Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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A growing phenomenon — 4 stories on early-onset CRC, screening
Increasing early-onset colorectal cancer rates around the world are befuddling researchers as they struggle to identify what's causing the spikes. - 6/3/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Ned Snyder of the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Ned Snyder, MD, is chief of gastroenterology at the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in the Greater Houston area. - 6/3/19 -
Takeda commits $9.2M to Global Fund — 4 insights
Takeda pledged to donate $1 billion yen ($9.2 million) over five years to the Global Fund's Sixth Replenishment over the next five years, the first private sector company to do so. - 6/3/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Robert Kurtz of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Robert C. Kurtz, MD, a gastroenterologist who has practiced at New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for over 40 years, is a former chairman of the American Gastroenterological Association’s section on gastrointestinal oncology and researches early detection of pancreatic cancer. - 5/31/19 -
4 insights into new ASGE president Dr. John Vargo II
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy appointed John Vargo, II, MD, its new president at Digestive Disease Week 2019, May 18-21 in San Diego. - 5/31/19 -
Houston Methodist to expand endoscopy services in $240M plan
Debra Sukin, CEO of Houston Methodist The Woodlands, detailed a $240 million expansion plan for a new patient care tower with endoscopy services on May 29, according to local news source Woodlands Online. - 5/30/19 -
GI salary, debt & burnout: 5 must-reads for GI leaders
Here are the five most popular gastroenterology articles posted on Becker's ASC Review this week: - 5/30/19 -
$130M private equity deal to unite 3 GI practices, create 7th largest group in US
Regional GI, Main Line Gastroenterology Associates and Digestive Disease Associates will merge in a $130 million deal with private equity firm Amulet Capital, PE Hub reports. - 5/30/19 -
Fujifilm building new endoscopy manufacturing plant & more: 3 GI company key notes
Here are three updates from gastroenterology companies from the past week: - 5/29/19 -
Fujifilm's $36M endoscope plant to double production capacity — 3 insights
Fujifilm is building a $36 million "smart" manufacturing facility in Tochigi, Japan, to double its endoscope production capability. - 5/29/19 -
EndoGastric Solutions closes $45M funding round — 3 insights
EndoGastric Solutions closed a $45 million series I round to fuel commercialization efforts around its TIF 2.0 procedure. - 5/29/19 -
Rising early onset-CRC rates a worldwide phenomenon — 5 insights
Increasing early-onset colorectal cancer rates are befuddling researchers around the world, Medscape reports. - 5/29/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Bradley Barth of UT Southwestern Medical Center
Bradley Barth, MD, is the clinical director of pediatric gastroenterology at Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center. - 5/29/19 -
10 statistics to know on GI wealth, debt, salary & revenue generated for hospitals
Here are 10 statistics on gastroenterologists' finances from industry sources: - 5/28/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Adam Slivka of UPMC
Adam Slivka, MD, PhD, is the associate chief of clinical affairs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. - 5/28/19 -
Connecticut hospital plans multispecialty office with GI focus — 3 insights
Naugatuck, Conn.-based Saint Mary's Hospital plans to open a multispecialty office to complement its recently opened urgent care facility, Citizen's News reports. - 5/28/19 -
The GI physicians making headlines this week
Here are three GI physicians featured in the news recently: - 5/24/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Brett Bernstein of the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center
Brett Bernstein, MD, is the chief of gastroenterology at New York City-based Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. - 5/24/19 -
Physicians less likely to order cancer screening tests late in the day — 5 insights
Physicians stop ordering cancer screening tests later on in their workday, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open, which was reported on by Medscape. - 5/24/19 -
To screen or not to screen? 45 is the question
Two gastroenterologists debated the virtues of universally screening patients for colorectal cancer at age 45, per the American Cancer Society's guidelines, Medpage Today reports. - 5/23/19