Dr Chris Kiely

BMedSc, MBBS, PhD, FRACP
Gastroenterologist

Dr Chris Kiely is a gastroenterologist with a special interest in inflammatory bowel diseases. He is a staff specialist at Royal North Shore Hospital, and a visiting medical officer at North Shore Private Hospital and the Mater Hospital, on Sydney’s lower north shore.  Chris prides himself in providing personalised, evidence-based clinical care for people with gastrointestinal issues, in particular inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis).  He also has expertise in the management of immunotherapy-related gastrointestinal toxicities, coeliac disease, liver diseases, peptic ulcer disease, bowel cancer screening, polyp detection and removal, and irritable bowel syndrome.

Chris dedicates time each year volunteering in Timor-Leste to help maintain skills at the country’s only endoscopy unit, which he help set up from 2016-2018.  He undertook gastroenterology training at Royal North Shore Hospital, Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, UK, and Canberra Hospital.  He studied medicine at Sydney University.  He is active in IBD-related research, and was awarded a PhD from Australian National University in the IBD microbiome.

Chris is involved in teaching medical students and junior doctors from Sydney University and University Nacional Timor Lorosae. He has published original research articles on IBD, and regularly presents at national and international gastroenterology conferences. 

Attends North Shore Private Hospital and the Mater Hospital.