Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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Provident Healthcare Partners advises Virginia Gastro Health acquisition
Provident Healthcare Partners advised Gastroenterology Associates of Northern Virginia during its acquisition by Gastro Health, according to local news source the Breeze. - 12/6/19 -
3 GI leaders to know
Three GI leaders to know this week: - 12/6/19 -
Peak Gastroenterology acquired by Varsity Healthcare Partners — 4 insights
Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Peak Gastroenterology partnered with Varsity Healthcare Partners, marking Varsity's first investment into gastroenterology, PE Hub reports. - 12/6/19 -
Austin Gastroenterology building endoscopy, colon prep center — 3 insights
Austin (Texas) Gastroenterology is building a combined endoscopy and HyGIeaCare center at its office in Lakeway-Bee Cave, Texas, Community Impact reports. - 12/5/19 -
New Jersey surgical group adds colorectal surgeon — 4 insights
Minimally invasive colorectal surgeon Ashlee Godshalk Ruggles, MD, joined Pennington, N.J.-based Capital Health Surgical Group. - 12/5/19 -
Cologuard co-inventor named fellow of National Academy of Inventors — 3 insights
The National Academy of Inventors named Exact Sciences' David Ahlquist, MD, a fellow for his contributions over a lifetime. - 12/5/19 -
9 gastroenterologists making headlines in November
Nine GIs making headlines last month: - 12/5/19 -
13 gastroenterology private equity deals in 2019 & 4 other must-read articles
Five must-read GI articles this week: - 12/4/19 -
A bevy of physician moves & more: 5 GI industry key notes
Here are five updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week: - 12/4/19 -
3 GI practice acquisitions, expansions in November
Three GI practice expansions and acquisitions to know in November: - 12/3/19 -
Northwell Health launches chatbot for colonoscopy reminders
New York City-based Northwell Health has launched a text and email program to reduce no-show rates for colonoscopies scheduled at two hospitals. - 12/3/19 -
Geisinger, St. Luke's open $72M hospital with GI — 4 insights
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger and Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network opened a $72 million hospital in Orwigsburg, Pa., the Pennsylvania Business Report reports. - 12/3/19 -
Kentucky hospital acquires private GI, internal medicine practices — 3 insights
Somerset, Ky.-based Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital acquired the private practices of Khalid Iqbal, MD, and Anjum Iqbal, MD, and rebranded them under the Lake Cumberland moniker, the Commonwealth Journal reports. - 12/3/19 -
The key applications for AI in gastroenterology: Dr. Sushovan Guha weighs in
Sushovan Guha, MD, PhD, is a gastroenterologist and physician executive director at Banner Digestive Diseases Institute in Phoenix. He shared his thoughts on the uses of artificial intelligence in gastroenterology with Becker's ASC Review. - 12/2/19 -
The 13 PE deals in GI in 2019
Private equity investors pivoted to gastroenterology hard in 2019, with 13 deals taking place in the year so far. - 12/2/19 -
Researchers identify CRC pathway — 3 insights
Researchers from Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina identified a pathway for colorectal cancer in mice, according to an article in Gastroenterology. - 12/2/19 -
5 must-read GI articles this week
Here are five of the popular gastroenterology articles this week: - 11/27/19 -
11 November GI leaders to know
Here are 11 GI leaders Becker's ASC Review featured in November: - 11/27/19 -
U of Nebraska Medical Center names new GI chief — 3 insights
Peter Mannon, MD, will join Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center's department of internal medicine as chief of gastroenterology and hepatology. - 11/27/19 -
Physician joins hospital to open bariatric center — 3 insights
Kuldeep Singh, MD, joined Baltimore-based Mercy Medical Center with plans to establish and open The Maryland Bariatric Center at Mercy in January 2020. - 11/27/19