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Cardiology (Heart Care), Transplant | More
Clinical Associate of Medicine
773-702-9461 Request an Appointment Refer a Patient Ben Chung, MD specializes in the care of patients with cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, heart transplantation, ventricular assist devices (VADs) and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Chung's clinical focus is expanding the reach of the University of Chicago heart failure team to underserved populations in the greater Chicagoland area, northwest Indiana and downstate Illinois. He believes that compassionate cardiology care and access to advanced heart failure should be available to all people regardless of geographic region.
His research focus is in the improvement of outcomes following heart transplant and VAD. He has been published in Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Circulation Heart Failure and Journal of Cardiac Failure.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Heart failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart Transplant
- Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
Education
Jefferson Medical College
Additional Education
- Internship: University of Chicago Medicine
- Residency: University of Chicago Medicine
- Fellowship: University of Chicago Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Heart Failure Society of America
- Aetna POS
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO
- BCBS HMO (HMOI)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare
- Coventry Health Plan PPO
- Great West PPO
- Illinicare
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice / Choice Plus
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
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Ingalls Outpatient Center - Harvey
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