GI & Endoscopy

Great Neck, N.Y.-based gastroenterologist Morris Barnard was sentenced to 30 months in prison and must pay $1.4 million for a Medicare billing fraud scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said Jan. 5. 

One GI is a management services organization that provides support for gastroenterologists in Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee.

GI Alliance, a Southlake, Texas-based GI practice management company, has appointed Kelly Robison and Paul Mango to its board.

Here are five physicians to know who specialize in gastroenterology:

Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Ky., has become the first hospital in the state to perform AI-assisted colonoscopies after receiving three GI Genius units as part of Medtronic's Health Equity Assistance program.

Gastro Health acquired Gastroenterology Associates in Olympia, Wash.

Here are 12 moves from major gastroenterology groups that Becker's has reported in the fourth quarter of 2022:

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have found that rumination syndrome, which may cause gastrointestinal issues, often goes undiagnosed, The Print reported Jan. 3. 

One GI, a Georgetown, Tenn.-based gastroenterology services organization, has partnered with Skyline Gastroenterology and Skyline Endoscopy, both also in Tennessee. 

Hackensack Meridian's Montclair, N.J.-based Mountainside Medical Group has added gastroenterologist Masood Rizvi, MD, to its GI team.