GI & Endoscopy

From the emergence of artificial intelligence to declining reimbursements, some of the biggest challenges for gastroenterology were discussed by George Dickstein, MD, a gastroenterologist at Greater Boston Gastroenterology, in an interview with Becker's ASC Review. 

Fidmi Medical, an Israeli medical device company, has completed a $2.2 million financing round and commercially launched its percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy device in the U.S., the company said Oct. 11.

Atlanta-based United Digestive expanded its Florida presence through a new affiliation with Associates in Digestive Health, the company said Oct. 12. 

A researcher from Saint Louis University School of Medicine received a roughly $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study short bowel syndrome, the university said Oct. 8. 

GI Alliance inked a deal with Atlantis-based Gastroenterology Associates of Florida, the company announced Oct. 11.  

Christopher McGowan, MD, CEO and medical director of Cary, N.C.-based endobariatric weight loss center True You Weight Loss, recently performed his 1,000th endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, the center said Oct. 8.

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Many gastroenterologists are worried about a physician shortage and colonoscopy backlogs in the coming years. 

Research company NRG Oncology has launched a study to examine patients with a first-diagnosis of adenomas, News-Medical.net reported Oct. 6.

McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Va., became the first veterans hospital in the U.S. to onboard Medtronic's GI Genius endoscopy system, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Oct. 5.