GI & Endoscopy

Here are six gastroenterologists making headlines recently: 1. Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint facility, has added gastroenterology services. Simon Allport, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders, will…

Grass Valley, Calif.-based Dignity Health Medical Group—Sierra Nevada, a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, has acquired Sierra Nevada Gastroenterology, also based in Grass Valley.  The clinic will close June 9 and reopen June 16, rebranded as Dignity Health Medical…

Here are four new gastroenterology practices and facilities opening up or being planned, as reported by Becker’s since April 21:

A class action lawsuit accuses Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center (CAMC) and two former physicians of performing medically unnecessary paraesophageal hernia repairs, often without patient consent, during bariatric surgeries, WCHS reported June 3.  What happened?

A single-center study published in JAMA supported recent recommendations that the age of colorectal cancer screening age be lowered to 45, Medpage Today reported June 3.  The study, conducted by researchers Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Pleasanton, investigated colorectal neoplasia…

Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint facility, has added gastroenterology services.  Simon Allport, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders, will be the first provider at the new facility,…

Michael Warne, CEO of Associated Gastroenterologists of Central New York in Camillus, joined Becker’s to share his perspective on the growing financial pressures facing independent ASCs — and why some may turn to hospitals for support despite concerns over operational…

Here are five lawsuits Becker’s has reported on involving gastroenterologists and GI surgeons in 2025: 1. Florida-based physician Scott Wiesen, MD, has surrendered his medical license after facing a lawsuit for a colonoscopy he performed at Naples, Fla.-based Premier Endoscopy…

Here are five of the many physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology.  If you’d like to nominate a physician, please email pnewitt@beckershealthcare.com.  Bryan Curtin, MD Dr. Curtin is the director of The Center for Neurogastroenterology and GI Motility at…

Lawrence Kim, MD, has begun his term as 120th president of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute. Dr. Kim is a partner at South Denver Gastroenterology, a 27-physician independent GI practice, according to a May 28 news release sent to Becker’s. …