Here are five gastroenterologists who made headlines over the past week for leadership moves and industry honors.
Raj Devarajan, MD, will serve a two-year term as president of the medical staff at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass. Dr. Devarajan was elected to the post by his peers.
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America named three winners of the 2015 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Scientific Achievement Award. The award winners include:
• Gary Lichtenstein, MD, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). Scientific Achievement in IBD Clinical Research Award
• R. Balfour Sartor, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Henry D. Janowitz Lifetime Achievement Award
• Gary Wu, MD, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). Scientific Achievement in Basic IBD Research Award
The American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation granted Amanda Muir, MD, the 2015 June & Donald O. Castell, MD, Esophageal Clinical Research Award.