Lee S. Chung
Rating: 4.9 of 5
( out of 45 reviews )

Lee S. Chung, MD

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

  • 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

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

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.9 out of 5
    4.9 /5
    ( out of 45 reviews )

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    Patient Comments

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    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    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!

    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    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.

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Chung really listens and cares about his patients. He goes over everything and if you don't understand he will explain in different ways until you do .

    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Lee Chung is a truly amazing, caring doctor. I was so blessed to have him. He engages with his patients in a way that makes them feel seen and heard. He never rushed our visits and answered all my questions. He wasn't afraid to tell me things even if I wasn't in total agreement. I hope I don't have another stroke but if I did, Dr Chung would be the doctor I want. He is what a great doctor should be!

    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Good experience.

    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    made it so I could under stand my situation

    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Thank you for taking great care of me, making sure I was safe to be home as a single mother, and being on my care team.

    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Lee Chung is a great doctor he pays attention to his patients needs and is very concerned about his patients

    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    He has every characteristic one wants in a physician. One of the absolute best

  • 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 -Associate Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    National Board of Medical Examiners
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Vascular Neurology)
    American Society of Neuroimaging (Neurosonology)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)

    Education history

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

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. 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, Sánchez-Porras R, Jewell SL, Balança B, Platz J, Hinzman JM, Lückl J, Schoknecht K, Schöll 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, Güresir 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 publication)
    2. Zha AM, Chung LS, Song SS, Majersik JJ, Jagolino-Cole A (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 publication)
    3. Chung LS, Brennan KC, Rolston J (2019). Early Focal Brain Injury Predicts Spreading Depolarizations after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery, 85(2), E188-E189. (Read full publication)
    4. Poon JT, Tkach A, Havenon AH, Hoversten K, Johnson J, Hannon PM, Chung LS, Majersik J (2021). Telestroke consultation can accurately diagnose ischemic stroke mimics. Journal of telemedicine and telecare, 1357633X21989558. (Read full publication)
    5. Karsy M, Harmer JR, Guan J, Brock AA, Ravindra VM, Chung LS, Tkach A, Majersik JJ, Park MS, Schmidt R (2018). Outcomes in adults with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of clinical neuroscience, 53, 34-40. (Read full publication)
    6. 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 J (2016). Tissue Plasminogen Activator Prescription and Administration Errors within a Regional Stroke System. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases, 25(3), 565-71. (Read full publication)
    7. de Havenon A, Bennett A, Stoddard GJ, Smith G, Wang H, Wold J, Chung L,Tirschwell DL, Majersik J (2016). Increased Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated with Worse Neurologic Outcome in Acute Anterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke. Stroke research and treatment,
    8. de Havenon A, Chung LS, Smith J, Taylor K, Majersik JJ, Chauhan (2019). Less Experienced Telestroke Consultants Are More Likely to Go On-Camera, but Less Likely to Give tPA. Stroke research and treatment, 2019, 1059369. (Read full publication)
    9. De Havenon A, Bennett A, Stoddard GJ, Smith G, Chung L, O'Donnell S, McNally S, Tirschwell D, Majersik J (2017). Determinants of the impact of blood pressure variability on neurological outcome after acute ischaemic stroke. Stroke and vascular neurology,

    Review

    1. de Havenon A, Chung L, Park M, Mossa-Basha (2016). Intracranial vessel wall MRI: a review of current indications and future applications. Neurovascular imaging (London),

    Abstract

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