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20+ Years of Clinical Expertise
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About Dr John Hsiang
Dr John C Hsiang (向晟医生) is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist and the Medical Director of Richmond Gastroenterology Centre (瑞盟肠胃科中心) in Singapore. He sees patients at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre and Farrer Park Medical Centre. He also performs gastroscopy and colonoscopy and offers FibroScan liver assessment at his Mount Elizabeth clinic.
Dr. John Hsiang is an accomplished gastroenterologist, having obtained his Fellowship of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Gastroenterology, in 2012. He holds a doctorate (PhD) degree in Viral Hepatitis and Fatty Liver Disease research.
Experience at a glance
- Over 20 years as a doctor
- More than 5,000 gastroscopies and colonoscopies over the past 16 years
- Personally performs every endoscopy for his patients
- AI-assisted colonoscopy, with an audited adenoma detection rate of 39% (lower 95% confidence limit 30.9%)
- 27 peer-reviewed publications, h-index 17 and over 1,300 citations
- Languages: English, Mandarin and Hokkien
Procedures and conditions
Procedures: colonoscopy, including polyp removal; gastroscopy; capsule endoscopy; and FibroScan with liver stiffness and liver fat (CAP) measurement.
Digestive conditions: colorectal and gastric cancer screening, reflux disease, H. pylori infection, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease and abdominal pain and bloating.
Liver conditions: fatty liver disease (MASLD), hepatitis B, hepatitis C and liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.
Qualifications and Training
| Year | Qualification or Training | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | FAMS (Gastroenterology) | Academy of Medicine, Singapore |
| 2021 | FRCP (Edinburgh) | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
| 2017 | MD (doctorate research) on chronic liver disease: hepatitis B, diabetes and statins | University of Auckland |
| 2015 | Specialist accreditation in gastroenterology | Singapore |
| 2013 | Fellowship under Professors Henry Chan, Vincent Wong and Grace Wong | Institute of Digestive Disease, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2012 | FRACP (Gastroenterology) and specialist accreditation | Royal Australasian College of Physicians; New Zealand |
| 2003 | MBChB | University of Otago, New Zealand |
Hospital, teaching and national roles
- Medical Director: Richmond Gastroenterology Centre
- Former Consultant Gastroenterologist, Sengkang General Hospital: started and led the liver service and liver clinic
- Former Consultant Gastroenterologist, Changi General Hospital: developed and co-led the hepatitis C clinic (2015 to 2018)
- Former Adjunct Assistant Professor: NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (2019 to 2021); also taught Duke-NUS medical students
- Committee member: National Hepatitis C Programme Steering Committee, Singapore
- Committee member: ACE Chronic Hepatitis B Clinical Guideline Expert Group, Agency for Care Effectiveness, Ministry of Health
- Hospital accreditation: Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Farrer Park Hospital and Mount Alvernia Hospital
Research and publications
Dr Hsiang’s research covers hepatitis B and C, fatty liver disease, cirrhosis, alcohol-related liver disease, H. pylori, colonoscopy and the gut microbiome.
Selected publications:
- Hsiang JC, Wong VW. SGLT2 inhibitors in liver patients. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2020;18(10):2168-2172.e2. DOI
- Chaillon A, Thurairajah PH, Hsiang JC, Martin NK. What is required for achieving hepatitis C virus elimination in Singapore? A modeling study. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 36(4):1110-1117, published online 2020. DOI
- Hsiang JC, Gane EJ, Bai WW, Gerred SJ. Type 2 diabetes: a risk factor for liver mortality and complications in hepatitis B cirrhosis patients. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2015;30(3):591-599. DOI
Full publication record: Google Scholar.
He reviews for the American Journal of Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He is a former junior editorial board member of Hepatoma Research.
Research awards and grants: Young Investigator of the Year, New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology (2012); Health Research Council of New Zealand Clinical Training Research Fellowship (2013 to 2015); National Medical Research Council grant (2017); Gilead investigator-initiated grant (2017).
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Consulting a specialist can help provide an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment for your symptoms. It is also essential to identify or rule out any potentially serious underlying conditions.
Some symptoms may signal conditions like stomach cancer, colon cancer, gallstones, gallbladder diseases, or Helicobacter Pylori infection. Detecting these conditions early often improves treatment outcomes.
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