Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance has finalized its physician-led buyout facilitated by a $785 million investment from private equity firm Apollo Hybrid Value.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has been named the top hospital in the world for gastroenterology in 2023, according to a new report from Newsweek. 

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons has extended its partnership with Theator, the creator of a video surgical intelligence platform that can analyze surgical video data.  

Biopharmaceutical company Takeda has announced the launch of its Cdpath program, which uses a blood test to predict someone’s risk for developing Crohn’s disease within the next three years, according to a Sept. 14 press release sent to Becker’s. …

Here are 10 of the biggest gastroenterology deals since Jan. 1:

Patient manager 83bar has partnered with endoscopic video solutions company Virgo Surgical Video Solutions to accelerate clinical trial recruitment. 

Costs of procedures vary between ASCs and HOPDs, with GI procedures for those with original Medicare and no supplement being cheaper at ASCs, according to data from Medicare.gov.

Phyllis Bishop, MD, chief of the division of pediatric gastroenterology at the Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center, was awarded the Paul Parker chair of pediatric gastroenterology, according to a Sept. 7 report from the Madison Count…

Pharmacists voted Prilosec OTC as the top acid reducer, according to U.S. News & World Report’s list of best acid reducers for 2022. 

Steven Lee-Kong, MD, was named chief of colorectal surgery at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center on Sept. 6.