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The new leader of an otolaryngology organization and nine more ENTs to know:

June 2021 Issue of Becker’s ASC Review ON THE COVER 5 ways gastroenterology will be affected long after the pandemic Gastroenterology saw enormous setbacks during the pandemic — colorectal cancer screening procedures dropped more than 80 percent in the early…

Neurosurgery and thoracic surgery have been the highest-earning physician specialties for the past four years. 

From state boards to health systems, several ENTs have taken on new leadership roles so far this year.

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear named Mark Varvares, MD, chief of the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, according to a news release. 

Fifteen percent of physicians had to take out a loan because of COVID-19, according to an April 2020 survey. 

The mean pay for physician assistants hit $126,000 this year, but varies based on specialty and practice setting, according to the Medscape physician assistant compensation report.

Here are five fast facts on neurological surgery, based on the Merritt Hawkins physician revenue calculator and the 2021 Medscape physician compensation report:

Just over half of the states in the U.S. have more ASCs in 2021 than in 2020, based on data from CMS as reported by the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides data on the average salaries of various healthcare professionals.