Gastroenterology
In the Eye of the Storm
Envision teammates stepped up during Hurricane Ian to protect patients and each other in Florida.
Read MoreActors “Lead From Behind” With Colonoscopy Screenings.
Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney document colonoscopy screenings and raise awareness about colon cancer.
Read MoreAMSURG Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
AMSURG launched in 1992 as a pioneer in the ambulatory surgery center industry, originating a physician partnership model that endures today. Our original focus was endoscopy centers, but we quickly expanded to include ophthalmology, orthopedic and multi-specialty centers. Today, AMSURG is an industry innovator, advocate, and source for patients to find quality care in their communities.
Read MoreAMSURG Sees Increase in Colorectal Cancer, Urges Americans to Receive Timely Screenings
AMSURG, a division of Envision Healthcare and a national leader in gastrointestinal care, is seeing an increase in colorectal cancer diagnoses and encouraging Americans to receive timely, appropriate screenings and not delay care.
Read MoreMount Sinai Researchers Report Increasing Incidence of Early-Onset Colorectal Precancerous Lesions
A recent study co-authored by AMSURG Medical Director Dr. Jay Popp and researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows an increase in early-onset colorectal cancer in patients under age 50.
Read MoreNeed a Gastroenterologist? Look Past Average
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of primary care and prevention experts, recently issued new guidelines that recommend individuals of average risk begin colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings at age 45 instead of age 50.
Read MoreAMSURG and Mount Sinai Health System Release New Research on Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
AMSURG, a division of Envision Healthcare and a national leader in outpatient care, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, world-renowned for its groundbreaking research, released new findings on colorectal cancer (CRC), which support several recommendations to lower the screening age from 50 to 45 for people who are at average risk for CRC. The findings were presented at the Digestive Disease Week® 2021 virtual scientific meeting on May 23.
Read MoreA closer look at AMSURG CRC prevention, screening efforts — 4 Qs with Dr. Jay Popp
AMSURG, the ambulatory division of Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare and a leading colonoscopy provider, made a similar recommendation at the start of this year.
Read MoreAMSURG Says 200,000 People Missed Their Colonoscopies This Year
“Unlike any other cancer, if you find a polyp, a pre-cancerous growth, during a colonoscopy, you can remove it,” said Dr. John Popp, Medical Director at AMSURG.
Read MoreAMSURG Reports Nearly 200,000 Patients Have Missed Colonoscopies Since Start of Pandemic
AMSURG, a division of Envision Healthcare and a national leader in providing outpatient endoscopic procedures, released new data today on the impact COVID-19 has had on colonoscopies, a vital medical screening test used to detect, prevent and treat colon cancer.
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