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Office
208 Mill Rd
Fairhaven, MA 02719Phone+1 508-973-2661Fax+1 508-973-0314
Summary
- Dr. Waihong Chung is a gastroenterologist located in Fairhaven, MA, currently practicing at Southcoast Health System since 2022. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Brown University, where he also earned his medical degree in 2015. Dr. Chung has contributed to several publications, with topics ranging from alcohol-related gastrointestinal diseases to diagnostic models for colonoscopy, and his work has received a number of citations. He is also involved in clinical trials such as comparing pretreatment options for upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Education & Training
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2018
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 2015
- Brown UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2021 - 2026
- RI State Medical License 2017 - 2022
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Clinical Trials
- Metoclopramide, Azithromycin, or Nondrug Pretreatment for UGIB to Reduce Second Endoscopy Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsIncreased Prevalence of Alcohol-Related Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Savan Kothadia, Waihong Chung, May Min, Firrah Saeed, James Scharfen
Rhode Island Medical Journal. 2022-12-01 - 1 citationsCON: Should patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis fibrosis undergo bariatric surgery as a primary treatment?Eric B Newton, Jason Pan, Waihong Chung
Clinical Liver Disease. 2022-07-01 - 1 citationsNPO at Midnight: Reassessing Unnecessary Pre-Endoscopy Fasting.Firrah Saeed, Tzu-Yu Liu, Waihong Chung, Harlan Rich
Rhode Island Medical Journal. 2021-10-01
Press Mentions
- 7 Recent Reports in Liver: HCC Screening, Cirrhosis, DDWJune 19th, 2021
- These Two Diseases Are on a Dramatic Rise Post-PandemicMay 19th, 2021
- Alcohol-Related Issues Sent More People to the MD During COVID-19May 18th, 2021
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