GI & Endoscopy

Here are five updates from GI companies and practices over the past week:

The American Gastroenterological Association recognized 19 gastroenterologists through its annual AGA Recognition Prizes. The honorees will receive their awards virtually in May.

Miami-based Gastro Health acquired a practice in Hollywood, Fla., expanding its presence in the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., area, the platform announced Feb. 1.

Thirteen gastroenterologists joined new practices, were appointed to positions with companies or were on the move in January 2021. 

Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky., partnered with Kentucky CancerLink to screen uninsured and underinsured Kentucky residents for colorectal cancer, The Paducah Sun reported Jan. 29.

Like nearly everything else in our lives, the coronavirus pandemic upended gastroenterology.

A 73-year-old gastroenterologist was sentenced to three years of probation, 1,000 hours of community service and a $2.9 million restitution payment for his involvement in a decadeslong insurance fraud scheme, according to a Jan. 29 report from mynewsla.com.

UC Davis researchers are the latest to predict there will be more deaths over the next decade as a result of COVID-19-related delays in screening and treatment of cancer, local NBC affiliate KCRA reported Jan. 28.

Here are the most-read GI stories during the week of Jan. 25-29:

Here are 10 gastroenterologists leading large groups of physicians: