A group of physicians at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine have started doing trials of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, a treatment used for decompression sickness in scuba divers, to help patients with ulcerative colitis, ABC affiliate WQAD reported on July 20.
GI & Endoscopy
An artificial intelligence tool for smartphones can be used to gauge the quality of bowel preparation before colonoscopy, according to a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Iowa is the least expensive state in the U.S. to undergo a colonoscopy with polyp removal, according to Sidecar Health's care calculator.
A little patience can go a long way when jump-starting a gastroenterology career.
Gastroenterologists are the most in-demand physician specialty and nine more updates Becker's has reported on since July 8:
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Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has named colorectal surgeon Elizabeth Raskin, MD, as the new surgical director for the Margolis Family Inflammatory Bowel disease Program, part of the Hoag Digestive Institute.
Gastrointestinal surgeon Timothy Wang, MD, has been appointed as the inaugural member of a new medical advisory board for Mainz Biomed.
The current average base salary for gastroenterologists has decreased 1.2 percent since 2016, according to Merritt Hawkins' 2022 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives."
Gastroenterologists are the most in-demand physician specialty, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's 2022 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives."
Beginning a career in gastroenterology is one thing, staying in the field for the long haul is another.