Derek Ming Hei Ngai, MD
- Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Instructor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages spoken: English
- Locations (3)
Biography
Derek Ming Hei Ngai, MD is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Children's Health℠ and an Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Ngai earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern School of Medicine. He completed a residency in pediatrics at Children’s Health in Dallas, where he also received advanced training through a pediatric gastroenterology fellowship. He then completed a fellowship in clinical informatics at UT Southwestern.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2016)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2019), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (2025), Clinical Informatics
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2022), Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics
Conditions Treated
- Failure to thrive (FTT) in children
- Pediatric celiac disease
- Pediatric constipation
- Pediatric diarrhea
- Pediatric diverticulitis
- Pediatric dysphagia (swallowing disorder)
- Pediatric encopresis
- Pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
- Pediatric esophageal stricture
- Pediatric esophageal varices
- Pediatric fecal incontinence
- Pediatric feeding disorder (PFD)
- Pediatric gastroenteritis (stomache flu)
- Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Pediatric H. pylori infection
- Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Pediatric irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Pediatric lactose intolerance
- Pediatric nausea and vomiting
- Pediatric pancreatitis
- Pediatric peptic ulcer
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