Gastroenterology consolidation isn’t slowing down, with MSOs, health systems and digital health companies each making moves in the space. Less than two months after closing a $3.9 billion deal, Amsurg is already expanding its GI footprint. It’s one of five…
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GI is expanding fastest in many of the states projected to have the thinnest physician supply by 2036: Where the growth is: At least 16 new GI practices launched in 2026, with seven concentrated in the South (Alabama, Georgia, Florida,…
GI remains one of the tightest fellowship matches in internal medicine. According to results from the 2026 National Resident Matching Program’s Specialties Matching Service released in March, new positions keep getting added, but the applicant pool is growing even faster,…
Albany (N.Y.) Gastroenterology Consultants has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a November 2024 security incident, according to an Aug. 6 report from Claim Depot. Patients who received direct notice from the practice about the breach potentially compromising…
San Francisco-based Hinge Health has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cylinder Health, a virtual-first digestive healthcare company, for $105 million in cash, expanding the digital health company beyond musculoskeletal and migraine care into gastrointestinal services, according to an Aug.…
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Tom Serena, CEO of the Bethesda, Md.-based American Gastroenterological Association, plans to retire, effective Dec. 31, 2026, after 12 years leading the organization and more than three decades in other leadership roles there. Ahead of a national search led by…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has been ranked as the top hospital in the U.S. for gastroenterology and GI surgery by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings for the best hospitals for 2026-27, published Aug. 4, evaluated hospitals on measures…
Rajiv Sharma, MD, said many gastroenterologists cross paths just once a year, leaving little room for the honest, ongoing conversation that could expose bad deals before physicians sign them. Dr. Sharma, a gastroenterologist and president of Phoenix-based Mirage Health, told…
Transform Health Partners, a management services organization, has acquired Northwest Weight & Wellness Center and Sound Surgeons, two bariatric and surgical practices based in Everett, Washington, the company announced Aug. 4. The deal adds two established practices serving patients across…
Gastro Health has finalized a partnership with the Center for Advanced Gastroenterology, a two-location gastroenterology practice in Maitland and Lake Nona, Fla., marking the national medical group’s eighth partnership in the Greater Orlando region, according to a recent news release.…