GI & Endoscopy

Christopher Schlachta, MD, has been elected as the 2024-2025 president of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. 

Gastroenterologists are the 11th highest paid physician specialists in 2024, with an average yearly salary of $514,208, according to Doximity's 2024 "Physician Compensation Report," published May 23. 

Giving patients more choice in their colorectal cancer screening options could double the number of patients who get screened, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia.

The jury is still out on several guidelines regarding screening colonoscopies, despite rising colorectal cancer rates. 

Gastrointestinal and endoscopy practices are facing multiple challenges that negatively affect their bottom line — such as persistent anesthesiologist shortages, high staff turnover, rising patient demand and low reimbursement rates.

The Alabama Department of Public Health’s Cancer Prevention and Control Division has awarded two University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Surgery professors a $120,000 grant to continue a free colorectal cancer screening project. 

Rome (N.Y.) Health is expanding its gastroenterology services with the addition of a new specialist and expanded appointment opportunities for colonoscopies. 

Here are five of the latest government updates affecting the field of gastroenterology, as reported by Becker's since March 6:

The American Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy has launched an artificial intelligence institute for gastroenterology. 

Undergoing an upper GI endoscopy in the U.S. will cost patients an average of $1,109 in the ASC setting, according to data from Sidecar Health. The majority of the procedure's cost goes toward facility fees.