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Adolescent Medicine Allergy/Immunology Anesthesiology Cardiology Colon & Rectal Surgery Critical Care Medicine Dermatology Emergency Medicine Endocrinology Family Practice Gastroenterology General Surgery Geriatric Medicine Hematology Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Medical Oncology Nephrology Neurology Neurological Surgery Nuclear Medicine Obstetric/Gynecology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Rehabilitation Medicine Plastic Surgery Preventive Medicine Psychiatry Pulmonary Medicine Radiology Rheumatology Sports Medicine Thoracic Surgery Urology |
Required Training 3 years of training in Internal Medicine, followed by 2 years training in Gastroenterology. Fellowship Options None Average Salary Median Base Salary of approx. $220,000 (U.S. Median Base Salary; 2005) Average 1st year starting salary approx. $140,000; In practice 3+ years $280,000 5 Most Commonly Encountered Medical Issues Inflammatory/irritable bowel disease Peptic Ulcer Disease Polyps/benign colorectal neoplasms Liver Disease Gastrointestinal problems 5 Most Challenging Medical Issues to Treat Inflammatory/irritable bowel disease Liver Disease Gastrointestinal problems Biliary Disease Colorectal Malignancies/Carcinoma Professional Organizations American College of Gastroenterology 4900 B South 31st Street Arlington, VA 22206-1656 (703) 820-7400 American Gastroenterological Association 7910 Woodmont Avenue Suite 700 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 654-2055 |
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