GI & Endoscopy

New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine researchers identified a mechanism that may help suppress chronic intestinal inflammation, according to an April 24 study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The study examined how the immune system tolerates gut microbes…

New gastroenterology, endoscopy and bariatric facilities have been concentrated in the South so far in 2026.  Becker’s has reported on a total of 16 new GI practices in 2026, seven of which were developed in Southern states including Alabama, Georgia,…

Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint has opened a new colorectal surgery clinic in Waukee, Iowa, CBS affiliate KCCI Des Moines reported April 22.  Iowa ranks second in the nation for cancer rates, according to the report, underscoring the need for expanded…

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has added four gastroenterology physicians to expand endoscopy services in Bismarck, N.D. Gastroenterology specialists Elida Voth, MD, Makda Bsrat, MD, Steven Park, MD, and Maaz Badshah, MD, joined Sanford Health, according to an April 21…

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is now offering sedation-free transnasal endoscopy using the EvoEndo system, becoming the first in South Florida to provide the option.  The approach allows physicians to evaluate the upper digestive tract through the nose as an alternative…

Gastroenterology pay hit $530,000 in 2025, according to Medscape’s Physician Compensation Report published April 11.  The report, which surveyed 5,916 physicians across more than 29 specialties from Sept. 5 to Dec. 17, found that orthopedic surgeons are pulling in $611,000…

A low FODMAP diet and the antibiotic rifaximin provided similar symptom relief for patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, according to a study published April 21 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. In a randomized controlled trial of 65 subjects,…

As consolidation continues across gastroenterology, a number of physician leaders are demonstrating that independent practice models can still succeed.  Through scale, clinical innovation and strategic leadership, these physicians are sustaining and growing physician-owned GI groups in an increasingly competitive landscape.…

Gastroenterology ASCs and centers are keeping busy across the country as procedure demand rises, but many are still watching margin erode from a failure to capture the full value of the procedures they’re already performing.  Leaders told Becker’s the opportunities…

Gastrointestinal cancers are expected to double globally by 2050, driven largely by pancreatic cancer diagnosis and colorectal cancer deaths, CRC is also showing up more frequently in younger populations, adding to the strain.  Adults younger than 65 now account for…