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Bowen Chung, MD, Psychiatry, Torrance, CA

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Psychiatry • Torrance, CA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Community

Associate Professor-in-Residence, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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Summary

  • Bowen Chung, MD, MSHS is an Associate Professor in Residence in the Department of Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, an Adjunct Scientist at the RAND Corporation, and a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, a safety-net public hospital in Los Angeles County. He received his BA in English Literature from Williams College, MD from Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, and MSHS from the UCLA School of Public Health. Dr. Chung has been conducting health policy and services research in partnership with the community of South Los Angeles for over a decade to improve outcomes for depressed adults and pre-term delivery outcomes for pregnant women through support from the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the California Endowment, and the California Community Foundation. He is currently a core investigator in the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute's Community Engagement and Research Program. In addition, he was part of the research team that was awarded the 2014 Team Science Award from the Association for Clinical Translational Science / American Federation for Medical Research and the 2015 Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Award.

Education & Training

  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, NIMH Mental Health Services Research Fellowship, 2005 - 2008
  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
    Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, 2003 - 2005
  • Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA
    Fielding School of Public Health, UCLAMSHS, Health Services, 2003 - 2005
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2001 - 2003
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1998 - 2001
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1998
  • Williams College
    Williams CollegeB.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1989 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Helping U Help the Community Award Winner UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2015
  • Community Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Award Community Campus Partnerships for Health, 2015
  • ACTS Team Science Award Association for Clinical and Translational Research and the American Federation of Medical Research (AFMR), 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Child and Community Health Network. Evaluation of the Community Child Health Research Network (CCHN) Community-Academic Partnership  
    BeLue R, Schafer P, Chung, B, Vance, M, Lanzi, R, O'Campo P, and (CCHN), Child and Community Health Network, Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, 1/1/2014
  • Community Partners in Care (CPIC): Video Summary of Rationale, Study Approach / Implementation, and Client 6-month Outcomes  
    Mango J, Cabiling E, Wright A, Jones F, Jones L, Ramos A, Pulido E, Wells K, Chung B, CES4Health.info, 1/1/2014
  • Community-Partnered Evaluation of Depression Services for Clients of Community-Based Agencies in Under-Resourced Communities in Los Angeles  
    Miranda J, Ong MK, Jones L, Chung B, Dixon E, Tang L, Gilmore J, Sherbourne C, Ngo V, Stockdale S, Ramos E, Belin TR, Wells KB, J Gen Intern Med, 5/14/2013
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Abstracts/Posters

  • 12-Month Client and Cost Outcomes of Community Engagement Versus Technical Assistance for Depression Quality Improvement: A Partnered, Cluster, Randomized, Comparative...
    Chung B, Ong M, Ettner SL, Jones F, Gilmore J, McCreary M, Sherbourne C, Tang L, Dixon E, Miranda JM, Wells KB, 22nd NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research, Bethesda, MD, 4/23/2014
  • 12-Month Outcomes of Community Engagement Versus Technical Assistance for Depression Quality Improvement: A Partnered, Cluster, Randomized, Comparative-Effectiveness T...
    Chung B, Ong M, Ettner SL, Jones F, McCreary M, Gilmore J, Miranda JM, Wells KB, Association for Clinical and Translational Science, Washington, DC, 4/9/2014
  • Comorbid Depression and Substance Abuse in Safety-net clients of Health and Community-based Agencies in Los Angles: Clinical Needs and Service Use Patterns
    Chang ET, Chung B, Gilmore J, Tang L, Morgan AU, Wells KB, Academy Health Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 6/27/2013
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Lectures

  • Community Partners in Care: Engaging Communities in Building Resilience and Addressing Depression 
    Unversity of New Mexico Health Science Center Clinical Translational Science Center, Albuquerque, Ne - 10/22/2014
  • Addressing Depression in Underserved Los Angeles Communities: Findings From The Community Partners in Care Study 
    Department of Internal Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA - 6/13/2014
  • 12-Month Client and Cost Outcomes of Community Engagement Versus Technical Assistance for Depression Quality Improvement: A Partnered, Cluster, Randomized, Comparative... 
    Bethesda, MD - 4/23/2014
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Press Mentions

  • Nerve Changes in Eyes Can Help Confirm 'Long COVID'; Mental Health Issues Tied to COVID-19 Death Risk
    Nerve Changes in Eyes Can Help Confirm 'Long COVID'; Mental Health Issues Tied to COVID-19 Death RiskJuly 28th, 2021
  • Addendum: NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research: Harnessing Science to Strengthen the Public Health Impact
    Addendum: NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research: Harnessing Science to Strengthen the Public Health ImpactAugust 1st, 2016

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