Maryland’s Health Matters - Midtown - Spring 2018 - 4
A HEALTHY START
P H YS I C I A N S P OT L I G H T
SHIEN HU, MD
Shien Hu, MD, is an assistant professor of
medicine at the University of Maryland School
of Medicine and a gastroenterologist.
"Gastrointestinal illnesses are common,"
Dr. Hu says. "A lot of people have reflux prob-
GET TO KNOW DR. HU
Q
WHAT'S YOUR
when I'm driving, I listen to
FAVORITE PART
everything from pop music
OF THE JOB?
to classical music.
lems, stomach pains or discomfort. Sometimes
I don't have one favor-
these patients' conditions cannot be fully con-
ite part. I like the whole
trolled by initial treatment from primary care
package as a gastroen-
physicians and more tests may be needed.
terologist: spending time
As a gastroenterologist, I perform endoscopies
with patients, performing
My father is a gastro-
to find out what's going on. It's a nonsurgical
endoscopies and research-
enterologist, so for a long
procedure that uses flexible tubes with cameras
ing new therapies for
time, I had a very clear
and lights to show a patient's digestive tract
gastrointestinal diseases
goal. But as a child,
from inside. I then use the information collected
and colon cancer.
I always had lots of
to determine a patient's best treatment. Another
big part of my clinic is seeing patients for colon
cancer screenings and colonoscopies."
Dr. Hu completed a fellowship in gastroen-
Q
Q
WHAT DID YOU
WANT TO BE
WHEN YOU GREW UP?
different ideas. At one
WHAT'S YOUR
point, I thought about
FAVORITE THING TO
having a job related to
DO OUTSIDE OF WORK?
architecture and design.
terology and hepatology at the University of
I like to travel with my
Maryland School of Medicine and a residency
family to different parts of
in internal medicine at the University of Nevada
the country and different
School of Medicine in Reno. He also completed
parts of the world. I've
a postdoctoral fellowship in gastroenterol-
been to almost every state
Keep track of your
ogy science and research at the University of
in the U.S. My kids are
long-term health condi-
Chicago School of Medicine. Dr. Hu earned his
young, ages 6 and 8, so
tions together with your
medical degree and bachelor's from Peking
now I travel with them and
physician. People know
Union Medical College in Beijing, China.
my wife. Recently, we've
their own bodies the
been to Colorado and
best. Health care is
hiking in the mountains.
a job not only on the
GET HELP TODAY!
To make an appointment with
Dr. Hu or another gastroenterologist
at UMMC Midtown Campus, please
call 443-552-2537.
4 MARYLAND'S HEALTH MATTERS
Q
Q
WHAT IS YOUR
BEST HEALTH
TIP FOR PATIENTS?
physician side but also
WHAT MUSIC ARE
YOU LISTENING TO?
Everything. I don't really
listen to it at work, but
on the patient side.
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