Miami, Fla.-based practice management group Gastro Health signed an agreement to add Reston, Va.-based The Gastroenterology Group, according to an Aug. 3 news release.
GI & Endoscopy
Gastroenterologists earn an average salary of $406,000, the seventh highest-paid medical specialty in 2021, and reach their highest rate of compensation after about 15 years of practice.
The five-physician, Las Cruces, N.M.-based Lohman Endoscopy Center was sold by Healthcare Real Estate Advisors.
Paducah, Ky.-based Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital added a specialized endoscopy suite and a new 2,600-square-foot operating room in a $3.1 million project, The Paducah Sun reported July 28.
Chaitanya Pant, MD, is one of the first physicians in Wisconsin to use new artificial intelligence technology for the detection of esophageal cancer, Seehafer News reported July 28.
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PAVmed subsidiary Lucid Diagnostics named Stanley Lapidus, founder and former chair of Exact Sciences, as vice chairman of Lucid's board of directors, according to a July 28 news release.
Exact Sciences reported an increase in second-quarter revenue, including a 101 percent jump in screening revenue compared to the same period last year.
Waimalu, Hawaii-based Pali Momi Medical Center reportedly is the first in the state to acquire an AI image-guided interventional endoscopy system.
Mayo Clinic led U.S. News & World Report's 2021-22 rankings for best hospitals for gastroenterology and GI surgery.
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