MedCity News September 20, 2023
Katie Adams

Gastroenterologist Dr. Austin Chiang has about a decade of experience as a physician influencer on social media. During a conference in Chicago, he encouraged more providers to share their expertise on social media. By having a presence on these platforms, healthcare professionals demonstrate their commitment to meeting patients where they are, he said.

As a gastroenterologist, Dr. Austin Chiang has witnessed plenty of patients get admitted to the hospital after taking unvetted medical advice they found on the Internet, he said Wednesday during an interview at Oliver Wyman’s Health Innovation Summit in Chicago. About 10 years ago, Dr. Chiang took to social media to address this issue by being a credible source for health information. At the time, many of...

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