GI & Endoscopy

The Cleveland Clinic is creating an endowed colorectal surgery chair due to a $2 million donation from Sara Story and Kenneth Garschina, according to a Crain's Cleveland Business report.

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons has announced recommendations for two different endoluminal therapies designed to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a General Surgery News report.

Here are 12 statistics on gastroenterologist compensation based on data from the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report: 2013.

Laurie-Anne Swaby, MD, and Arslan Kahloon, MD, of the Erlanger Health System have earned gastroenterology board certification, according to a report by The Chattanoogan.

Baton Rouge General Physicians, a private physician network, and Baton Rouge (La.) General Medical Center have opened the Gastroenterology Center as a part of an expansion of gastroenterology services, according to a report by The Advocate.

The Illinois State Medical Society has elected Howard Chodash, MD, board-certified gastroenterologist and internist, as its vice speaker, according to a report by The State Journal- Register.

Syracuse Gastroenterology Associates, led by David Kaplan, MD, Intikhab Iqbal, MD, Dennis Reedy, MD, and Mark Kasowitz, MD, has returned to Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, N.Y., after a four year absence, according to a UTICAOD report.

Vision-Sciences, a flexible endoscopic products company headquarters in Orangeburg, N.Y., has announced $4.2 million in fourth quarter revenue for the 2013 fiscal year, which ended March 31.

At the Experimental Biology 2013 meeting held in Boston April 20 to 24, Entera Health presented nonclinical studies demonstrating oral serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin/protein isolate (SBI) as a promising treatment for irritable bowel syndrome.

Richard Wolf Medical Instruments, Vernon Hill, Ill.-based endoscopic surgical products company, has announced the launch of its Endocam Logic HD.