Here are seven recent gastroenterologist appointments and accomplishments.
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Philadelphia-based G.I. Specialists has announced it has launched a mobile website, according to a news release.
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, a developer of gastrointestinal disorder and disease drugs, has announced its appointment of gastroenterologist Gail M. Comer, MD, as chief medical officer, according to a news release.
Thomas Jefferson University has announced Scott Waldman, MD, PhD, a member of Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center, has been awarded a Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement grant to help advance a molecular diagnostic test for colon cancer into commercialization, according to a…
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia has announced it has opened a new Barrett's esophagus treatment center, according to a news release.
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Oral cavity, oral pharyngeal and salivary gland cancers may be the costliest cancers to treat in the United States, according to a study in Head & Neck Oncology.
Medscape has published the "Medscape Physician Compensation Report: 2012 Results." The report included data gathered in February from more than 24,000 physicians in the United States across 25 specialties. Of these respondents, 2 percent were in gastroenterology.
A new study published in Cancer indicates people of higher socioeconomic status typically choose endoscopic colorectal cancer screening over home-based fecal occult blood test, according to the abstract of the study and Reuters report.
More than 27 patients received free colonoscopies at the Stratham Ambulatory Surgical Center on Wednesday, according to a Seacoast Online report.
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the death of a patient who underwent Lap-Band weight loss surgery at a West Hills outpatient surgery center last year, according to an LA Times report.