GI & Endoscopy

Female gastroenterologists have increasingly stepped into senior academic authorship roles, but their numbers remain lower than expected.

A federally funded study found two different colorectal cancer treatments to have similar efficacy, but a new cost analysis has found there is a significant difference in cost between the two treatment options, according to a Medscape report.

Mark Pimentel, MD, FRCPC, is the director of the gastrointestinal motility program and laboratory at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he also serves as an associate professor of medicine. The Cedars-Sinai GI Motility Program has grown under Sr.…

Cantel Medical has reported financial results for the third quarter of ended April 30, 2015.

The underwriters participating in the EndoChoice initial public offering are exercising their option to purchase an additional 702,500 shares from the company, as well as 250,000 shares from certain selling stockholders.

The June special issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology highlights a number of biomarker advances in the GI field.

John L. Petrini, MD, is a gastroenterologist practicing at Sansum Clinic's Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic in Santa Barbara, Calif. He is a past president of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is also a member of American Association for the…

EXACT Sciences stock has received an average price target of $26.33, according to an American Trade Journal report.

PAION, a specialty pharmaceutical company, has initiated a second phase 3 clinical trial of its ultra-short-acting anesthetic Remimazolam for use during bronchoscopy.

Though physicians' primary responsibility is to provide patient care, many physicians participate in activities such as speaking engagements, product sales and expert witness duties. Here are 26 statistics on how much gastroenterologists and physician in other specialties earn for non-patient…