Private equity activity in gastroenterology is slowing in frequency, even as deal sizes and consolidation momentum grow. This shift is redefining the field — and what independent GI groups and ASCs need to anticipate. 1. Deal volume is falling fast…
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A dramatic rise in colorectal cancer among adults under 50 — especially those ages 45–49 — is driving a major shift across gastroenterology and ASCs. Screening guidelines dropped to age 45 in 2021, and early uptake is rising fast, even…
DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare has added gastroenterologist Obaid Shaikh, MD, to its medical staff. He is seeing patients at Penn Highlands Gastroenterology, according to an Aug. 23 report by GANT News. Dr. Shaikh specializes in conditions affecting the esophagus,…
Deep cuts to the CDC’s budget are poised to undermine the public health infrastructure that gastroenterology heavily relies on — all amid GI clinicians’ struggles with reimbursement declines and growing access challenges. At least 600 CDC employees received permanent termination…
Anniston-based Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center has become the first hospital in Alabama to perform a new gastroenterology biopsy procedure that enables physicians to collect larger, more intact tissue samples for more accurate diagnoses and personalized treatment, according to an…
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Hickory, N.C.-based Catawba Valley Health System has added gastroenterologist Gregory Diamonti, MD, to its new practice, Gastroenterology Associates of Catawba Valley, according to an Aug. 22 WHKY report. Dr. Diamonti has 23 years of experience, previously practicing in Boone, N.C.,…
Optum subsidiary SCA Health, one of the largest ASC operators in the U.S., has expanded its reach with the acquisition of Exton, Pa.-based U.S. Digestive Health in early 2025. The deal adds significant scale to Optum’s portfolio. U.S. Digestive Health…
Confocal laser endomicroscopy is gaining attention as a potential alternative to traditional tissue biopsies in gastroenterology, offering real-time, cellular-level imaging during endoscopic procedures. The technology uses a laser that scans the tissue surface, capturing images that resemble pathology slides but…
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy is gaining traction as a less-invasive alternative to surgical bypass and enteral stenting for patients with gastric outlet obstruction. The procedure uses endoscopic ultrasound to identify a loop of small intestine adjacent to the stomach. A lumen-apposing…
Researchers in Germany and Austria have developed a dual-imaging endoscopy capsule technique, dubbed O2E, that more accurately detects precancerous and cancerous changes in the esophagus. The team includes scientists from Helmholtz Munich, the Technical University of Munich and the Medical…