From academic leadership appointments to new milestones in surgical technology, here are five gastroenterologists making recent Becker’s headlines: 1. Tom Serena, CEO of the Bethesda, Md.-based American Gastroenterological Association, plans to retire, effective Dec. 31, 2026, after 12 years leading…
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Colorectal cancer is now the number one cause of cancer death in adults under 50, according to a 2026 report from the American Cancer Society, and persists as one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the U.S. In California,…
GI procedure demand keeps climbing while Medicare keeps cutting what it pays for the exact setting where those procedures are cheapest to perform. Here are nine numbers to know: 28.3%: GI procedures’ share of Medicare/Medicaid ASC volume nationally; colonoscopy alone…
One pathology lab’s referral scheme has now cost two parties a combined $34.75 million in 2026, and the pattern suggests more could follow. The scheme: Advanced Pathology Solutions, a Little Rock, Ark.-based lab, allegedly set up “lean labs” inside gastroenterology…
Wausau, Wis.-based GI Associates is building a new gastroenterology clinic and endoscopy center in Rhinelander, Wis., according to an Aug. 10 report from Northwoods Star Journal. The 13,570-square-foot facility will include six clinic exam rooms, two endoscopy procedure rooms, three…
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Demand for GI care is rising as colorectal cancer screening expands to younger patients, but the specialist workforce isn’t keeping pace. For GI practices, that capacity crunch could also point to one of the industry’s biggest untapped growth opportunities in…
The highest-paid gastroenterologist in Chicago earns $1,063,700 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool. Here is what the five highest-paid gastroenterologists in Chicago earn each year, their amount of experience and their practice setting. 1. $1,063,700 annual salary; 29-35…
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…
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,…