institute for the Treatment of Esophageal and Thoracic Disease, a team of physicians performed a per-oral endoscopic myotomy procedure, a minimally invasive treatment for achalasia.