JudithHyunsukChungMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Orange, CA

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of California, Irvine College of Medicine

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Office
3800 W Chapman Ave
Suite 3490
Orange, CA 92868
Phone+1 714-456-5967

Fax+1 714-456-8383

Summary

Judith Chung, MD, is an Obstetrics & Gynecology specialist located in Orange, CA, with a subspecialty in Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk. She completed her medical education with a residency at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. She also holds a PhD in Health Services Research from UCLA. Dr. Chung serves as a professor at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine and is a consulting physician at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital. Her experience includes general obstetrics and gynecology, maternal and fetal medicine, high-risk pregnancies, cesarean sections, and pregnancy in adolescence. She has published several articles on topics related to pregnancy outcomes and has been recognized with various honors, including the Orange County Physician of Excellence and those for teaching and scholarly contributions.

Education & Training

University of California, Los AngelesPhD, Health Services Research, 2001 - 2009
University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1996 - 2000
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1996
Wellesley CollegeBA, Chemistry and French, 1987 - 1991

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2000 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1997 - 2000
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

1st Place Poster Presentation Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospitalists, 2016
Orange County Physician of Excellence 2015
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Outstanding Reviewer American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2010
1st Annual Kirk A. Keegan, Jr, MD Resident Teaching Award University of California, Irvine, 2008
Blue Ribbon Poster Presentation American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2008
Orange County Physician of Excellence Orange Coast Magazine, 2008
Top 100 Reviewers American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2007
Raymond Goodman Award University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health, 2006
George W. Householder, III Memorial Prize University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, 1996
American Heart Association Research Fellowship University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, 1994
Phi Beta Kappa Wellesley College, 1991
Sigma Xi Wellesley College, 1991
Durant Scholar – Magna Cum Laude Wellesley College, 1991
Dr. Leila Knox Prize in Biochemistry Wellesley College, 1991
Departmental Honors – Chemistry Wellesley College, 1991
Zimmerman Foundation Premedical Student Fellowship Wellesley College, 1990
Howard Hughes Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship Wellesley College, 1989
First Year Distinction Wellesley College, 1987
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Dietary Inflammatory Index Is Differentially Associated With Cardiometabolic Health After Pregnancy on the Basis of Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Exposure.
McKenzie K Jancsura, Michael D Wirth, Nathan P Helsabeck, Brian M Mercer, David M Haas
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024-12-17
Insomnia in Pregnancy and Obstetric Outcomes.
Rachel Friedlander, Xiaoning Huang, Phyllis Zee, Sadiya S Khan, Philip Greenland
Sleep. 2024-12-12
Early prediction of preeclampsia using the first trimester vaginal microbiome.
William F Kindschuh, George I Austin, Yoli Meydan, Heekuk Park, Julia A Urban
Biorxiv. 2024-12-02

Journal Articles

905 Utility of COVID-19 Universal Screening Protocol for Pregnant Patients: Review of Maternal Characteristics and Outcomes
Judith Chung, MD, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patterns of Leisure-Time Physical Activity Across Pregnancy and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Hyagriv N Simhan, Deborah B Ehrenthal, William A Grobman, Judith H Chung, Philip Greenland, Anthony L Shanks, Samuel Parry, David M Haas, Ronald J Wapner, BioMed Central
Journal Club, Physical abuse and preterm delivery: Rodriguez et al
Nageotte MP, McNulty J, Chung J, Rajan P, Winovitch K, Fitzmaurice L, Hatfield T, Jolley J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2008
OB Dilemmas: Is this induction necessary?
Chung J, Wing DA, OBG Management, 1/1/2006
Complete hydatidiform mole: a disease changing profile
Coukos G, Makrigiannakis A, Chung J, Rubin SC, Benjamin I, J Reprod Med, 1/1/1999
An unusual presentation of vulvar cancer: a traumatic aetiology?
Weinberg JM, Chung J, Tangoren IA, Rudolph RI, Genitourin Med, 1/1/1997
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Books/Book Chapters

Obstetrics and Gynecology Women’s Health Review: a Clinical Update
Chapter: Preterm Labor and Delivery
Hatfield TA, Chung JHEditors: DiSaia PJ, Chaudhuri G, Giudice LC, Moore TR, Smith LH, Porto M.Elsevier, Philadelphia2012
Educational Review Manual in Obstetrics and Gynecology for the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chapter: Post-partum Care
Chung JH, Hameed AEditors: Lobo RE.Castle-Connolly Graduate Medical Publishers, Ltd, New YorkEdition 3rd,2008

