GI & Endoscopy

Management organization GI Alliance has partnered with real estate company MedCore to open a new ASC in Bentonville, Ark.  The ASC officially opened to patients in February, providing outpatient surgical procedures and clinical services for GI patients, according to a…

A study recently published in Gastroenterology presents a possible breakthrough in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. According to a June 5 news release, the trial included 238 patients across eight U.S. academic medical centers, including Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic,…

Here are six gastroenterologists making headlines recently: 1. Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint facility, has added gastroenterology services. Simon Allport, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders, will…

Grass Valley, Calif.-based Dignity Health Medical Group—Sierra Nevada, a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, has acquired Sierra Nevada Gastroenterology, also based in Grass Valley.  The clinic will close June 9 and reopen June 16, rebranded as Dignity Health Medical…

Here are four new gastroenterology practices and facilities opening up or being planned, as reported by Becker’s since April 21:

A class action lawsuit accuses Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center (CAMC) and two former physicians of performing medically unnecessary paraesophageal hernia repairs, often without patient consent, during bariatric surgeries, WCHS reported June 3.  What happened?

A single-center study published in JAMA supported recent recommendations that the age of colorectal cancer screening age be lowered to 45, Medpage Today reported June 3.  The study, conducted by researchers Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Pleasanton, investigated colorectal neoplasia…

Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint facility, has added gastroenterology services.  Simon Allport, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders, will be the first provider at the new facility,…

Michael Warne, CEO of Associated Gastroenterologists of Central New York in Camillus, joined Becker’s to share his perspective on the growing financial pressures facing independent ASCs — and why some may turn to hospitals for support despite concerns over operational…

Here are five lawsuits Becker’s has reported on involving gastroenterologists and GI surgeons in 2025: 1. Florida-based physician Scott Wiesen, MD, has surrendered his medical license after facing a lawsuit for a colonoscopy he performed at Naples, Fla.-based Premier Endoscopy…