Department of Gastroenterology
Our faculty have a major commitment to our patients. Our staff offer the full spectrum of endoscopy and therapeutic endoscopic procedures. In addition physicians in our department are highly skilled and experienced.
We perform a number of treatments, such as early cancer of GI tract including Biliary and Pancreatic stent, ESD (Endoscopic submucosal dissection) as well as Dilatation of GI tract stricture including Achalasia, Balloon assisted enteroscopy, EUS, RFA, Fibroscan on a daily basis.
Conditions We Treat
- General: abdominal pain, abdominal distension, bloating, bloody vomitus, vomiting, anemia, nausea, anorexia, difficulty in swallowing, constipation, diarrhea, irregular stool passage, tenesmus, black/bloody stools, loss of appetite, indigestion, yellowish skin/tea color urine and weight loss
- Gastrointestinal diseases: gastrointestinal bleeding, digestive tract ulcers, gastro-esophageal reflux, Helicobacter pylori diagnosis,infectious gastrointestinal disease, constipation, functional gastrointestinal disorders, digestive benign tumors and cancers
- Biliary and pancreatic system diseases: biliary stones/tumors/infection, and pancreatic inflammation and tumors
- Liver diseases: acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver tumors and cancers
Service & Treatments
SERVICES
Our department provide professional clinical services and treatments:
- Gastrointestinal motility examination
- Endoscopy: Upper Endoscopy (gastroscopy, GD,esophagogastroduodenoscopy), Colonoscopy, lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, endoscopic removal of foreign bodies, endoscopic gastrostomy
- Therapeutic endoscopy:
ERCP(Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography)
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA): treatment for early gastrointestinal tumor
- Abdominal sonography: Abdominal Ultrasound
OUR DOCTORS
Shiag-Jung Yie, M.D.
Gastroenterology
SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS:
• Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Sonography, Endoscopy
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
• English
• Chinese
Wei-Yu Kao, M.D.
Gastroenterology
SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS:
• Gastrointestinal diseases
• Hepatitis
• Digestive Endoscopy
• Abdominal sonography
• Local ablation for liver cancer
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
• English
• Chinese
Cheng Tiong, M.D.
Gastroenterology
SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS:
• Gastrointestinal diseases
• Hepatitis
• Endoscopy
• Sonography
• Cancer
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
• English
• Chinese
Shyr-Yi Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
Gastroenterology
SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS:
• GI tract
• GB
• liver disorder
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
• English
• Chinese
Jean-Dean Liu, MD PhD
Gastroenterology
SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS:
• Gastrointestinal diseases
• Liver diseases
• Endoscopy
• Sonography
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
• English
• Chinese
Shiann Pan, MD PhD
Gastroenterology
SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS:
• Diseases of Digestive System
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
• English
• Chinese
Yu-An Kan, MD
Gastroenterology
SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS:
• Gastrointestinal diseases
• Hepatitis
• Endoscopy
• Sonography
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
• English
• Chinese
Hsiyuan Chien, M.D.
Gastroenterology
SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS
• Medical weight loss
• BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon procedure
• Therapeutic Endoscopy of Gastrointestinal Tract
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
• English
• Chinese
Chun-Chao Chang, M.D., Ph.D.
Gastroenterology
SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS:
• Gastrointestinal diseases
• Hepatitis
• Digestive Endoscopy
• Abdominal sonography
• Local ablation for liver cancer
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
• English
• Chinese