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Austin Chiang is a Taiwanese-American interventional gastroenterologist, medical device executive, internet personality, and author. He gained popularity on social platforms including Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn as a prominent voice in healthcare social media.
Early life and education
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Born in Southern California, Chiang was later raised in Taipei, Taiwan where he attended Taipei American School. He received his Bachelor's of Science in Biology with a minor in Music from Duke University in Durham, NC in 2007. He earned his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City in 2011. He earned a MPH (Master in Public Health) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA in 2015.
Chiang was also an alumnus of the ABC News Medical Unit in 2011.
Career
editMedicine
editHe completed internal medicine residency at Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and gastroenterology fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He is board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, and obesity medicine.[citation needed]
Chiang began his practice of interventional gastroenterology and bariatric endoscopy in Philadelphia, PA where he remains director of bariatric endoscopy and an assistant professor of medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.[1]
Social media
editChiang speaks publicly about using social media to disseminate accurate health information as a board-certified health professional.[2]
In 2018, he was named the first Chief Medical Social Media Officer of Jefferson Health, the first to hold this position at any health system.[3]
In 2019, he was the founding president of the Association for Healthcare Social Media (AHSM), the first non-profit professional society focused on educating of health professionals on the use of social media.[4] AHSM partnered with entities like Cochrane Collaboration and social media platforms like YouTube.[5]
In 2019, he was named the Influencers of Healthcare Rookie of the Year by The Philadelphia Inquirer. He was named among Medscape's 20 Top Physician Social Media Influencers in 2019.[6]
In 2020, his was featured in The New York Times for his informative short-form videos, specifically with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
In 2022, he joined the White House roundtable for healthcare social media leaders.[citation needed]
Medical technology
editIn 2021, Chiang was named the first Chief Medical Officer for the gastrointestinal arm of Medtronic, the world's largest medical device company by revenue.[8]
Book
editGut: An Owner's Guide is an illustrated guide to gastrointestinal health and pathology to be released in April 2024 by DK Books/Penguin Random House.[9]
LGBT Advocacy
editChiang has been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ health.[citation needed]
In 2020 he was named among TikTok 25 LGBTQI+ Trailblazers.[10] In 2021, he was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for the category TikTok Queer Advocate of the Year.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Chiang, Austin L." www.jefferson.edu. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Harding, Rebekah (17 April 2020). "Philly Health Experts Turn to Social Media to Fight Coronavirus Misinformation". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Farr, Christina (2 June 2019). "This doctor is recruiting an army of medical experts to drown out fake health news on Instagram and Twitter". CNBC. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Leadership". ahsm.org. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Cohen, David (13 January 2021). "YouTube Forms Health Partnerships Team". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Austin Chiang, MD, MPH". Medscape. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020.
- ^ Ovide, Shira (14 December 2020). "A TikTok Doctor Talks Vaccines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Austin L. Chiang, M.D., M.P.H. joins Medtronic as Chief Medical Officer for Gastrointestinal business". Medtronic News. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Gut by Austin Chiang: 9780744092707 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Hear ye! Announcing the LGBTQI+ "TikTok Trailblazers" on the occasion of Pride!". www.flaunt.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "NIECY NASH TO HOST THE 32ND ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS | GLAAD". glaad.org. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.