Abstracts/Posters

Location matters: cesarean delivery rates for twin gestations are lower in hospitals with higher levels of obstetrical and newborn care
Simon V, Gomez M, Phibbs C, Caughey A, Chung J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2017
Cesarean delivery rates in pregnancies complicated by fetal abdominal wall defects are reduced in hospitals with higher levels of neonatal intensive care
Johnston R, Gutierrez P, Phibbs C, Caughey A, Chung J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2017
Effects of US acculturation and obesity on birth outcomes in Latina women
Perez MJ, Chung JH, Campos B, Sorkin D, Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2016
The hospital matters: the impact of level of care on cesarean delivery rates in pregnancies complicated by preeclamapsia
Sheibani L, Hatfield T, Phibbs CS, Caughey AB, Chung JH, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2016
Effects of body mass index on perinatal outcomes in women with pre-gestational diabetes mellitus
Sabol B, Snowden J, Swank M, Frias A, Main E, Gilbert W, Chung J, Caughey A, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2016
Term elective induction of labor and risk of cesarean delivery in nulliparous obese women
Lee V, Darney B, Snowden J, Main E, Gilbert W, Chung J, Caughey A, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2015
Short sleep duration is associated with the development of gestational diabetes
Facco F, Reid K, Grobman W, Parker C, Silver R, Nhan-Chang C, Parry S, Chung J, Lewis J, Schubert F, Hunter S, Esplin M, Simhan H, Hoffman M, Elovitz M, Wing D, Latime..., Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2015
Utilization of 4 and 8 hr urine collections compared to spot urine protein/creatinine (P/C) ratio and 24 hr urine protein collections for diagnosis of preeclampsia
Hatfield T, Stephenson M, Chung J, Wing D, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2015
Maternal obesity and perinatal outcomes: does the definition of obesity matter?
Snowden J, Darney B, Cheng Y, Marshall N, Main E, Gilbert W, Chung J, Caughey A, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2014
Maternal height and perinatal outcomes in normal weight women
Marshall N, Snowden J, Darney B, Main E, Gilbert W, Chung J, Caughey A, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2014
Neonatal morbidities, or lack thereof, in the super obese patient who gains less than recommended by IOM guidelines
Swank M, Caughey A, Main E, Melsop K, Gilbert W, Chung, J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2014
Obesity, height, and race/ethnicity: joint effects on cesarean delivery
Snowden J, Marshall N, Darney G, Main E, Gilbert W, Chung J, Caughey J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2014
Impact of pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on failed trial of labor after cesarean
Chung, J, Swank M, Main E, Melsop K, Gilbert W, Caughey A, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2014
Maternal morbidities increase with increasing antenatal weight gain in the super obese population. Should the weight gain guidelines be lowered?
Swank M, Caughey A, Main E, Melsop K, Gilbert W, Chung, J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2014
Geographic distribution of resources and risk of gestational diabetes
Young C, Laurent O, Chung J, Wu J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2014
Impact of gestational weight gain by BMI class on cesarean delivery in nulliparous women
Marshall N, Halloran D, Chung J, Snowden J, Cheng Y, Melsop K, Main E, Gilbert W, Caughey A, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
Prevalence of non-medically indicated induction of labor among women with varying body mass index in California
Snowden J, Cheng Y, Darney, Marshall N, Chung J, Main E, Gilbert W, Melsop K, Caughey A, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
The Impact of Gestational Change in Body Mass Index (BMI) on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women with Gestational Diabetes
Chung, J, Swank M, Main E, Melsop K, Gilbert W, Caughey A, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
BMI and Gestational Diabetes
Emerson J, Main E, Gilbert W, Chung J, Melsop K, Cheng Y, Snowden J, Caughey A, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
The Impact of Change in Pregnancy Body Mass Index on Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight
Swank M, Caughey A, Farinelli C, Main E, Melsop K, Gilbert W, Chung, J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
The Impact of Change in Pregnancy Body Mass Index on Cesarean Delivery
Swank M, Caughey A, Farinelli C, Main E, Melsop K, Gilbert W, Chung, J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
The Impact of Change in Pregnancy Body Mass Index on Macrosomia
Swank M, Caughey A, Farinelli C, Main E, Melsop K, Gilbert W, Chung, J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
Antepartum risk factors and delivery-related morbidities in cases of failed operative vaginal deliveries
Fong A, Pan D, Ogunyemi D, Chung J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
The Impact of Change in Pregnancy Body Mass Index on Gestational Hypertension/Preeclampsia
Swank M, Caughey A, Farinelli C, Main E, Melsop K, Gilbert W, Chung, J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
Failure rate and delivery-related morbidity in vacuum delivery, forceps delivery, or a combination of both
Fong A, Wu E, Pan D, Ogunyemi D, Chung J, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

Treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus: Oral hypoglycemic agents compared to subcutaneous insulin therapy
1/1/2006
Normal Labor
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA - 1/1./2008
How to Deliver a Baby
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA - 1/28/2011
A prospective randomized control trial for the comparison of misoprostol, foley catheter, and combination misoprostol-foley catheter for labor induction
1/6./2003
The impact of antenatal weight gain above and below the Institute of Medicine Guidelines Among Extremely Obese Pregnant Women
London, United Kingdom - 1/15/2015
Obstetrical hospitalists improve resident education and care of the labor and delivery patient as perceived from the resident perspective
Boulder, Colorado - 1/1./2016
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Other

Deregionalization of Perinatal Services in California: Better Care or Adverse Consequences
Chung JH, dissertation
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2009
The debate over elective caesarean delivery
Chung J, Noblett K, OC Family Magazine
1/1/2008