Lee S. Chung
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Lee S. Chung, MD

Languages spoken: English, Chinese

  • Dr. Chung is a stroke neurologist, having completed fellowship in vascular neurology after completion of a neurology residency, both at the University of Utah. He has faculty appointments at both the University of Utah Hospital and at the Salt Lake City VA, with clinical, education, and research activities at both facilities. His vision is that expert stroke care will be available to all patients regardless of region or background, and his mission is to reduce current disparities in care by leveraging tools such as telemedicine and medical education. He is primarily interested in delivery of expert neurovascular care through optimization of stroke care systems, telemedicine implementation, and stroke education of medical students and community providers.

    His clinical duties include inpatient and outpatient neurologic care at the University of Utah Hospital and the Salt Lake City VA. He has helped develop several telemedicine networks to provide emergent teleneurological consultations to patients with acute stroke (telestroke), and serves as consultant and liaison to partner hospitals in the UT-ID-WY-NV-CO region, and nationally with the VA National Telestroke Program.

    He serves as the neurology clerkship co-director and helps design and administer the neurology clerkship with the School of Medicine. He has developed the stroke education lectures to MS3 and neurology residents, and also teach the neurological exam and clinical localization skills to the MS3 class. He as also co-developed Stroke Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), a collaborative tele-mentorship program to empower community providers to deliver optimal stroke care, with a reach beyond the intermountain region. He also developed the VA National Stroke Project ECHO which is delivered to nation-wide VA stroke thought leaders who exchange quality improvement strategies and best practices. He is the medical director of the annual Utah Stroke Symposium which brings together multi-disciplinary providers from the intermountain region with national speakers. He directs education both within the stroke division and lectures at other allied health schools at the University. He serves as a site principle investigator for internal and external acute stroke trials at the University of Utah and VA Sale Lake City, including an interdepartmental study of spreading depolarizations in brain injury

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Vascular Neurology)
    American Society of Neuroimaging (Neurosonology)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Patient Rating

    4.7 /5
    ( out of 40 reviews )

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    October 29, 2024
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Chung is a very knowledgable physician and I trust his judgement completely.

    October 19, 2024
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Lee Chung is outstanding. He has been with us on our neurology journey from an initial life-saving telestroke consult with our Montana hospital, to a virtual follow-up visit, to ongoing diagnosis and follow-up in Salt Lake City every 6 months. Dr. Chung's knowledge, empathy, and kindness are SO worth the 7 hour journey. Thank you!

    October 02, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Dr. Chung was well prepared for our telehealth visit and treated us with respect and patience.

    September 16, 2024
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

    He is one of the best doctor I have had!

    September 11, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Very courtesy and focused on respect for the patient. He was an excellant listerner and explained the treatments in details that you could follow and understand.

    September 01, 2024
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

    He seems to be a capable and caring pyhsician.

    July 21, 2024
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Chung is an amazing doctor and practitioner. He is very responsive, thorough and always has excellent follow through. Anyone with a complex neurological condition would be well served by working with Dr. Chung.

    July 08, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    I am to receive a call and make an appointment with Bozeman Health Neurology.

    April 21, 2024
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    I could care less. Tell me what's wrong with me and why do I keep landing in the hospital.

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  • Dr. Chung is a stroke neurologist, having completed fellowship in vascular neurology after completion of a neurology residency, both at the University of Utah. He has faculty appointments at both the University of Utah Hospital and at the Salt Lake City VA, with clinical, education, and research activities at both facilities. His vision is that expert stroke care will be available to all patients regardless of region or background, and his mission is to reduce current disparities in care by leveraging tools such as telemedicine and medical education. He is primarily interested in delivery of expert neurovascular care through optimization of stroke care systems, telemedicine implementation, and stroke education of medical students and community providers.

    His clinical duties include inpatient and outpatient neurologic care at the University of Utah Hospital and the Salt Lake City VA. He has helped develop several telemedicine networks to provide emergent teleneurological consultations to patients with acute stroke (telestroke), and serves as consultant and liaison to partner hospitals in the UT-ID-WY-NV-CO region, and nationally with the VA National Telestroke Program.

    He serves as the neurology clerkship co-director and helps design and administer the neurology clerkship with the School of Medicine. He has developed the stroke education lectures to MS3 and neurology residents, and also teach the neurological exam and clinical localization skills to the MS3 class. He as also co-developed Stroke Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), a collaborative tele-mentorship program to empower community providers to deliver optimal stroke care, with a reach beyond the intermountain region. He also developed the VA National Stroke Project ECHO which is delivered to nation-wide VA stroke thought leaders who exchange quality improvement strategies and best practices. He is the medical director of the annual Utah Stroke Symposium which brings together multi-disciplinary providers from the intermountain region with national speakers. He directs education both within the stroke division and lectures at other allied health schools at the University. He serves as a site principle investigator for internal and external acute stroke trials at the University of Utah and VA Sale Lake City, including an interdepartmental study of spreading depolarizations in brain injury

