Updates Employee Spotlight: Cathy Webber, Physician Administrative AssistantEmployee Spotlight: Julie Mincey, Certified Medical AssistantEmployee Spotlight: Vicki Vaughn, LPNEmployee Spotlight: Kathy Karnes, Director of Quality and Clinical TrialsEmployee Spotlight: Amy Walker, Business Office ManagerEmployee Spotlight: Linda Shamieh, Central OperatorEmployee Spotlight: Janet Samples, Nurse PractitionerEmployee Spotlight: Sandy Woods, Medical RecordsGastrointestinal Associates welcomes Dr. Ramanujan SamavedyEmployee Spotlight: Jennifer Adams, LPNEmployee Spotlight: Kathi Lonas, SupervisorEmployee Spotlight: Gina Rains, PRNEmployee Spotlight: Mary Garner, Certified Medical CoderEmployee Spotlight: Terry Brooks, Pre-Certification CoordinatorMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. Help GIA end colon cancer!March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month!Employee Spotlight: Debbie Simerly, Operations DirectorDiet: A breakdown of a polarizing wordGastrointestinal Associates welcomes Dr. Kevin Patrick MeyersGastrointestinal Associates welcomes Dr. Hannah JonesEnjoy your summer and prioritize eating wellTelehealth now availableMake healthy choices in 2019 with these tipsHow to survive and thrive during food holidaysGastrointestinal Associates announces reaccreditation of The Endoscopy CentersBarrett’s esophagus presents risks but treatments availableTrouble swallowing? What you need to know about dysphagia.Celiac Disease Awareness Month: Don’t go undiagnosedPresident Reagan’s colon cancer: Insight from Dr. Sarkis ChobanianIBS Awareness Month: The facts of Irritable Bowel SyndromeReclaim your life with the Ideal Protein programNew incentives to commit to weight lossCologuard: At-home test is not for everyoneFree Healthy Living event Jan. 4Traveler’s Diarrhea: Avoiding or addressing this unwelcome travel companionObesity tied to rise in cancer rateColon Cancer Screening DaySingle Balloon Enteroscopy yields visual, diagnostic tools for disorders of small intestineVideo Capsule EndoscopyObese young men more likely to suffer liver disease or cancerFree seminar on how to lose 2-4 pounds per weekGIA 180 is changing livesYoung people at risk for colon and rectal cancerGIA opens patient-centered Dowell Springs facilityFree seminar on losing weight with Ideal ProteinGastroenterologists urged to take leadership role in battle against obesityReach your ideal weight with Ideal ProteinGIA 180 offers Ideal ProteinGIA 180 leads the way in bariatric endoscopyGIA Welcomes Dr. Jason HuffmanHow ‘bulky’ is your fiber knowledge?Studies linking PPIs to dementia are no need for panicReady to lose weight? We’re here to help.Gastrointestinal Associates launches GIA 180, a new weight loss programGastrointestinal Associates welcomes Dr. Jeff GilbertColonoscopies and car shopping: What do they have in common?Gastrointestinal Associates and Realty Trust Group break ground on Dowell Springs facilityReflux – Acid or Bile? Know the differenceGIA’s ‘Free Screening Colonoscopy Day’ provides lifesaving care to East TennesseeFecal transplants show promise in treating C. difficile infectionSuperbug concerns, questions spread nationwideNew cancer screening test now availableDrug-induced liver injury: Are health supplements making you sick?Colonoscopies: Too much of a good thing?We’re losing the battle of the bulgePrediabetes and type 2 diabetes create national health crisisENDO Trial explores investigational treatment option for type 2 diabetesGastrointestinal Associates welcomes Dr. Matthew MooreStand up: Sitting linked to higher risk of colon cancerFecal incontinence follow-up: New report indicates severity of problemGastrointestinal Associates announces partnership to serve local veteransFecal Incontinence: Don’t Suffer in SilenceYale Study: Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves LivesCelebrating National Cancer Survivors DayCeliac Disease: Say ‘Yes’ to the TestWho’s your doctor? When it comes to colonoscopies, it matters.Colon polyps 101: What are they and how are they related to colon cancer?GIA’s Free Screening Colonoscopy Day Marks Five Years, Nearly 250 People ScreenedGastrointestinal Associates launches ‘My GIA’ patient portal to provide convenient accessGIA’s free Screening Colonoscopy Day marks five years, nearly 250 people who have received lifesaving testAfrican Americans face higher colon cancer risk, should have screening colonoscopy earlierLeading the way in the war against colorectal cancerNew treatment offers new hope for those with Hepatitis CRemembering Dr. J. David LeeGastrointestinal Associates welcomes Dr. James SwensonMicrobiome: The trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi that call our bodies home represent a new frontier in health and medicineExtensive international study unequivocally concludes colorectal cancer screening worksDon’t let your GI condition take the “jolly” out of your holidaysHave you heard about GERD?Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: Disease less prevalent in United States but remains dangerousGastrointestinal Associates proud of its record: zero cases of C. difficile infectionAn Aspirin a Day…WBIR covers GIA’s public workshop for celiac disease and gluten sensitivityGIA Physicians applaud FDA’s Definition of ‘Gluten Free’“Living Well Gluten Free” workshopsProbiotics: As good as advertised?GIA physicians routinely exceed national quality goal for colonoscopyBehind the scenes: Highest caliber, fellowship-trained pathologists examine all patient specimens in GIA’s on-premises laboratoryThe CRH O’Regan system offers hemorrhoid patients a simple, painless and quick treatment optionMay is National Celiac Awareness MonthMay is National Celiac Disease Awareness MonthGIA’s gastroenterologists have fun while videotaping Fox 43 TV spotStudy Finds No Link between B Vitamin Supplements and Colon Cancer RiskNew study finds screening colonoscopy reduces colon cancer death risk by 70 percentAre Antibiotics Making Patients Sick?Third annual GI Roundtable is a successStatins May Reduce Esophageal Cancer RiskNo Relief for Your Heartburn? NERD may be the culpritNational physician gathering aimed at advancing GI care, furthering patients’ best interests during time of sweeping reform changeFourth Annual Gastrointestinal Associates’ Screening Colonoscopy Day is LifesavingNew drug shows promise in treating symptoms of irritable bowel syndromeAlternative treatment for Barrett’s esophagus — condition results from chronic acid refluxStudy findings: diabetics may benefit from earlier colonoscopiesWould you contradict your doctor?GIA’s Top 10 Digestive Habits to Avoid or AdoptIs your medication causing diarrhea?Colonoscopies save patients from the knifeReduce your colon cancer risk: have a colonoscopyTattooing, manicures may increase risk of hepatitis CAcid Reflux on the RisePatients are the true test of performance qualityLeading the way in GI HealthcareGood news for southern women: reduced risk of inflammatory bowel diseaseOh, my aching gallbladder!Raise Awareness on National Celiac Disease Awareness DayBrachytherapy offers targeted treatment for esophageal cancerHeed the warning signs of PancreatitisOsteoporosis Medications Can Cause Gastrointestinal DiscomfortGI Roundtable highlights focus on patient careHow to be Worry Free about Gluten-FreeNew Medicare Benefits Focus on PreventionWhat’s making you burp?Act Now! March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness MonthSecond annual GIA Screening Colonoscopy Day helps build awarenessUlcers: Separating Fact from FictionCirrhosis: A Serious ConditionDivert-a-what?Let’s Not Complicate Surgery with InfectionsA Closer Look at Crohn’s DiseaseHemorrhoids: What a Pain!Three Things Won’t Change with Health Care ReformResearch Helps GIA Physicians Achieve Better OutcomesAct Now! Colorectal Cancer Can be PreventedGoing Gluten-freeIs Heartburn Becoming a Problem?Cost and Convenience Important for Quality Health CareYour Gallbladder Can Be a PainGetting to the Right SourceIrritable Bowel Syndrome can be more than just an IrritationGIA Screening Colonoscopy Day Huge SuccessColonoscopies for the Worthy, and a Message for AllIs Colon Cleansing Helpful or Balderdash?GIA Confronts Diagnosis Issues With Eosinophilic EsophagitisGIA Patients Benefit from Our Participation in ResearchYour Colonoscopy
