GI & Endoscopy

April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month, according to the American Gastroenterological Association.

In 2013, gastroenterologists made an average salary of $348,000, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2014. Here are 24 statistics on how gastroenterologist compensation stacks up in comparison to other specialties.

Here are 10 statistics on GI/endoscopy revenue per case in ambulatory surgery centers across the United States, according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC Intellimarker Survey.

Synthetic Biologics appointed gastroenterologist Mark Pimentel, MD, chairman of its new irritable bowel syndrome clinical advisory board.

A recent study compared polyp and adenoma detection rate in EndoCuff-assisted colonoscopy and traditional colonoscopy.

Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., has announced Don Mackler, MD, will join Hutcheson Gastroenterology.

Trinity Endoscopy Center in Steubenville, Ohio, acquired the ManoScan ESO esophageal manometry test, according to a Herald Star report.

Two gastroenterologists share how they are working to increase patient volume.

Pediatric gastroenterologist Edwin Simpser, MD, has been named president and CEO of St. Mary's Hospital for Children in Bayside, N.Y., according to a Queens Chronicle report.

Vijay Singh, MBBS, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, has developed a device for the treatment of acute pancreatitis, according to a News Medical report.