Gastroenterologists earned an average of $348,000 in 2013, up 2 percent from the prior year, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2014. But, are gastroenterologists satisfied with their career choice?
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James B. Watson, MD, board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, has joined Southcoast Physicians Group in Fall River, Mass., according to a Sippican Week report.
Board-certified gastroenterologist Babu Rao, MD, has joined Regional GI Associates in Jackson, Tenn., according to a report by The Jackson Sun.
The FDA has approved SQI Diagnostics' proprietary Celiac Panel in the United States.
Three gastroenterologists describe a few of the most interesting clinical and business issues in the GI field.
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What are the most important lesions learned while practicing in the gastroenterology field?
MIT in Cambridge, Mass., and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, have launched the multidisciplinary Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics.
Twenty-two community health centers in Oregon have joined in a study aimed at promoting colorectal cancer screening in the low-income, 50 years and older population in the state, according to an Oregon Live report.
The GI Quality Improvement, the American College of Gastroenterology and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy joint quality reporting program, has had more than 1 million colonoscopy cases submitted to its national registry.
Colorectal cancer screening in the United States is focused on adults age 50 or older, but a new study has found that incidence of CRC in this population is on the decline and on the rise in younger individuals, according…