Judith Hyunsuk Chung MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

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

3800 W Chapman AveSuite 3490Orange, CA 92868
Phone+1 714-456-5967
Fax+1 714-456-8383

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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

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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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Subtypes of Hypertension 2 to 7 Years After First Pregnancy.
Laura H Brubaker, Janet M Catov, C Noel Bairey Merz, Shannon Barnes, Bethany Barone Gibbs
Hypertension. 2026-08-01
Mild Thrombocytopenia at Admission to Labor and Delivery: Implications for Postpartum Hemorrhage.
Adrian Hernandez Lopez, Rebecca Post, Joanie Chung, Kiran Magee, Brian Crosland
The Permanente Journal. 2026-06-16
Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and chorioamnionitis.
Christine Field, William A Grobman, Jiqiang Wu, Becky McNeil, David M Haas
Journal of Perinatology. 2026-05-01

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

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

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

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