Four PE GI Solutions' endoscopy centers were named in Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2022" list, the company said in December. 

Lakewood Ranch, Fla.-based Florida Digestive Health Specialists named Michelle Hough its new CFO, Florida Business Observer said Jan. 7.

Dallas-based GI Alliance has added Digestive Disease Consultants to its network, GI Alliance said Jan. 6. 

Miami-based Gastro Health is starting off the new year with two major deals in Maryland and Florida, according to two Jan. 5 news releases shared with Becker's ASC Review. 

Bradenton-based Florida Digestive Health Specialists is notifying more than 212,500 individuals of a December 2020 breach involving business email compromise and fraud.

Dallas-based GI Alliance has added Washington Gastroenterology to its network, GI Alliance said Jan. 4. 

Atlanta-based physician practice management company United Digestive added at least five practices to its network in 2021. 

New Hampshire gastroenterologist and state senator from Rye, N.H., Tom Sherman, could be the Democratic pick for governor, The Concord Monitor reported Dec. 31. 

Becker's featured dozens of gastroenterologists from across the country this year.

Miami-based Gastro Health had a strong year, adding nine practices and expanding its reach in Florida, Ohio and Virginia. 

Gastroenterology pay hit $500,400 in 2021, according to Doximity's "2021 Physician Compensation Report," released Dec. 16.

Daniel Catenacci, MD, a gastrointestinal medical oncologist in Chicago, was charged with securities fraud Dec. 20 for using insider information to make more than $134,000 on the sale of his shares of a biotechnology company, the U.S. Justice Department alleges.

Thirteen surgery centers or practices with gastroenterology services opened or were announced so far in 2021.

Lincoln, Neb.-based Virtual Incision Corp., a medical device company that makes miniaturized robots for laparoscopic surgery, earned $46 million in series C funding led by Swiss private equity firm Endeavour Vision and Chicago-based venture capital and private equity firm Baird Capital, according to a Dec. 14 Milwaukee Business Journal report.

United Digestive has added Gastroenterology Associates of Southwest Florida to its network, United Digestive said Dec. 14.

Seven-physician Gastroenterology Associates Endoscopy Unit in Hickory, N.C. was recognized for quality by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Hickory Daily Record reported Dec. 12.

Gastro Health is ending 2021 strong — acquiring four practices in Florida and Ohio since Sept. 1. 

Nate Merriman, MD, is the medical director for gastrointestinal and digestive health at Intermountain Healthcare in Murray, Utah. He joined Becker's to discuss what he thinks the industry will look like in 10 years. 

Here are the five most-read stories on gastroenterology and endoscopy Becker's ASC Review has reported on in 2021:

Over the last year, Becker's ASC Review reported on 112 new gastroenterology clinic openings, expansion of services, affiliations, partnerships and transactions.