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Dr Derek Luo - Gastroenterologist, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopist

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羅佳昀醫生,腸胃肝臟和內科專科醫生. 任職 Middlemore Hospital 專科醫生. 紐西蘭奧塔哥大學內外全科醫學士 (MBChB OTAGO 1999). 澳洲皇家內科醫學院榮授院士 (FRACP 2007). 香港中文大學(內鏡治療)消化疾病研究文憑 2008-2010.

I am a New Zealand trained gastroenterologist, born in Wellington of Taiwanese descent. I grew up in Hong Kong therefore I speak Mandarin and Cantonese. 精通普通話和. 聽懂客家話.

I have a broad range of interests in all aspects of gastroenterology, but have a particular interest in:

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopangreatography (ERCP)
  • Interventional Endoscopy
  • Chronic Diarrhoea
  • Chronic Hepatitis B

I enjoy teaching medical students and endoscopy training.

一般醫療保險提供商.

 專長:

  • 移民體檢
  • 胃鏡(食道,胃,十二指腸),腸鏡(迴腸,結腸)
  • 膠囊內鏡檢查 (小腸),胰膽管內鏡,內鏡超音波
  • 食道動力檢查及酸鹼度測試簡介
  • 結腸癌, 息肉
  • 一般肝病 (慢性乙型肝炎, 脂肪肝)
  • 胰腺疾病,膽管病
  • 慢性腸道炎 (潰瘍性結腸炎, 克隆氏症)
  • 消化性潰瘍,胃酸倒流,腸易激綜合症

What is Gastroenterology?
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that looks at diseases of the oesophagus (gullet), stomach, small and large intestines (bowel), liver, gallbladder and pancreas. 

A gastroenterologist is a doctor specialising in the field of medicine which involves these closely related organs.

The oesophagus is the tube that joins your mouth with your stomach. It is a muscular tube that contracts to push the food through when you swallow.

The stomach is where food is broken down by acid and emptied into your intestines. The stomach has special cells lining its wall to protect it from these acids.

The intestines consist of the small intestine (duodenum, jejunum and ileum – different sections of small intestine) and the large intestine (colon).  As food passes through the small intestine, nutrients are broken down and absorbed.  When it passes into the colon, water is absorbed.  The waste that is left is passed as faeces (poo).

The liver is roughly the size of a football and is on your right side just under your ribs. It stores vitamins, sugar and iron which are used by cells in the body for energy.It also clears the body of waste products and drugs, produces substances that are used to help blood clot and aid the immune system, and produces bile which aids in digestion.

The pancreas is an elongated organ that lies in the back of the mid-abdomen. It is responsible for producing digestive juices and certain hormones, including insulin, the main hormone responsible for regulating blood sugar. 

Referral Expectations

At your appointment a history of your symptoms will be taken as well as a review of any medications you are on (please bring these with you).  You will then be examined which may involve, depending on your complaints, a rectal examination.  This involves the insertion of the doctor’s finger or a tube into your bottom to examine the inside.

You may be referred on for some of the following radiology tests, depending on your condition: ultrasound scan, CT scan or MRI.

Common Conditions / Procedures / Treatments

  • Gastroscopy

    This is a procedure which allows the doctor to see inside your oesophagus, stomach, and the first part of the small intestine (duodenum) and examine the lining directly.    What to expect The gastroscope is a plastic-coated tube about as thick as a ballpoint pen and is flexible.  It has a… More

  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP)

    A flexible tube with a tiny video camera attached (endoscope) is inserted through the mouth into the stomach and small intestine while you are under sedation (you have been given medication to make you drowsy).… More

  • Colonoscopy

    This is a procedure which allows the doctor to see inside your large bowel and examine the surfaces directly and take biopsies (samples of tissue) if needed.  Treatment of conditions can also be undertaken.… More

  • Liver Biopsy

    The best way to establish what type of liver disease is present and the extent of the disease, is a biopsy.… More

  • Hepatitis

    This is inflammation of the liver, commonly caused by viruses.  Hepatitis B and C are viruses that can cause chronic (long term) inflammation and damage to the liver.… More

  • Cirrhosis

    Cirrhosis is the term used to describe a diseased liver that has been badly scarred, usually due to many years of injury.… More

  • Peptic Ulcers

    Peptic ulcers are sores or eroded areas that form in the lining of the digestive tract.… More

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

    There are two types of IBD, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.  In these conditions, the immune system attacks the lining of the colon causing inflammation and ulceration, bleeding and diarrhoea.  In ulcerative colitis this only involves the large intestine, whereas in Crohn’s disease areas within the entire intestine can be… More

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Gastroenterologist, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopist 腸胃肝臟專科醫生

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