Jacob Hanbid Chung MD

Cataract Related, Retinal Disease

Chief of Ophthalmology, Englewood Health

111 Dean Dr Ste 2Tenafly, NJ 07670
Phone+1 201-567-5995
Fax+1 201-567-1354

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Summary

Jacob Chung, MD, is an ophthalmologist based in Tenafly, NJ, specializing in cataract-related issues and retinal disease. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School from 2003 to 2006 after obtaining his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Chung also completed an internship in internal medicine at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital. His research includes publications on complications in phacoemulsification cataract surgery and adalimumab-associated optic neuritis, which have been cited numerous times. Dr. Chung is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Education & Training

Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 2003 - 2006
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
New York University School of MedicineClass of 2002

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Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2006 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2006 - 2009
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification ChartMaker Medical Suite, STI Computer Services, Inc., 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification ChartMaker Medical Suite, STI Computer Services, Inc., 2013-2017
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

78 citations
Complications in resident-performed phacoemulsification cataract surgery at New Jersey Medical School
Neelakshi Bhagat, Nicholas Nissirios, Lindsay Potdevin, Jacob H. Chung, P.J. Lama
The British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2007-10-01
65 citations
Adalimumab-associated optic neuritis
Jacob H. Chung, Gregory P. Van Stavern, Larry Frohman, Roger E. Turbin
Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2006-05-15