Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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GI leader to know: Dr. Michele Alkalay of the UT Southwestern Medical Center
Michele Alkalay, MD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center. - 6/19/19 -
Conmed loses board director & more: 3 GI company key notes
Here are three updates from gastroenterology companies from this past week: - 6/19/19 -
Colonoscopy detection rate not affected by sedation method
A study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy examined how different sedation methods affected colonoscopy quality. - 6/19/19 -
Johnson & Johnson Innovation invests in GI care management app — 4 insights
Johnson & Johnson Innovation led a $7 million series A fundraising round for HiDoc Technologies. - 6/18/19 -
Conmed independent director departing — 3 insights
Conmed's board will soon be without an independent director, as Dirk Kuyper submitted his resignation notice, effective Aug. 1. - 6/18/19 -
Which states pay GIs the most?
The average annual pay for a gastroenterologist practicing in the U.S. is $347,500, according to jobseeker website ZipRecruiter. - 6/18/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Naga Chalasani of the Indiana University School of Medicine
Naga P. Chalasani, MD, is the chief of the gastroenterology and hepatology division at the Indianapolis-based Indiana University School of Medicine. - 6/17/19 -
Isareli diagnostics company developing blood-based CRC test — 4 insights
Todos Medical wants to follow in the competition's footsteps in developing and promoting its blood-based colorectal cancer test, CEO Herman Weiss, MD, said in an update on the state of the company at a conference in Los Angeles. - 6/17/19 -
The deal days of summer — Edgemont's Luke Mitchell on the past, present & future of GI PE investment
At the halfway point of the year, private equity investment is still making inroads into gastroenterology. But summer is heating up and with it could come a swell of investment, if momentum continues as planned. - 6/17/19 -
Death of fecal transplant patient sparks warning from FDA — 3 insights
The FDA issued a warning after a patient died after undergoing a fecal microbiota transplant procedure. - 6/14/19 -
12 GI-focused ASCs, centers opened in the first half of 2019
Here are 12 GI-focused ASCs opened or announced in the first half of the year: - 6/14/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Edward Lebovics of the Westchester Medical Center
Edward Lebovics, MD, is the chief of the gastroenterology and hepatobiliary disease division at the Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center. - 6/14/19 -
Private equity deal, GI practice merger & more: 5 must-read articles for GI leaders
Here are five of the top-read stories on Becker's ASC Review this week: - 6/13/19 -
Noted colonoscopy advocate Dr. Kenneth Forde dies at 85
Kenneth Forde, MD, 85, died of heart failure at his home in Scarborough, N.Y., June 2, the New York Times reports. - 6/13/19 -
Kentucky health system plans $80K acquisition, ambulatory facility creation — 5 points
Appalachian Regional Healthcare is moving ahead with an $80,410 acquisition and an ambulatory healthcare facility development after receiving approval from the West Virginia Health Care Authority. - 6/12/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Ivor Hill of Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Ivor Hill, MD, is section chief of gastroenterology at Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children's Hospital. - 6/12/19 -
US Digestive Health, Takeda & more: 4 GI company key notes
Here are four updates from gastroenterology companies from the past week: - 6/12/19 -
FDA approves Motus GI's 2nd-gen colonoscopy prep system — 3 insights
The FDA granted Motus GI 510(k) approval for Pure-Vu Gen 2, the newest iteration of its colonoscopy preparation system. - 6/12/19 -
Ohio health system opens $9M expansion — 4 insights
Newark, Ohio-based Licking Memorial Medical Campus opened a $9 million addition on its main campus June 10, the Newark Advocate reports. - 6/12/19 -
AGA remembers cancer researcher Dr. Henry Lynch
The American Gastroenterological Association paid homage to colon cancer researcher Henry Lynch, MD, who died June 2 at the age of 91. - 6/11/19