Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

Technology is always advancing, but sometimes trendlines look familiar.

The gastroenterology industry in the last decade has been shaped by the formation of “megagroups.”

Artificial intelligence and other gastroenterology technology developments are shifting the way gastroenterologists perform procedures. 

A physician at Nashville, Tenn.-based the Surgical Clinic recently performed the clinic’s first Enterra Therapy implant, Enterra Medical said March 31. 

Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance has named Casey Chapman, MD, as its chief medical officer.

Here are the national average costs of five common gastrointestinal procedures in ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, according to Medicare’s price lookup tool. 

Michael Wallace, MD, chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at Mayo Clinic/Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Dubai, spoke with Becker’s to discuss the future of tech in gastroenterology.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Children’s Health established the Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Celiac Disease after receiving an anonymous $70 million donation.

Gastroenterology has consistently been among the top 10 highest-earning specialties in the U.S.

Midcareer gastroenterologists — those with 15-21 years of experience — who are self-employed earn an average salary of $504,580, according to figures from the Medscape Salary Explorer.