A Bakersfield, Calif.-based gastroenterologist has been placed on five years of probation for mistakenly administering treatment intended for another patient to a 67-year-old COVID-19 patient, resulting in the patient’s death, Fox 8 News reported April 17. What happened? What’s next?
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GI Alliance has struck a strategic partnership with healthcare technology company Iterative Health. The partnership aims to expand access to clinical trials for GI patients, according to an April 23 press release. It will open up GI Alliance’s clinical research…
The American Gastroenterological Association has awarded $2.4 million in research grants to 74 recipients. In addition, the AGA is awarding 10 pilot grants totaling $400,000 for 2026, according to an April 22 news release. The grants were awarded through the…
1. Hafiz Khan, MD, is serving as medical director of AdvantHealth Tampa’s (Fla.) Center for Interventional Endoscopy, the only interventional endoscopy center in the Tampa Bay region. 2. The American Gastroenterological Association elected Richard Peek, MD, as vice president in…
Pinnacle Gastroenterology is expected to open a multi-physician gastroenterology practice in a building that housed the now-shuttered Arkansas Diagnostic Center of Little Rock, Arkansas Business reported April 21. The new clinic is unaffiliated with the gastroenterologist who operated the Diagnostic…
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Former Nashville-based Vanderbilt University gastroenterologist Terrence Allen Smith, MD, died at VUMC on April 7 following a bicycle accident, according to an April 18 report from the Williamson Herald. Dr. Smith, 68, was a resident of Brentwood, Tenn., and a…
Despite gastroenterologist pay falling by 3% between 2024 and 2025, overall, the specialty has seen a 33.78% pay hike since 2015. From 2015 to 2025, the inflation rate in the U.S. has risen by 1.7%, according to data from the…
AdventHealth Tampa (Fla.) has opened a Center for Interventional Endoscopy, the only interventional endoscopy center in the Tampa Bay region. Hafiz Khan, MD, serves as medical director of Tampa’s CIE, according to an April 9 press release. The center offers…
From pay shifts to projected increases in colorectal cancer cases, here are 13 numbers worrying gastroenterologists: 3%. How much gastroenterologist compensation fell in 2024, according to Medscape’s 2025 Physician Compensation Report. 2.83%. The Medicare pay cut that took effect Jan.…
As gastroenterology practices adapt to an evolving healthcare landscape, several major deals and partnerships are reshaping the field. Here are five such moves to know: 1. Chicago-based GI Partners of Illinois announced a partnership with Athelas to implement its AI-powered…