Dr. Chiang is a triple board-certified (gastroenterology, internal medicine, obesity medicine), got his BS from Duke, MPH from Harvard, and MD from Columbia. IM trained from NY Presbyterian Hospital, GI from Harvard at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Bariatric endoscopy fellowship from there as well, with a final advanced endoscopy fellowship here from Jefferson. He is currently the Chief Medical Officer of the gastrointestinal business for Medtronic. He is also an assistant professor of Medicine at TJUH and chief Social Media Officer for the health system. He is also the director of the endoscopic bariatric program here at Thomas Jefferson. He has been named Helios 2018 Gastroenterology innovator of the year and been featured on the NYT, CNBC, BBC News, Men’s Health, and more. Finally, he sits on the inaugural YouTube Health Advisory Board and joined the White House healthcare leaders in social media roundtable in 2022.

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0:00 - Intro

1:14 - Statistics About Gastroenterology

3:50 - What Is Gastroenterology?

4:52 - Why Did You Pick GI?

9:42 - Deciding on GI in Med-School?

14:15 - What Was the GI Fellowship Like?

16:32 - Hardest Parts of the Training

23:04 - What Is It Like Being an Attending?

24:28 - Best Things About Being a GI Doctor

25:14 - Worst Things About Being a GI Doctor

25:49 - Average Schedule as a 100% Clinician

28:14 - Characteristics of a Student for Gastroenterology

28:52 - Further Sub-Specializations After GI

29:57 - Working as Chief of Business at Medtronic

34:56 - Deciding Between Industry and Clinical Medicine

37:36 - Average Schedule Between Medtronic and Clinical Medicine

38:35 - Things Learned in the Past Year in the Field of GI

40:52 - Average Week Working in Medtronic

43:52 - Thoughts on Leaving Medicine and Going With the Industry?

48:18 - Social Media and Getting to the White House

56:16 - Advice for Institutions in Starting a Social Media Presents

58:56 - Advice for Students in Starting a Social Media Presents

1:02:54 - Future of Your Social Media Presents

1:09:38 - Advice for Students Looking Into Things Outside of Clinical Medicine

1:10:25 - Any Mistakes That You Made Throughout Your Career/Life?

1:11:28 - Closing Message

1:14:14 - Outro

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