Bow (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 cardiac sarcoidosis, and he runs a multidisciplinary sarcoidosis clinic with faculty members in rheumatology, pulmonology, and neurology. He is also focused on 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 in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis, and following heart transplant and VAD. He has been published in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Circulation Heart Failure and Journal of Cardiac Failure.
Increase in short-term risk of rejection in heart transplant patients receiving granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.
Increase in short-term risk of rejection in heart transplant patients receiving granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 11; 37(11):1322-1328.
PMID: 30174163
Acute Myocarditis Secondary to Reactivated Chromosomally-Integrated Human Herpesvirus 6.
Acute Myocarditis Secondary to Reactivated Chromosomally-Integrated Human Herpesvirus 6. J Card Fail. 2017 07; 23(7):576-577.
PMID: 28522239
Mechanical circulatory support devices: methods to optimize hemodynamics during use.
Mechanical circulatory support devices: methods to optimize hemodynamics during use. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2017 May; 14(5):343-353.
PMID: 28448170
Successful Reversal of Bradycardia and Dyspnea With Aminophylline After Ticagrelor Load.
Successful Reversal of Bradycardia and Dyspnea With Aminophylline After Ticagrelor Load. J Pharm Pract. 2018 Feb; 31(1):112-114.
PMID: 27920235