Here are 21 gastroenterologists making headlines during the month of May.
Lee Strauss, MD, Daniel Marcadis, MD, and Stephanie LaFontaine, MD, are joining the Hamilton Physician Group.
Miami-based Gastro Health acquired the Hialeah, Fla.-based practice of Orlando Torres, MD.
American Gastroenterological Association Center for Guy Microbiome Research and Education Chair Gail Hecht, MD, wrote about gut microbiome for an AGA Microbiome Update.
Gastroenterologist Marvin M. Schuster, MD, 87, died on May 12 after a battle with heart disease.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy appointed Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates' Karen Woods, MD, as its next president.
Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health's CEO George Brown, MD, is retiring at the end of the year, the Portland Business Journal reports.
Neil Price, MD, Elizabeth Lindsey, MD, and Mark Miller, MD, formed GastroIntestinal Health Partners. The practice has offices in Lebanon and Nashville, Tenn.
Sheila Crowe, MD, assumed her position as the 112th president of the American Gastroenterological Association after Digestive Disease Week, May 6 through May 9 in Chicago.
St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital named Matthew Mutch, MD, the Solon and Bettie Gershman Chair in Colon and Rectal Surgery.
The Massachusetts Medical Society re-elected Francis P. MacMillan Jr., MD, as its vice speaker of the house of delegates.
The American Gastroenterology Association awarded its highest honor to Anil K. Rustgi, MD, for his contributions to the gastroenterology field and the AGA over several decades.
The AGA awarded David Ahlquist, MD, the William Beaumont Prize for discovering multitarget DNA testing detects significantly more cancers and premalignant polyps in asymptomatic patients at average risk for colorectal cancer than fecal immunochemical tests.
The AGA awarded Hari Conjeevaram, MD, for his entire academic career and his commitment to education, mentorship and empowerment of medical students.
The AGA awarded two distinguished mentor awards to John Carethers, MD, and to Emeran Mayer, MD. The AGA recognized Dr. Carethers for his GI fellow mentorship and Dr. Mayer for his three decades of trainee mentorship.
The AGA presented private practice and clinical academic practice Distinguished Clinical Awards to Steven Burdick, MD, and David Metz, MD, respectively.