GI & Endoscopy

Management services organization GI Alliance has added Shams Tabrez, MD, to its network. 

Here are five numbers shaping the colonoscopy market right now:

Irvine, Calif.-based City of Hope Orange County has tapped Alessio Pigazzi, MD, PhD, as clinical professor of surgery, executive medical director of colorectal surgery and vice chair of clinical network affairs for the Department of Surgery, according to an Aug.…

In 2021, the official recommended age for screening colonoscopies was decreased from 50 to 45. But with colorectal cancers on the rise in younger populations, some gastroenterologists are asking if further recommendations to colonoscopy procedures are on the horizon. 

Here are 10 gastroenterologists who have made headlines since July 31:

Colonoscopy demand is on the rise, and some ASCs and endoscopy centers are seeking new avenues to meet the growing need for qualified staff. 

Recently, U.S cancer screening costs hit $43.2 billion annually. Screening colonoscopies accounted for $23.7 billion, or 55%, of that cost. All other colorectal cancer screening methods, such as stool and blood tests, accounted for only $3.8 billion.  

Beginning Jan. 1, all insured Illinois residents will have free access to all colonoscopies deemed medically necessary.

Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Medical Group has tapped Michael Rahmin, MD, as director of gastroenterology, as reported Aug. 15 by ROI-NJ.com.

Atlanta-based Northside Hospital has added Medtronic's GI Genius, an "intelligent" endoscopy module to help physicians detect cancerous polyps.