GI & Endoscopy

The market for hepatitis C drugs has been closely followed as new — and expensive — treatments have resulted in high cure rates. Now, two additional oral HCV drugs have received FDA approval, according to a Medscape report.

Here are 170 gastroenterologists making headlines in the first half of the year.

CMS has released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, which could put into action payment cuts for colonoscopy and other lower GI/endoscopy procedures of up to 19 percent.

Lewis Strong, MD, is a gastroenterologist with the Centers for Gastroenterology in Loveland, Colo., where he has been practicing since 2007. He also performs procedures at Skyline Endoscopy Center, affiliated with Pinnacle III, in Loveland. Additionally, he provides care at…

A fixed-dose combination of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir was an effective treatment for HIV patients co-infected with HCV genotype 1 or 4, according to a study published in New England Journal of Medicine.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett's esophagus are two conditions frequently seen in the GI field, but new advances are changing the way gastroenterologists approach patient treatment.

Stamford (Conn.) Hospital has become the first provider in its area to acquire the Fuse Endoscope System from EndoChoice, according to a Norwalkplus report.

A recent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology compared standard white light endoscopy with random biopsy sampling for dysplasia detection in inflammatory bowel disease patients to chromoendoscopy.

GI physicians earn an average salary of $370,000, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2015.

Nicholas Shaheen, MD, is the chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology; director of the Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing; and a professor of medicine at the UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, N.C. He also serves…