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Neurology -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Vascular Neurology)
    American Society of Neuroimaging (Neurosonology)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Education history

    Fellowship Vascular Neurology - University of Utah Fellow
    Chief Resident Adult Neurology - University of Utah Chief Resident
    Residency Adult Neurology - University of Utah Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine - University of Utah Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of California, San Diego School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Psychology - Harvard University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Poon JT, Tkach A, Havenon AH, Hoversten K, Johnson J, Hannon PM, Chung LS, Majersik JJ (2021). Telestroke consultation can accurately diagnose ischemic stroke mimics. J Telemed Telecare, 1357633X21989558. (Read full article)
    2. Zha AM, Chung LS, Song SS, Majersik JJ, Jagolino-Cole AL (2020). Training in Neurology: Adoption of resident teleneurology training in the wake of COVID-19: Telemedicine crash course. Neurology, 95(9), 404-407. (Read full article)
    3. de Havenon A, Chung LS, Smith J, Taylor K, Majersik JJ, Chauhan N (2019). Less Experienced Telestroke Consultants Are More Likely to Go On-Camera, but Less Likely to Give tPA. Stroke Res Treat, 2019, 1059369. (Read full article)
    4. Chung LS, Brennan KC, Rolston JD (2019). Early Focal Brain Injury Predicts Spreading Depolarizations after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery, 85(2), E188-E189. (Read full article)
    5. Karsy M, Harmer JR, Guan J, Brock AA, Ravindra VM, Chung LS, Tkach A, Majersik JJ, Park MS, Schmidt RH (2018). Outcomes in adults with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: A retrospective cohort study. J Clin Neurosci, 53, 34-40. (Read full article)
    6. Dreier JP, Fabricius M, Ayata C, Sakowitz OW, Shuttleworth CW, Dohmen C, Graf R, Vajkoczy P, Helbok R, Suzuki M, Schiefecker AJ, Major S, Winkler MK, Kang EJ, Milakara D, Oliveira-Ferreira AI, Reiffurth C, Revankar GS, Sugimoto K, Dengler NF, Hecht N, Foreman B, Feyen B, Kondziella D, Friberg CK, Piilgaard H, Rosenthal ES, Westover MB, Maslarova A, Santos E, Hertle D, Snchez-Porras R, Jewell SL, Balana B, Platz J, Hinzman JM, Lckl J, Schoknecht K, Schll M, Drenckhahn C, Feuerstein D, Eriksen N, Horst V, Bretz JS, Jahnke P, Scheel M, Bohner G, Rostrup E, Pakkenberg B, Heinemann U, Claassen J, Carlson AP, Kowoll CM, Lublinsky S, Chassidim Y, Shelef I, Friedman A, Brinker G, Reiner M, Kirov SA, Andrew RD, Farkas E, Gresir E, Vatter H, Chung LS, Brennan KC, Lieutaud T, Marinesco S, Maas AI, Sahuquillo J, Dahlem MA, Richter F, Herreras O, Boutelle MG, Okonkwo DO, Bullock MR, Witte OW, Martus P, van den Maagdenberg AM, Ferrari MD, Dijkhuizen RM, Shutter LA, Andaluz N, Schulte AP, MacVicar B, Watanabe T, Woitzik J, Lauritzen M, Strong AJ, Hartings JA (2017). Recording, analysis, and interpretation of spreading depolarizations in neurointensive care: Review and recommendations of the COSBID research group. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 37(5), 1595-1625. (Read full article)
    7. De Havenon A, Bennett A, Stoddard GJ, Smith G, Chung L, ODonnell S, McNally S, Tirschwell D, Majersik JJ (2/24/2017). Determinants of the impact of blood pressure variability on neurological outcome after acute ischaemic stroke. Stroke Vasc Neurol.
    8. de Havenon A, Bennett A, Stoddard GJ, Smith G, Wang H, Wold J, Chung L, Tirschwell DL, Majersik JJ (10/19/2016). Increased Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated with Worse Neurologic Outcome in Acute Anterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke. Stroke Res Treat.
    9. Chung LS, Tkach A, Lingenfelter EM, Dehoney SB, Rollo J, de Havenon A, DeWitt LD, Grantz MR, Wang H, Wold JJ, Hannon PM, Weathered NR, Majersik JJ (2016). Tissue Plasminogen Activator Prescription and Administration Errors within a Regional Stroke System. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 25(3), 565-71. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. de Havenon A, Chung L, Park M, Mossa-Basha M (2016). Intracranial vessel wall MRI: a review of current indications and future applications. [Review]. Neurovasc Imaging.

    Abstract

    1. de Havenon A, Stoddard G, Wang H, Chung L, Majersik J (05/13/2015). Increased blood pressure variability is associated with worse outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients with penumbra [Abstract].