GI & Endoscopy

Private equity has seen consistent success in gastroenterology, with firms like One GI acquiring at least three firms since the start of 2021. 

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore said May 25 it has adopted Motus GI's Pure-Vu system, the first facility in the Lifebridge Health System to do so.

Artificial intelligence company Docbot raised $4 million in series A funding and selected Andrew Ritter as its CEO, according to a May 24 press release.

Salida, Colo.-based Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center signed a contract with Associates of GI, the Ark Valley Voice reported May 24. 

AmSurg and Mount Sinai Health System recently released new research that supports new recommendations to lower the screening age for colorectal cancer from 50 to 45, according to a May 24 press release.

EndoFresh's disposable digestive endoscopy system received 510(k) clearance from the FDA, the company announced May 24.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health's Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research named gastroenterologist Lopa Mishra, MD, co-director for the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine.

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Just over half of gastroenterologists feel fairly compensated, according to Medscape's 2021 Gastroenterologist Compensation Report. 

Gastro Health was sold to private equity company Omers, according to a May 19 release.