Here are six gastroenterologists making headlines recently:
1. Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint facility, has added gastroenterology services. Simon Allport, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders, will be the first provider at the new facility.
2. Lawrence Kim, MD, has begun his term as 120th president of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute. Dr. Kim is a partner at South Denver Gastroenterology, a 27-physician independent GI practice.
3. Sheldon Taub, MD, gastroenterologist at Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center, joined Becker’s to discuss how medical training has changed since he entered the field.
4. As rates of colorectal cancer, especially among young patients, rise in the U.S., reimbursement cuts to screening procedures may spell trouble for the industry. Benjamin Levy, MD, gastroenterologist and clinical associate of medicine at the University of Chicago Medicine, told Becker’s about his concerns for the future of colonoscopy care.
5. The American Gastroenterological Association updated its clinical practice recommendations regarding vaccinations and non-colorectal cancer screenings for people with inflammatory bowel disease. Freddy Caldera, DO, a gastroenterologist at UW Health in Madison, Wis., said in a May 6 AGA news release that there will likely be updates to the information as evidence develops related to vaccination strategies and non-colorectal cancer screening.
6. Bakersfield, Calif.-based gastroenterologist Rajeev Manu, MD, has been placed on five years of probation for mistakenly administering treatment intended for another patient to a 67-year-old COVID-19 patient, resulting in the patient’s death. In September 2020, during a peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Manu ordered a PEG tube placement and EGD for a patient who was not supposed to receive the procedures.
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