Author: Sophie Eydis

Anesthesia teams are under growing pressure as surgical demand rises, staffing tightens and financial strains mount. Yet their role in driving safety, efficiency and surgical access is more critical than ever. Across the country, anesthesia leaders are urging organizations to…

Several leaders joined Becker’s on an Oct. 16 panel at the 31st Annual Business and Operations of ASCs Meeting in Chicago to discuss why cardiology is becoming one of the fastest-growing specialties in the outpatient surgery landscape — and what…

A team of providers from Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine became the first in the U.S. to treat a pancreatic lesion using endoscopic ultrasound-guided microwave ablation.  Led by Shailendra Singh, MD, a gastroenterologist and endoscopist with the WVU Cancer Institute, the…

Chicago-based Lurie Children’s Hospital is expanding its cardiology outreach through a mobile health unit aimed at improving access to care in underserved neighborhoods. Pediatric cardiologist Lindsey Gakenheimer-Smith, MD, Alan Nugent, MD, section head of interventional cardiac catheterization, and Olivia Kingsinger,…

University of California in San Diego has appointed Rohit Loomba, MD, as the inaugural holder of the John C. Martin Endowed Chair in Liver Disease. The chair was established through a gift from the John C. Martin Foundation to support…

From pioneering robotic procedures to expanding access to advanced endoscopic techniques, gastrointestinal specialists across the country are driving innovation and improving outcomes for patients.  Here are five GI leaders making waves in the field this month: 1. Norio Fukami, MD,…

Cardiology programs across the country are strengthening their leadership teams with newly appointed chiefs, directors and executives.  Here are five cardiology leaders recently selected to guide key initiatives, departments and clinical programs. 5. Dheeraj Khurana, MD, was named chief of…

Italian biomedical company Esaote has partnered with Schiller Americas to expand access to its ultrasound systems across U.S. cardiology practices.  Under the agreement, Schiller will offer Esaote’s ultrasound devices — including the MyLab E80, A70 and Omega eXP — through…

Two physicians, Srinivas Seela, MD, and Harinath Sheela, MD, have opened Florida’s first gastroenterology-focused urgent care center in Orlando, offering same-day access to GI specialists and on-site diagnostic services, seven days a week. GI Urgent Care of Florida is designed…

Los Angeles-based Commons Clinic is taking aim at healthcare consolidation with a venture-backed, physician-owned model that shifts surgeries to ASCs and lowers costs through bundled pricing. “It’s basically raising money from investors to build a new kind of health system,”…