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There were 105 transactions in the physician medical group sector during the third quarter of 2026, according to an Oct. 19 news release from Levin Associates.  Here are six things to know:

Anesthesia stipends, once limited to a small share of surgery centers and hard-to-staff hospitals, have become a routine line item across much of the surgical market. The pressure is coming from several directions at once: a thin workforce pipeline, rising…

Casper (Wyo.) Surgical Center has grown its case volume every year since 2022. When leaders looked at a physical expansion, they decided they didn’t need more space yet. They needed to make better use of the space they already had.…

Gastroenterologists are now offered the highest average starting salary of any physician at $654,000, surpassing orthopedic surgeons, who had led the rankings for four consecutive years. Average starting salaries offered to orthopedic surgeons fell 12% year over year to $507,000,…

When Ambulatory Surgery Center of Niagara had to overhaul how it treats the water used to clean surgical instruments, it learned firsthand how much compliance costs a small, privately owned center. The Niagara Falls, N.Y.-based ASC had long rinsed instruments…

The Court of Appeals of Georgia on Oct. 14 upheld the dismissal of a medical malpractice contribution lawsuit that Atlanta spine surgeon James Chappuis, MD, filed against Emory Healthcare and neurosurgeon Daniel Refai, MD. According to court documents obtained by…

The highest-paid gastroenterologist in San Francisco earns $878,000 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool. The average salary for gastroenterologists across the country is $530,000, according to a report from Medscape. Here is what the five highest-paid gastroenterologists in…

1. Costas Kefalas, MD, was elected as president of the American College of Gastroenterology for the 2026-27 term. As president, Dr. Kefalas will direct the organization’s programs, including continuing medical education, activities involving national and state medical affairs, health policy…