Austin Chiang
Austin Chiang is a gastroenterologist, health creator and author of Gut: An Owner’s Guide who explains digestive health and the technology changing medicine.
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- Work
- Gastroenterologist, health creator and author
- Education
- Duke University; Columbia MD; Harvard MPH
- Clinical focus
- Advanced and bariatric endoscopy
- Book
- Gut: An Owner’s Guide (2024)
Mini bio
How it started.
Austin grew up in Irvine, California, before moving to Taiwan at age 10. Biology at Duke led him toward medicine, and he earned his MD at Columbia. His interest in how patients encountered medical information helped draw him to Twitter, where he shared what he learned at conferences.
Finding his audience.
He kept posting despite early skepticism from colleagues and became an early medical voice on TikTok. At Jefferson Health, he took on the chief medical social media officer role in 2018. He also helped create the Association for Healthcare Social Media to support health professionals communicating online.
From videos to a book.
In October 2021, Austin became the first chief medical officer of Medtronic’s Endoscopy business. He also serves as an associate professor of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. His 2024 book, Gut: An Owner’s Guide, brings his plain-language approach to digestive anatomy, everyday questions and common misconceptions.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books and audio
- 2024Gut: An Owner’s GuideAuthor and audiobook narrator
Talks
- 2024Your Gut: An Owner’s Guide to a Happier, Healthier BellySpeaker, Aspen Ideas: Health
Awards
Quotes
One key thing, if there’s anything to take away, is that social media has to be social.Austin Chiang, Hills and Valleys
In a January 2021 interview, he explained why engaging with people matters when sharing health information online.
Trivia
- He plays violin and served as concertmaster of the Duke Symphony Orchestra.
- He studied biology and minored in music at Duke.
- He narrated the audiobook edition of Gut: An Owner’s Guide.
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