Biography
Chair of Health Systems Science; Professor
- Health Systems Science
As Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine’s Founding Chair of Health Systems Science, Dr. Chung leads the development and implementation of a four-year curriculum in topics ranging from patient safety and quality to community and population health, as well as the growth of a new health services research enterprise. In addition to his roles at the school of medicine, he is currently an Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy and Management at UCLA; Associate Editor of Academic Pediatrics; and Past President of the Academic Pediatric Association. His personal research interests include primary care redesign for medically and socially complex children; and childhood determinants of adult health, including early childhood development, educational environments, child and adolescent health behaviors, juvenile justice, and child poverty and adversity. Dr. Chung has received grants from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Lucile Packard Foundation, and other public and private agencies.
