Kia Ora, I am a locally trained gastroenterologist. After completing specialist training in New Zealand, I undertook two advanced fellowships at the world-renowned Mayo Clinic (ranked #1 hospital in the US and the World) in the United States. During my time at the Mayo Clinic, I received extensive training under the tutelage of world leading experts in all areas of gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy. “The needs of the patient come first” - I am deeply committed to providing the best possible care for my patients. Having returned to the Mighty Waikato with my young family, I am excited for the opportunity to work with local communities to improve the health of our people.

• All areas of gastroenterology and hepatology
• Diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy and colonoscopy
• Chronic liver disease & Liver transplant
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) & Pancreatic Cancer Screening for high-risk individuals
• ERCP
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Gastro-oesophageal Reflux disease

Current Employment

Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist & Advanced Endoscopist – Waikato Hospital

Qualifications

• MBBS (2011)
• FRACP (2021)

Training

• Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy (EUS & ERCP) – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA (2020-2021)
• Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA (2019-2020)
• Advanced Training in Gastroenterology – RACP, NZ

Research

(Most recent publications)

• Chin J, Chen ZM, Topazian M et al. The Interventional Direct Peroral Cholangioscopy Toolbox: for Endoscopic Snare Resection of a High Grade Biliary Intraductal Neoplasia. VideoGIE 2022
• Khan, MQ, Chin J, Azhari H et al. Pseudo-Wilsonian Crisis in a ATP7B Heterozygote. Liver Transplantation. Liver Transplantation 2021
• Storm AC, Vargas EJ, Chin J et al. Transpapillary gallbladder stent placement for long-term therapy of acute cholecystitis. Gastroinestinal Endoscopy (GIE) 2021

Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
• New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology (NZSG)
• American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
• European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
• International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS)