GI & Endoscopy

The top five most common procedures performed at an ASC are gastroenterology procedures, according to data firm Definitive Healthcare. 

New gastroenterologists earn higher salaries than some with more experience in four of the biggest U.S. cities.

Nine percent of gastroenterologists reported having suicidal thoughts, according to Medscape's "Physician Suicide Report 2022."

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has named Fia Yi, MD, medical director of its system robotics program, Business Observer reported March 7.

Murray, Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare physicians are tying a 15 percent increase in colon cancer cases to a 50 percent drop in colon cancer screenings since the beginning of the pandemic, according a March 3 Standard Examiner report.

Paul Feuerstadt, MD, and Louis Korman, MD, spoke with Becker's about how a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine could change how the gastroenterology industry treats Clostridioides difficile.

Tall adults are more likely than shorter adults to develop colorectal cancer or colon polyps, according a Johns Hopkins Medicine study published March 2 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

From new artificial intelligence tech to colorectal cancer statistics, here are five gastroenterology updates for ASC leaders:

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. in men and women combined.

Gastroenterology is the most-represented specialty among ASCs, making up 32 percent of all cases, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.