GI & Endoscopy

Here are two GI physicains making headlines this week:

Private equity investors are turning their attention to the gastroenterology space. Here is a timeline of PE investments that will be updated as more deals close:

Courtney Cockerell, DO, joined the staff at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Mo., the Webster-Kirkwood Times reports.

Patrick G. Northup, MD, is the director of the gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship program at UVA Health in Charlottesville, Va.

A new internationally developed guideline recommends against screening all people aged 50 to 79 years for colorectal cancer, instead recommending only individuals of elevated risk undergo a screening test, Medscape reports.

Walmart is leveraging its million-person-strong health plan to develop a featured provider network it's testing in Northwest Arkansas, Dallas and Orlando, Fla., TB&P reports.

Here are five of the most-read gastroenterology articles on Becker's ASC Review this week:

Peter F. Malet, MD, is director of the center for liver diseases at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, N.Y..

Kyle Packer, DO, joined the staff of Jasper, Ala.-based Walker Baptist Medical Center, the Daily Mountain Eagle reports.

Here are eight updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week: