Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

Gastroenterology has seen an increase in consolidation as private equity eyes investment and demand for procedures grows. 

The most frequent cause of medical malpractice allegations against physicians is a failure to diagnose patients or a delay of diagnosis, while for gastroenterologists, diagnostic errors top the list of the most prevalent reasons for lawsuits, according…

Westwood, N.J.-based Pascack Valley Medical Group has added Scott Lippe, MD, to its Pascack Valley Medical Center team.

Banner Health’s Torrington (Wyo.) Community Hospital has become the first facility in the western Nebraska and southeast Wyoming region to begin offering computed tomography virtual colonoscopies, according to a Dec. 2 report from the Star Herald.

Medtronic has inked a three-year contract with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for GI Genius, leading to nearly 100 additional units being installed across VA medical centers. 

Sita Chokhavatia, MD, a gastroenterologist with Valley Medical Group, part of Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System, has been elected chairperson of the American College of Gastroenterology board of governors. 

Becker’s reported on three gastroenterologists or GI surgeons who faced lawsuits in one week. 

Becker’s reported on three gastroenterologists or GI surgeons who faced lawsuits in one week. 

The American Gastroenterological Association has updated guidance for the treatment of ulcerative colitis to recommend using higher efficacy drugs in earlier stages of treatment, Medscape Medical News reported Nov. 25. 

A study published Nov. 14 in Gastroenterology has found a link between inflammatory bowel disease risk and pesticides, along with other environmental pollutants.