For nearly half a century, surgeons have relied on essentially the same tools to reconnect the digestive tract after major operations. Staples replaced hand-sewn sutures. Techniques improved. Outcomes got better. But the basic method remained largely unchanged. Now, a new…
GI & Endoscopy
Gastroenterologists are among the highest-paid physicians in the country, pulling in an average of $530,000 in 2025, but a new Medscape survey suggests the paycheck doesn’t always match the pressure. Nearly half of gastroenterologists say they don’t feel fairly compensated…
Close to 70% of all counties in the U.S. do not have an active gastroenterologist, according to a new workforce report from Medicus Healthcare Solutions. The report, Addressing the Gastroenterologist Shortage, collected national workforce data and examined geographic disparities. Here…
Cleveland Clinic has appointed Miguel Regueiro, MD, as executive vice president and enterprise chief of staff, effective June 1. Dr. Regueiro has served as chief of Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease Institute since 2021 and will report directly to CEO and…
Ochsner Baton Rouge (La.), part of New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, has added Adaku Adebamiji, MD, to its staff. Dr. Adebamiji is a pediatric gastroenterologist who diagnoses and treats gastrointestinal, liver-related and nutritional disorders in infants, children and adolescents, according to…
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Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health is planning to open a gastrointestinal endoscopy center that was originally approved in 2019, according to a May 22 report from Triangle Business Journal. The project, located in Cary, N.C., was supposed to open in 2022,…
Providence, R.I.-based University Gastroenterology researchers are studying whether GLP-1 medications could help treat gastrointestinal diseases including Crohn’s disease, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome and fatty liver disease, according to a May 27 report by NBC affiliate WJAR. The medications may help…
Seventy-two percent of gastroenterologists say they qualify for an incentive bonus, according to Medscape’s “Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2026,” published May 27. Medscape surveyed 5,916 physicians across more than 29 specialties from Sept. 5 to Dec. 17. Here’s the incentive bonus…
The American Cancer Society updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines to include additional blood- and stool-based screening options, while reaffirming that average-risk adults should begin screening at age 45 and continue through age 75 for those with a life expectancy…
Researchers at Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute identified a developmental genetic pattern tied to colorectal cancer growth, aggressiveness and patient survival, according to a news release shared with Becker’s by the system May 26. …