GI & Endoscopy

New York tops the list of states that are most in-demand for permanent placement opportunities for gastroenterologists, according to a post from physician search and employment firm Merritt Hawkins. 

Here are five figures that offer insight into the gastroenterology industry.

Hillsboro, Ohio-based Highland District Hospital has expanded its gastroenterology services through the addition of three Gastro Health physicians: Daniel Debo, DO; Andrew Chun, MD; and Robert Kindel, MD, according to a May 15 report from the hospital published in The…

Ohio Gastroenterology Group has purchased a medical office building near its Columbus headquarters for $1.5 million, according to a May 15 report from Columbus Business First. 

Gastroenterology management organization GI Alliance has partnered with St. Louis-based Specialists in Gastroenterology.

Management services organization One GI has partnered with Gastroenterology Associates of Tidewater in Chesapeake, Va., furthering its reach in the state. 

The average salary for gastroenterologists is $501,000, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023.

Surgeons at the Veterans Affairs medical system are less effective at identifying adenomas in routine colonoscopies than gastroenterologists, according to a study conducted by gastroenterologist Andrew Gawron, MD, PhD, and reported on by MedPage Today on May 8. 

Digital digestive healthcare company Vivante has added two gastroenterology specialists to its medical advisory board.

Private practice is changing across specialties, and gastroenterology is no different.