Chesterfield, Mo.-based Gateway Gastroenterology has partnered with United Surgical Partners International to open an outpatient endoscopy center, according to a June 9 report from Quad Cities Regional Business Journal. Ground will be broken on the two-story, 28,000-square-foot facility on June 11. It is expected to open in the first half of 2026. The ASC will […]
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Management organization GI Alliance has partnered with real estate company MedCore to open a new ASC in Bentonville, Ark. The ASC officially opened to patients in February, providing outpatient surgical procedures and clinical services for GI patients, according to a June 6 news release. The ASC houses multiple operating rooms, pre-operative and recovery suites, and […]
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A study recently published in Gastroenterology presents a possible breakthrough in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. According to a June 5 news release, the trial included 238 patients across eight U.S. academic medical centers, including Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The trial compared outcomes between […]
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Here are six gastroenterologists making headlines recently: 1. Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint facility, has added gastroenterology services. Simon Allport, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders, will be the first provider at the new facility. 2. Lawrence Kim, MD, has begun his […]
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Here are six gastroenterologists making headlines recently: 1. Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint facility, has added gastroenterology services. Simon Allport, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders, will be the first provider at the new facility. 2. Lawrence Kim, MD, has begun his […]
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Grass Valley, Calif.-based Dignity Health Medical Group—Sierra Nevada, a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, has acquired Sierra Nevada Gastroenterology, also based in Grass Valley. The clinic will close June 9 and reopen June 16, rebranded as Dignity Health Medical Group—Sierra Nevada, according to a June 6 news release published by YubaNet.com. All physicians and […]
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Here are four new gastroenterology practices and facilities opening up or being planned, as reported by Becker’s since April 21:
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A class action lawsuit accuses Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center (CAMC) and two former physicians of performing medically unnecessary paraesophageal hernia repairs, often without patient consent, during bariatric surgeries, WCHS reported June 3. What happened?
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A single-center study published in JAMA supported recent recommendations that the age of colorectal cancer screening age be lowered to 45, Medpage Today reported June 3. The study, conducted by researchers Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Pleasanton, investigated colorectal neoplasia yields at screening colonoscopies among adults ages 45-49 and 50-54 within the health system. Here […]
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Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint facility, has added gastroenterology services. Simon Allport, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders, will be the first provider at the new facility, according to a June 3 news release shared with WHKY. Dr. Allport also performs colonoscopies […]
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