Austin Chiang is chief medical officer for the endoscopy business of Medtronic. He is also an interventional gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine at an academic teaching hospital in Philadelphia. Chiang is one of the most influential voices in the field of gastroenterology across multiple social media platforms, with over 700,000 followers. Chiang has conducted extensive research in social media and is a champion of physician presence on social media. He was formerly chief medical social media officer of Jefferson Health and founding president of the Association for Healthcare Social Media. Chiang sits on the inaugural YouTube Health Advisory Board and, in 2022, joined the White House Healthcare Leaders in Social Media Roundtable. In April 2024 he released “Gut: An Owner’s Guide,” to help educate the public about gut health, gastroenterological procedures, and innovation.
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