Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health has opened its first system-owned gastroenterology practice. Valley Health Gastroenterology began seeing patients in September and is led by Dale Holly, MD, who was named medical director for gastroenterology. He is joined by Abdullahi Musa, MD,…
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Miami-based medical device developer InspireMD has appointed Peter Soukas, MD, as chief medical officer to support the company’s clinical strategy as the firm brings its CGuard Prime carotid stent to the U.S. market. Dr. Soukas is director of vascular medicine…
Elkin, N.C.-based Novant Health Cardiology has expanded its clinic as it aims to increase access to heart and vascular care for patients in the region. The upgrade includes hiring two new clinicians, doubling the number of exam rooms and adding…
Little Rock, Ark.-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences appointed Jorge Saucedo, MD, as professor and chair of its department of internal medicine. Dr. Saucedo is a cardiologist with more than 25 years of leadership experience. He most recently served…
St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital has launched advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy services in collaboration with Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Advanced Endoscopy. The expansion brings Baylor Medicine faculty to the hospital, offering diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures previously…
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Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia will provide anesthesia services at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale and La Grange (Ill.) hospitals, effective Feb. 4. The partnership expands NorthStar’s existing relationship with Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, which includes the Bolingbrook (Ill.) campus, and adds…
UT Health San Antonio has begun offering endoscopic submucosal dissection, a minimally invasive technique for removing early-stage colorectal lesions without surgery. The procedure is performed using a flexible endoscope to dissect large benign polyps or early-stage cancers from the colon…
Adults with elevated levels of three cardiovascular biomarkers had nearly triple the risk of heart attack compared to those with normal levels, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2025. The analysis, led…
CMS finalized its 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, reducing reimbursement for many cardiology procedures performed in hospital settings. Beginning in 2026, Medicare will reduce the portion of hospital payments that covers indirect practice costs by 50%, resulting in about a…
1. Compensation decline in real terms: Average gastroenterologist pay dropped from $512,000 in 2023 to $495,000 in 2024, reflecting a 3% nominal decline — and because inflation has pushed the equivalent of 2015’s $370,000 salary to around $502,930 today, the…