Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

5 things to know about Allied Digestive Health

Here are five things to know about gastroenterology-focused multispecialty group Allied Digestive Health:

Dr. Mohammad Fahad Ali named GI chief at Oswego Health

Mohammad Fahad Ali, MD, director of endoscopy at Oswego (N.Y.) Health, has been appointed chief of gastroenterology and hepatology and director of the Center for Gastroenterology & Metabolic Diseases at Oswego, according to a Nov. 9 report from the…

4 notable gastroenterology practice acquisitions in 2023

As gastroenterology management organizations have continued to grow in 2023, Provident has broken down four major acquisitions that occurred in 2023 in its third quarter “Mergers and Acquisitions Update” report.

5 GI supergroups' number of locations

Here’s how many locations five of the biggest gastroenterology-focused management service organizations have:

5 GI supergroups by number of physicians

Here are the number of physicians at five of the biggest gastroenterology-focused management service organizations: 

UCF-HCA Healthcare study identifies geographical links to colon cancer

Raghav Bassi, MD, chief internal medicine resident at UCF-HCA Healthcare in Gainesville, Fla., has received honors for his research showing that southern U.S. states, which have the nation’s highest obesity rates, also have the highest incidences of co…

AGA issues guidance on weight loss drug usage prior to endoscopy

The American Gastroenterological Association has issued new guidance for patients taking the popular diabetes and weight loss medications glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists, known by brand names including Ozempic and Trulicity, prior to endoscop…

Gastroenterology Associates shutters 1 of 4 in-house labs

Greenville, S.C.-based Gastroenterology Associates closed the GI lab at its Simpsonville, S.C.-based facility on Nov. 1. 

Southern Gastroenterology Associates opens 2nd location

Southern Gastroenterology Associates has opened its second location in South Boston, Va., according to a Nov. 6 report from The Gazette-Virginian.

Claritas HealthTech establishes spinoff for AI-assisted GI solutions

Medical image enhancement and AI diagnostic software solutions company Claritas HealthTech has established a U.S.-based spinoff, Intelligent Scopes Corp., that will focus on the research, development and delivery of endoscopic image processing and AI-a…