Mr Thai Hong

Mr Thai Hong practises in the western suburbs of Melbourne, providing thoughtful and complete care for patients with Gastroenterology needs.

Dr Hong graduated Medicine with Honours from the University of Melbourne in 2004 and specialised in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2012. He is currently completing his PhD in hepatocellular carcinoma at St Vincent’s Hospital, where he is also part of the Clinical Trials team, providing patients with access to the latest research therapies in viral hepatitis B and C.

Dr Hong was awarded the Young Investigator Award for 2014 by the Gastroenterological Society of Australia for his research in liver cancer and its impact on the community. This work is also published in Hepatology, the top-ranked international medical journal in liver disease.

Dr Hong is a consultant Gastroenterologist with public appointments at St Vincent’s Hospital and Werribee Mercy Hospital and has private practices for consultation and endoscopy in Maribyrnong, Footscray, and St Albans.

Dr Hong practises with the philosophy and values of genuine physician care, to enable wholistic shared care of patients in a manner fitting to their needs and means.

Having been so generously welcomed to Australia as a refugee boy, he hopes to serve the Australian community by way of gratitude.

Outside of work, Dr Hong is an active participant in community life, hosting charity dinners, annual youth camps and a fortnightly youth group. He is the President of the Australian Vietnamese Health Professional Association of Victoria (AVHPA-V) for 2016-18, and speaks English and Vietnamese.