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Wendy Chung, MD, Medical Genetics, Boston, MA, New York-Presbyterian Hospital

WendyKayChungMDPhD

Medical Genetics • Boston, MA

Clinical Genetics, Clinical Molecular Genetics

Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Childrens Hospital and Harvard Medical School

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Summary

  • Dr. Wendy Chung is a medical geneticist and Chair of Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston, MA. She received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 23 years. She specializes in clinical genetics and clinical molecular genetics and is experienced in inborn errors of metabolism. She has more than 600 publications. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

Education & Training

  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2006 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Molecular Genetics
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics and Genomics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
  • New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Height and Body Mass Index as Modifiers of Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers: A Mendelian Randomization Study  
    Susan M Domchek, Wendy K Chung, Patricia A Ganz, Robert L Nussbaum, Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Rare Variants in SOX17 Are Associated with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension with Congenital Heart Disease  
    Usha Krishnan, Eric D Austin, Frederick E Dewey, D Dunbar Ivy, Wendy K Chung, Rizwan Hamid, BioMed Central

Lectures

  • Myths of Primary Care Providers and Patients-Families Regarding Genetics -- Setting the Record Straight 
    Genetics in Primary Care Institute (GPCI), Central, Illinois - 7/26/2012

Press Mentions

  • DNA Project Gives Scientists Diverse Genome for Comparison
    DNA Project Gives Scientists Diverse Genome for ComparisonMay 10th, 2023
  • Teens Knowing Results of Their Cardiomyopathy Genetic Tests May Improve Family Function
    Teens Knowing Results of Their Cardiomyopathy Genetic Tests May Improve Family FunctionJuly 13th, 2021
  • How Physicians Should Answer Questions from Patients About Consumer Genetic Tests
    How Physicians Should Answer Questions from Patients About Consumer Genetic TestsMay 2nd, 2019

Grant Support

  • Molecular Genetic Analysis Of Human ObesityNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2012
  • Impact Of Return Of Incidental Genetic Test Results To Research Participants In TNational Human Genome Research Institute2011
  • Molecular Approaches To Gene Identification In Congenital Heart DiseaseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
  • Identification Of Novel Genes For Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2008–2011

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Wendy Chung, Dr. Wendy Chung, MD, Dr. W Chung, Dr. Wendy Kay Chung