Richard Joonoh Chung | Scholars@Duke

Richard Joonoh Chung
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Chronic illnesses in adolescence
Health behavior change
Healthcare transitions
Positive Youth Development
Treatment Adherence
Obesity
Eating Disorders
Adolescent Cardiovascular Health

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Primary Care Pediatrics, Pediatrics 2017
Associate Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2017

Contact Information

4020 N. Roxboro St., Room 2028, Durham, NC 27704
DUMC Box 3675, Durham, NC 27710
richard.chung@duke.edu (919) 620-5333

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellowship in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston 2009 - 2011
- Medicine-Pediatrics Internship and Residency, Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine 2005 - 2009
- M.D., Yale University 2005
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2011 - 2017
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Primary Care Pediatrics, Pediatrics 2011 - 2017
Recognition
In the News
- APR 11, 2016 The Wall Street Journal
  
  Dr. Richard Chung, Dr. Allen Frances: Should all teens be screened for depression?
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Social Determinants of HPV Vaccine Completion among Adolescents awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2021
- CISA RFTP 2017-03 Syncope Prevention Study (Lead) - Option 2 awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018 - 2019
- All Together Now: Making Health and Referral Systems Work for Young People awarded by Sexual Health Initiatives for Teens 2016 - 2019
- Welcome Baby - Duke Pediatrics Collaborative Teen Parenting Program awarded by American Academy of Pediatrics 2018 - 2019
- CISA RFTP 2017-03 Syncope Prevention Study (Lead) - Base awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017 - 2018
- All Together Now: Making Health and Referral Systems Work for Young People awarded by Sexual Health Initiatives for Teens 2016
- Transition Collaborative Clinic awarded by Arnold P. Gold Foundation 2014 - 2015
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Chung, Richard J. “The Value of “Heartsink”.” Journal of Graduate Medical Education 10, no. 6 (December 2018): 624–25. https://doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-18-00424.1.
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  - Cadogan, Kelly, Julee Waldrop, Gary Maslow, and Richard J. Chung. “S.M.A.R.T. Transitions: A Program Evaluation..” J Pediatr Health Care 32, no. 4 (July 2018): e81–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.02.008.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Joan Jasien, and Gary R. Maslow. “Resident Dyads Providing Transition Care to Adolescents and Young Adults With Chronic Illnesses and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities..” Journal of Graduate Medical Education 9, no. 2 (April 2017): 222–27. https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-16-00292.1.
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  - Hill, Sherika N., Gary R. Maslow, and Richard J. Chung. “"Skin Deep Resilience" Among Disadvantaged Blacks: Critical Questions, Elusive Answers..” Pediatrics 138, no. 6 (December 2016). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-3063.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Currie Touloumtzis, and Holly Gooding. “Staying Young at Heart: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adolescents and Young Adults..” Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine 17, no. 12 (December 2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11936-015-0414-x.
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  - Chu, Patricia Y., Gary R. Maslow, Megan von Isenburg, and Richard J. Chung. “Systematic Review of the Impact of Transition Interventions for Adolescents With Chronic Illness on Transfer From Pediatric to Adult Healthcare..” J Pediatr Nurs 30, no. 5 (September 2015): e19–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2015.05.022.
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  - Chung, Richard J., and Abigail English. “Commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of adolescents..” Current Opinion in Pediatrics 27, no. 4 (August 2015): 427–33. https://doi.org/10.1097/mop.0000000000000242.
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  - Victor, Elizabeth C., Richard Chung, and Robert J. Thompson. “Identifying Adolescent Patients at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Development of a Brief Sexual Health Screening Survey..” Clinical Pediatrics 54, no. 9 (August 2015): 878–87. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922814563273.
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  - Maslow, Gary R., Kathleen Dunlap, and Richard J. Chung. “Depression and Suicide in Children and Adolescents..” Pediatrics in Review 36, no. 7 (July 2015): 299–308. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.36-7-299.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Emmanuel B. Walter, Alex R. Kemper, and Amanda Dayton. “Keen on teen vaccines: improvement of adolescent vaccine coverage in rural North Carolina..” The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 56, no. 5 Suppl (May 2015): S14–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.10.272.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Laura Sherman, Elizabeth Goodman, David S. Bickham, and Michael Rich. “Exploring the perspectives of obese adolescent girls..” Qualitative Health Research 23, no. 10 (October 2013): 1369–76. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732313505777.
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  - Maslow, Gary R., and Richard J. Chung. “Systematic review of positive youth development programs for adolescents with chronic illness..” Pediatrics 131, no. 5 (May 2013): e1605–18. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2012-1615.
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  - Walter, Emmanuel B., and Richard J. Chung. “Immunizations for preteens..” North Carolina Medical Journal 74, no. 1 (January 2013): 66–71.
  - Trenor, Cameron C., Richard J. Chung, Alan D. Michelson, Ellis J. Neufeld, Catherine M. Gordon, Marc R. Laufer, and S Jean Emans. “Hormonal contraception and thrombotic risk: a multidisciplinary approach..” Pediatrics 127, no. 2 (February 2011): 347–57. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2010-2221.
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  - Chung, Richard J., Pamela J. Burke, and Elizabeth Goodman. “Firm foundations: strength-based approaches to adolescent chronic disease..” Current Opinion in Pediatrics 22, no. 4 (August 2010): 389–97. https://doi.org/10.1097/mop.0b013e32833a468e.
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  - Bravender, Terrill, Alexandra Russell, Richard J. Chung, and Sarah C. Armstrong. “A "novel" intervention: a pilot study of children's literature and healthy lifestyles..” Pediatrics 125, no. 3 (March 2010): e513–17. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-1666.
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  - Beloeil, Hélène, Zaid Ababneh, Richard Chung, David Zurakowski, Robert V. Mulkern, and Charles B. Berde. “Effects of bupivacaine and tetrodotoxin on carrageenan-induced hind paw inflammation in rats (Part 1): hyperalgesia, edema, and systemic cytokines..” Anesthesiology 105, no. 1 (July 2006): 128–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200607000-00022.
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  - Blumenfeld, Hal, Kelly A. McNally, Susan D. Vanderhill, A LeBron Paige, Richard Chung, Kathryn Davis, Andrew D. Norden, et al. “Positive and negative network correlations in temporal lobe epilepsy..” Cerebral Cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) 14, no. 8 (August 2004): 892–902. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhh048.
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- Conference Papers
  - Benefield, Halei C., Meghan A. Jobson, Katy Sims, Jason Fine, Richard J. Chung, Michael C. Beuhler, and William F. Pendergraft. “Trends in Pediatric Acetaminophen Exposures Reported to the National Poison Data System in the United States.” In Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 26:585–86. WILEY, 2017.
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  - Hart, Laura, Gary R. Maslow, Nirmish Shah, Richard J. Chung, Audrey Brown, and Richard Sloane. “CLINIC UTILIZATION IN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS BEFORE AND AFTER TRANSFER TO ADULT-ORIENTED CARE.” In Journal of General Internal Medicine, 31:S159–60. SPRINGER, 2016.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- PEDS 227C: Adolescent Medicine 2019
- PEDS 404C: Advanced Adolescent Medicine 2019
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Virtual Avatar Coaches: Improving Mental Health Treatment for College Students with Accessible Peer Support. 2018 - 2019 2018 - 2019

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers

Recent Courses

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship