June 4, 2010 (FinancialWire) (Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news.) — CRH Medical Corporation (TSX Venture: CRM) (OTC: CRMMF) said that David Johnson has been elected to its board of directors. He is a past president of American College of Gastroenterology and a partner of Gastrointestinal and Liver Specialists of Tidewater PLLC in Norfolk, Virginia.

Johnson has authored more than 500 papers in the field of gastroenterology and serves as professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In conjunction with Johnson's appointment to its board CRH has issued Dr. Johnson an option to purchase up to 100,000 common shares in the company exercisable at a price of CDN$1.45 for a period of 5 years pursuant to its stock option plan.

Canada-based CRH Medical specializes in the treatment of hemorrhoids utilizing its treatment protocol and patented proprietary technology. CRH's single use, disposable, hemorrhoid technology is used to treat hemorrhoid grades I through IV.

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