GI & Endoscopy

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colo., announced that its physicians are among the first in Colorado to use the world's smallest microscope during endoscopies and colonoscopies.

A study conducted at the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Fla., campus on the number of polyps physicians are expected to find during a colonoscopy revealed that the current national benchmarks for these numbers may be low.

Ari Nowain, MD, a board-certified gastroenterologist in Beverly Hills, Calif., announced that he will offer a new procedure known as Third Eye colonoscopy, an enhancement to standard colonoscopy.

MaineGeneral Health in Augusta has elected gastroenterologist David Hay, MD, to its board of directors, according to a Morning Sentinel report.

Colonoscopy Center of Excellence donated $2,000 to the Colon Cancer Alliance to support research and development in colon cancer.

gMed, a company that develops electronic health records for single specialty practices, announced the introduction of gGastro+, an integrated GI-specific EHR.

Georgia Regents Health System in Augusta plans to open a $10 million Digestive Health Center, according to a report by The Augusta Chronicle.  

Here are five points on gastroenterologist compensation based on the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2012.

Here are nine gastroenterologist moves in the last 30 days.

Everett, Wash.-based Western Washington Medical Group announced that its founder Ignatius Marsidi, MD, has retired from the department of gastroenterology.