Dr. Bow Chung

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Bow (Ben) Chung, MD specializes in the care of patients with cardiovascular disease, focusing on heart failure, heart transplantation, and the use of ventricular assist devices (VADs) for mechanical circulatory support. His clinical emphasis is on cardiac sarcoidosis, and he runs a multidisciplinary sarcoidosis clinic with faculty members from rheumatology, pulmonology, and neurology. Dr. Chung is dedicated to expanding the reach of the University of Chicago's heart failure team to underserved populations in the greater Chicagoland area, northwest Indiana, and downstate Illinois. He believes in providing compassionate cardiology care and ensuring access to advanced heart failure treatments for people regardless of geographic location. His research interests include improving outcomes for patients with cardiac sarcoidosis, heart transplantation, and VADs. Bow Chung has published work in prominent journals such as the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and Circulation: Heart Failure.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

Specializes in cardiovascular disease, heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support.

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Writing sample Candidate statement
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy