Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

A little patience can go a long way when jump-starting a gastroenterology career.

Gastroenterologists are the most in-demand physician specialty and nine more updates Becker’s has reported on since July 8:

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has named colorectal surgeon Elizabeth Raskin, MD, as the new surgical director for the Margolis Family Inflammatory Bowel disease Program, part of the Hoag Digestive Institute. 

Gastrointestinal surgeon Timothy Wang, MD, has been appointed as the inaugural member of a new medical advisory board for Mainz Biomed.

The current average base salary for gastroenterologists has decreased 1.2 percent since 2016, according to Merritt Hawkins’ 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”

Gastroenterologists are the most in-demand physician specialty, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”

Beginning a career in gastroenterology is one thing, staying in the field for the long haul is another.

Gastroenterology-focused ASC management service organization PE GI Solutions and Mountainside, N.J.-based Garden State Endoscopy, a 14-physician practice, have formed a joint venture with Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas in West Orange, N.J.

Medtronic added 83 GI Genius endoscopy modules to its Health Equity Assistance Program’s 50, expanding access to colon cancer screenings to 63 facilities in the nation’s medically underserved communities on July 15.

Here are five clinical gastroenterology statistics Becker’s has reported on in 2022: