GI & Endoscopy

Gastroenterology of the Rockies has opened a new endoscopy center in Denver as part of a joint venture with Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health. 

The American Gastroenterological Association has elected Richard Peek, MD, as vice president. 

Yen Luu, the former billing manager at San Jose (Calif.) Gastroenterology, filed a complaint against the GI group for harassment, unlawful retaliation, wrongful termination and other employment-related claims​, according to court documents reviewed by Becker's. 

For the majority of gastroenterologists, quality of life has not improved over the last three years, according to Medscape's "Striving for Balance in Your Specialty: Medscape Gastroenterologist Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2025," published March 7. 

Colorectal cancer claims an estimated 53,000 lives per year, despite being treatable, especially in the early stages. 

With the U.S. facing a projected shortage of 1,630 gastroenterologists by 2025, healthcare leaders are increasingly focused on recruitment challenges and costs.

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer has released updated guidelines for improved bowel preparations before colonoscopies, published by the American Journal of Managed Care March 4. 

Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center has debuted its newest robotic surgical system on a colon cancer patient, according to a March 4 report from The Summerville Journal Scene.

Michael Dolinger, MD, has been named to lead the pediatric inflammatory bowel disease program at New York City-based Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone. 

Gastroenterology Associates of Ithaca (N.Y.) has partnered with Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie, a multispecialty group practice with sites throughout New York and Pennsylvania, according to a report from 607 News Now.