GI & Endoscopy

Private equity-backed, Miami-based Gastro Health supports more than 340 physicians nationwide. 

Below are five power players making waves in gastroenterology:

Rinvoq (upadacitinib) has been approved by the FDA to treat adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who have had a poor response or intolerance to one or more tumor necrosis factor blockers.

Ben Bradenham Jr., MD, a gastroenterologist at Gastrointestinal Specialists in Richmond, Va., joined Becker's to discuss how physician education is failing in attempts to counter burnout. 

The Medical College of Georgia in Augusta is now offering a noninvasive screening for esophageal cancer with a new device, local ABC affiliate WJBF reported March 16. 

For Rajiv Sharma, MD, understanding the physicians you are working with is key to success. 

Using artificial intelligence during colonoscopies may help decrease adenoma miss rates, according to a study in Gastroenterology.

Here are 10 physicians who specialize in gastroenterology to know:

Several gastrointestinal societies issued a joint statement March 11 rejecting the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s 2021 revisions to endoscope processing standards in healthcare facilities. 

Colorectal cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and in women, is projected to cause 52,280 deaths this year, according to the American Cancer Society.