Dr Linus Chang

Accreditation

Hospitals MPHB MAH
Speciality Gastroenterology
InterestsDr Chang specialises in diseases of the pancreas and biliary tree; Hepatitis B and high quality colonoscopy in the prevention of colorectal cancer; including colonoscopy training.

Biography

Dr Linus Chang is a member of a new group of gastroenterologists at Mater Private Hospital called Mater Hill Gastroenterology. Prior to his medical studies at the University of Queensland he completed bachelor degrees in law and commerce.

Following completion of his medical degree he undertook his basic physician and gastroenterology training at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane before completing his specialty training in Townsville. He has also practised throughout the United Kingdom and Singapore and completed physician training in the UK.

Dr Chang undertook further gastroenterology subspecialty training in endoscopic ultrasound and its role in the diagnosis and staging of upper gastrointestinal cancer at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth. He went on to do further periods of observation and hands-on training in the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, USA and St Luc Hospital in Montreal, Canada.

Along with upper digestive tract malignancies, Dr Chang has special interests in diseases of the pancreas and biliary tree, Hepatitis B and high quality colonoscopy in the prevention of colorectal cancer, including colonoscopy training. He is a Senior Lecturer with the University of Queensland and teaches physician trainees as well as medical students. Dr Chang also operates publically at Mater Adult Hospital where he is college supervisor for gastroenterology trainees.