American Gastroenterological Association

Name

American Gastroenterological Association

Legal name

American Gastroenterological Association

Website

https://gastro.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association Services (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

General Gastroenterology (HLAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology (HLAKAEAH), Gastroenterology Specialty Pharmaceuticals (HLAIACAE)

Keywords

• Gastroenterology professional society
• Clinical practice guidelines
• Continuing medical education
• Peer-reviewed medical journals
• Digestive disease research funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: AGA generates revenue through annual membership dues from multiple tiers: Physicians & Scientists in North America at $395/year, outside North America at $450/year, Trainees at $95/year, Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants at $215/year, Nurses & Allied Health Professionals at $175/year, Practice Managers at $100-$150/year, Students at $25/year, Medical Residents at $75/year, and Corporate Members at $300/year.
2. Journals and Publications: Revenue from AGA's peer-reviewed journal portfolio including Gastroenterology, CGH, CMGH, TIGE, and Gastro Hep Advances. Journals publish current advances in GI and hepatology research and are available through subscription and open access models.
3. Meetings and Educational Programs: Revenue from AGA University educational offerings, AGA meetings, Digestive Disease Week (DDW), Crohn's & Colitis Congress, Maintenance of Certification programs, DDSEP Plus self-assessment tools, webinars, and other continuing medical education (CME) and MOC activities. The Inside Scope podcast also offers accredited educational activities for CME credits.
4. Research Foundation Donations: The AGA Research Foundation funds young investigators committed to advancing gastroenterology with over $2 million in annual research funding. Donations support research awards, scholarships, and fellowship programs.
5. Fellowship Application Fees: Revenue from AGA Fellowship application processing fees of $150 per application, which covers the cost of reviewing applications for the AGAF (AGA Fellow) distinction.
6. Job Board and Career Services: Revenue from AGA's official job board GICareerSearch.com, which features new job postings daily. Employers can also pay to post open positions.
7. Industry Partnerships and Sponsorships: Revenue from corporate partnerships, sponsored quality improvement projects (e.g., Pfizer-sponsored digital health IBD project, Janssen-sponsored corticosteroid use review), and industry funding for research awards (e.g., Takeda Pharmaceuticals Research Scholar Award in IBD).
8. Nigel AI Subscription Revenue: Nigel AI point-of-care assistant generates subscription revenue with tiered pricing: $259/year individual subscription, $234/year for small practice bundles (2-5 users), $219/year for mid-size bundles (6-10 users), $209/year for large bundles (11-20 users), and enterprise pricing upon request.
9. Pocket Guides and Printed Materials: Revenue from AGA Institute pocket guides available in print and digital form through Guideline Central, providing healthcare providers and students with quick-reference tools for current guidelines and clinical care pathways.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The American Gastroenterological Association is a nonprofit professional medical society that provides clinical practice guidelines, peer-reviewed journals, continuing medical education, research funding, and professional development resources to gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and GI-related healthcare professionals. It also offers the Nigel AI point-of-care decision support tool, the AGA Job Board, advocacy services, and conferences such as Digestive Disease Week (DDW). Revenue is generated primarily through membership dues, journal subscriptions, meeting registrations, research foundation donations, and industry partnerships.

Product overview

The American Gastroenterological Association operates as a medical professional society offering a portfolio of clinical, educational, research, and digital health products and services for gastroenterology and hepatology professionals. The core offerings include the Nigel AI Point-of-Care Assistant (an AI-powered clinical decision support tool), five peer-reviewed journals (Gastroenterology, CGH, CMGH, TIGE, and Gastro Hep Advances), AGA University for continuing education and MOC/CME credits, the AGA Research Foundation funding over $2 million annually in research awards, and the AGA Job Board. Additional services include clinical guidelines and toolkits for GI conditions, the Inside Scope and Small Talk, Big Topics podcasts, Digestive Disease Week (DDW) and Crohn's & Colitis Congress conferences, the AGA Fellowship Program, GI Patient Center resources, career development programs, advocacy tools, reimbursement resources, and the GI Opportunity Fund investing in GI innovation startups. The association also publishes GI & Hepatology News and offers the weekly AGA eDigest newsletter for members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AGA University: Educational platform for in-person meetings, webinars and other educational tools for GI professionals
• AGA Research Foundation
• Nigel
• AGA GI Opportunity Fund
• AGA Incubator

Products and services

• Nigel AI Point-of-Care Assistant AI-powered clinical decision support tool trained on AGA GI and liver guidelines and vetted by GI and liver experts, providing trusted guideline-driven answers at the point of care to help gastroenterologists and hepatologists make faster, more confident clinical decisions.
• AGA Peer-Reviewed Journals Portfolio of five peer-reviewed journals (Gastroenterology, CGH, CMGH, TIGE, Gastro Hep Advances) publishing current advances in gastroenterology and hepatology research, available through subscription and open access models.
• AGA University Educational platform offering in-person meetings, webinars, the AGA Postgraduate Course, Tech Summit, and other tools for GI professionals to earn CME and MOC credits.
• AGA Research Foundation Research funding program providing over $2 million annually in awards, scholarships, and fellowships to young investigators committed to advancing gastroenterology and hepatology.
• AGA Clinical Guidelines and Practice Updates Evidence-based clinical guidelines and clinical practice updates developed using the GRADE system to guide gastroenterology clinical practice decisions, covering major GI conditions.
• AGA Guideline Toolkits Comprehensive resource bundles for specific GI conditions (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, IBS, colorectal cancer, obesity, eosinophilic esophagitis, MASLD/MASH) to support clinical decision-making.
• Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual medical conference co-organized by AGA and three other societies, providing education, research presentations, and networking for gastroenterology professionals worldwide.
• Crohn's & Colitis Congress Premier annual meeting on inflammatory bowel disease, co-organized by AGA and the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, providing specialized education and research presentations for IBD professionals.
• AGA Fellowship Program (AGAF) Professional recognition program honoring superior professional achievement in clinical or academic practice and in basic or clinical research with the AGAF fellowship designation, accompanied by a $150 non-refundable application fee.
• AGA Pocket Guides Quick-reference clinical tools from the AGA Institute, providing healthcare providers and students with instant access to current guidelines and clinical care pathways in print and digital formats, distributed through Guideline Central.
• AGA Research Awards Program Comprehensive research awards program providing over $2 million annually including Research Scholar Awards, Pilot Awards, Fellowship-to-Faculty Transition Awards, Student Abstract Awards, and specialty awards in digestive cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, and IBD.
• DDSEP Plus Leading self-assessment tool for gastroenterology, providing maintenance of certification (MOC) and continuing medical education (CME) resources for practicing gastroenterologists.
• AGA Gastroenterology Training Examination (AGA GTE) The first training examination for gastroenterology programs and fellows, used by GI training programs to evaluate gastroenterology trainees.
• AGA Job Board (GICareerSearch.com) Official AGA job board featuring new GI job postings daily, allowing employers to post open positions and GI professionals to find career opportunities.
• GI & Hepatology News AGA's official newspaper providing news, clinical updates, and member information for the gastroenterology and hepatology community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $2 million in annual research funding through the AGA Research Foundation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NASPGHAN (North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026AGA and NASPGHAN published the first joint Pediatric Functional Constipation Clinical Care Pathway in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, led by Dr. Leonel Rodriguez at Yale School of Medicine. The pathway aims to guide primary care pediatricians, APRNs, and PAs in screening, diagnosing, and treating functional constipation in children, with input from over a dozen experts across gastroenterology, general pediatrics, behavioral health, and nutrition.
• Oshi HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025AGA made a strategic investment in Oshi Health alongside ACG and practicing physicians. Oshi Health is the only national virtual GI center of excellence addressing growing demand for comprehensive digestive healthcare. The investment supports Oshi's expansion and validates its multidisciplinary care delivery model.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024CDC selected the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) to participate in a five-year federal initiative to improve coordination between the U.S. public health system and healthcare system. Under a supplemental award, CMSS partnered with NCQA and AGA to develop HEDIS quality measures for follow-up of abnormal colorectal cancer screening results.
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024NCQA partnered with CMSS and AGA to develop HEDIS quality measures for follow-up of abnormal colorectal cancer screening results, as part of a CDC-funded five-year federal initiative to improve public health and healthcare system coordination.
• MATTERminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGA partnered with MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, to provide AGA members with access to MATTER Flex Membership. Through this partnership, members can access on-demand tools and resources to build healthcare solutions on their own time, at their own pace.
• Crohn's & Colitis FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGA co-organizes the Crohn's & Colitis Congress with the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation. This is the premier meeting on IBD, providing education and networking for IBD specialists. The two organizations also collaborated on the AGA Digital Health IBD project, sponsored by Pfizer and Crohn's & Colitis Foundation.
• Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFight CRC is a partner organization in advocacy efforts related to colorectal cancer awareness. AGA supports and participates in colorectal cancer screening advocacy initiatives alongside Fight CRC and other partner organizations.
• Alliance of Specialty MedicineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGA participates in the Alliance of Specialty Medicine, a coalition of national medical societies representing specialty physicians in the United States, dedicated to developing sound federal healthcare policy that fosters patient access to the highest quality specialty care.
• Digestive Disease National Coalition (DDNC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGA is a member of the DDNC, an advocacy organization comprised of major national voluntary and professional societies concerned with digestive diseases, focusing on improving public policy and increasing public awareness with respect to diseases of the digestive system.
• National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGA participates in the NCCRT, which is dedicated to reducing the incidence of and mortality from colorectal cancer in the U.S. through coordinated leadership, strategic planning, and advocacy.
• Ad Hoc Group for Medical ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGA is a member of the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, a coalition of patient and voluntary health groups, medical and scientific societies, academic and research organizations, and industry that supports enhancing the federal investment in biomedical, behavioral and population-based research conducted and supported by the NIH.
• Council of Subspecialty SocietiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGA participates in the Council of Subspecialty Societies, a forum for the exchange of ideas between the American College of Physicians and subspecialty societies on matters affecting medicine and subspecialty societies.
• American Medical Association (AMA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGA works with the AMA on matters of shared interest in healthcare policy and physician reimbursement. AMA's mission is to help physicians achieve their goal of providing affordable and valuable healthcare to patients.
• Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGA is a member of FOVA, a diverse coalition representing national academic, medical and scientific societies, voluntary health and patient advocacy groups, and veteran-focused associations working to support VA medical care and research funding.
• Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGA participates in PIPC, which advances the principles of patient-centeredness in an evolving healthcare system.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• American College of Gastroenterology: The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) is the other major US professional society for gastroenterologists. ACG and AGA co-invested in Oshi Health in January 2025 and compete head-to-head for GI members, journals, guidelines, and education programs.
• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases: AASLD is the leading hepatology professional society in the US and a co-organizer of Digestive Disease Week with AGA. It publishes Hepatology journal and competes with AGA's liver-focused content, guidelines, and liver section programming.
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: ASGE is the premier US society for GI endoscopy and a co-organizer of Digestive Disease Week alongside AGA. It competes for endoscopy-focused members, publishes GIE journal, and offers overlapping educational and guideline content.
• Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation is the leading patient/research nonprofit for IBD and co-organizes the Crohn's & Colitis Congress with AGA. It competes for IBD member engagement, research funding visibility, and patient education reach.
• North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition: NASPGHAN is the pediatric GI society and co-published AGA's first joint Pediatric Functional Constipation Clinical Care Pathway in CGH (April 2026). It represents a related but distinct specialty membership base that AGA increasingly partners with.
• Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract: SSAT is the surgical GI society and a co-organizer of DDW with AGA. It represents the surgical side of GI and shares DDW as a major revenue and networking channel, with overlapping journal and member audiences.

Regional players

• European Association for the Study of the Liver: EASL is the leading European hepatology society and a regional peer to AGA's hepatology content. It publishes the Journal of Hepatology and competes for international liver research visibility, but does not directly contest AGA's US GI membership base.
• British Society of Gastroenterology: BSG is the UK national GI society and a regional peer offering comparable journals (Gut), guidelines, and meetings. It does not directly compete in the US market but represents an analogous membership-society model internationally.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association: AMA is the largest US physician membership organization and works with AGA on healthcare policy and reimbursement issues. AMA serves all specialties rather than specializing in GI, but overlaps with AGA in advocacy, CPT coding, and member services.

Others

• MATTER: MATTER is the premier healthcare startup incubator that partnered with AGA to provide members with MATTER Flex Membership. It is an adjacent ecosystem partner rather than a competitor, supporting AGA's GI innovation pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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