Dr. Michael Hoonbae Chung M.D. MPH
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
325 9th Ave Seattle WA, 98104About
Dr. Chung has been living and working in Nairobi, Kenya and Hanoi, Vietnam since 2002. At these sites in Africa and Southeast Asia, he has been involved in HIV treatment and care, field epidemiology research, ...
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1998
Univ. of Chicago Pritzker Sch of Med 1998
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease- 2006
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial.
- The consequences of post-election violence on antiretroviral HIV therapy in Kenya.
- Cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among HIV-positive women on antiretroviral therapy in Kenya.
- Incidence and correlates of HIV-1 RNA detection in the breast milk of women receiving HAART for the prevention of HIV-1 transmission.
- Increased incidence of symptomatic peripheral neuropathy among adults receiving stavudine- versus zidovudine-based antiretroviral regimens in Kenya.
- In-depth analysis of patient-clinician cell phone communication during the WelTel Kenya1 antiretroviral adherence trial.
- Comparison of HPV DNA testing in cervical exfoliated cells and tissue biopsies among HIV-positive women in Kenya.
- Male, mobile, and moneyed: loss to follow-up vs. transfer of care in an urban African antiretroviral treatment clinic.
- Residual disease and HPV persistence after cryotherapy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3 in HIV-positive women in Kenya.
- Methylation Levels of CADM1, MAL, and MIR124-2 in Cervical Scrapes for Triage of HIV-Infected, High-Risk HPV-Positive Women in Kenya.
- Maternal Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces Vertical Cytomegalovirus Transmission But Does Not Reduce Breast Milk Cytomegalovirus Levels.
- Risk Factors for Hypoxia and Tachypnea Among Adolescents With Vertically-acquired HIV in Nairobi.
- Costs of integrating cervical cancer screening at an HIV clinic in Kenya.
- Alcohol use and immune reconstitution among HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Nairobi, Kenya.
Fellowships
- UW - Allergy & Infectious Diseases
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