E17 - Dr. Austin Chiang: Balancing the Integration of AI, Creativity, and Mental Wellbeing in Healthcare

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The medical profession is undergoing a transformative shift as it intersects with the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and social media. In this episode, we explore how these emerging domains are shaping the future of healthcare and impacting the mental health and well-being of medical practitioners.

We speak to Dr. Austin Chiang, Chief Medical Officer for the Endoscopy business of Medtronic, about his experience working in the medical field. He shares openly about the importance of mental health, creativity, and sharing knowledge on social media. 

Being a Gastroenterologist, he also provides practical advice for optimizing your gut health and supercharging your nutrition. 

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0:00 Intro

2:24 Shedding Light on Gut Health

4:18 Being a Endoscopist

6:50 When to See a Gastroenterologist 

11:16 Fundamental Ways to Help the Gut

13:35 Fiber Foods & Supplements

18:52 AI & Gastroenterology

27:53 Taking Care of Mental Health on the Road

31:26 Working on Innovation with Medtronic

33:56 Creativity in Medicine

36:13 How Social Media is Changing Medicine

40:09 Mental Health Tips for Making it Through Med School

44:45 Healthy Boundaries with Social Media

50:06 Sharing Vulnerably 

53:33 Giving People the Tools to Share on Social Media

56:50 Conclusion

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Dr. Chiang is the first Chief Medical Officer for the Endoscopy business of Medtronic, the global leader in health technology. He is also currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine at an academic teaching hospital in Philadelphia, PA, and serves as the Director of the Endoscopic Weight Loss Program. He completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University before earning his MD at Columbia University. He stayed for Internal Medicine residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital and completed his GI and bariatric endoscopy fellowships at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He obtained his MPH from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health before completing an advanced endoscopy fellowship at Jefferson. 

Passionate about empowering patients with accurate medical information online, he is one of the most influential voices in the field of gastroenterology across multiple social media platforms including Instagram, X/Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube with over 700,000 followers and over 180 million views. Dr. Chiang has conducted extensive research in social media and is champion of physician presence on social media and was formerly the Chief Medical Social Media Officer of Jefferson Health and Founding President of the Association for Healthcare Social Media (AHSM, @ahsm_org), the first 501(c)(3) professional society for health professional social media use. He has worked closely with all major national GI societies on social media efforts and was 2018’s Healio Gastroenterology Disruptive Innovator of the Year, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s 2019 Influencers of Healthcare Rookie of the Year, and among 2019 Medscape Top 20 Social Media Physicians, and a 2021 GLAAD Media Award Nominee. He spoke at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2021, and his role in social media has been featured by The New York Times, CNBC, and BBC News. He 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 will be releasing Gut: An Owner’s Guide (DK/Penguin Random House) an illustrated, colorful book to help educate the general public about their gut health, gastroenterological procedures, and innovation.

Website: https://www.austinchiang.com/

Book: https://www.austinchiang.com/gut-book

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