GI & Endoscopy

Here are 12 statistics on gastroenterology and endoscopy revenue per case in ambulatory surgery centers by geographic location, according to the VMG Health's Intellimaker ASC Benchmarking Survey 2011.

Context Matters, a company offering a data-driven software platform designed to answer questions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has named Paul Greenberg, MD, to its board of advisers.

Cerebain Biotech, a Discount Dental Materials subsidiary, has announced the appointment of Surinder Saini, MD, board-certified gastroenterologist, as the chairman of the company's scientific advisory board.

Surgeons and gastroenterologists at the University of California Los Angeles have been performing CELS, a new minimally invasive procedure, to remove large and difficult to reach polyps in the colon, according to a News Medical report.

Imtiaz Mohamed, MD, board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, has joined the Essentia Health-Duluth (Minn.) Clinic's Digestive Health Center.

 The FDA has granted NinePoint Medical's NvisionVLE Imaging System an additional FDA 510(k) clearance for the endoscopic imaging of esophageal tissue microstructure, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.

Olympus Medical Systems Group, medical and surgical technology solutions company, displayed its ENDOEYE FLEX 5 at the 2013 Premier Health Care Alliance Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition.

Here are five statistics on gastroenterologists' plans for Medicare and Medicaid patient care, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report: 2013.

Blair Jobe, MD, is leading a West Penn Allegheny Health System clinical trial of the CryoBalloon Focal Ablation System as a treatment for Barrett's Esophagus, according to a HealthCanal report.

Here are 11 statistics on gastroenterologist compensation by practice setting, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report: 2013.