Dr. John Hsiang is a gastroenterologist and hepatologist with more than 20 years of clinical experience in public and private practice. He has extensive experience in gastrointestinal cancer screening, managing fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, Helicobacter pylori infection, and the effects of the gut microbiome on irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Hsiang’s research has focused on the global prevalence of gastric cancer in Helicobacter pylori-infected individuals.
Dr. Hsiang graduated from Otago Medical School, New Zealand, in 2003, completed his specialist training at the end of 2012, and obtained the Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Gastroenterology. In 2013, he spent two years as a visiting scholar at the prestigious gastroenterology unit at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, where he completed a doctorate (PhD) in liver disease research under his world-renowned mentor, Professor Henry Chan. He then spent more than five years in the Singhealth cluster serving in the Gastroenterology Department at Changi General hospital, and Sengkang General Hospital.
Dr. Hsiang’s special clinical interests are in managing fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, Helicobacter pylori infection, and the effects of the gut microbiome on irritable bowel syndrome. He has published over 26 research articles and over 800 citations. He has extensive experience in gastrointestinal cancer screening, including gastric cancer surveillance, oesophageal cancer and colon polyps removal, and dyspepsia management.
Dr. Hsiang is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Hokkien, which helps put his patients at ease as he explains complex medical conditions. He provides patient education seminars and radio talk shows in fluent Mandarin. Dr. Hsiang believes in empowering his patients with more knowledge so that, in turn, they can know more about their medical condition and be in control with the doctor’s guidance. He believes patients should walk out of the clinic with more confidence and a clear understanding of how to manage their medical conditions.
