Carol Chung

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About

Personal Statement:

I am interested in sleep-disordered breathing, which affects about 10% of the Alberta population. If untreated, severe sleep-disordered breathing is associated with serious health conditions. About 80% of sleep apnea is undiagnosed. One of my interests is collaborating on developing a reliable,  efficient and patient-centred model for diagnosing and managing patients with sleep-disordered breathing.

Dr. Chung is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s medical school. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine and Respirology at the University of Alberta, followed by a Sleep Medicine fellowship at the Universities of Alberta and Calgary. Dr. Chung has been a member of the University of Alberta’s Division of Pulmonary Medicine since 2016 and was promoted to associate clinical professor in 2022.

Leadership and Collaborations:

Dr. Chung is the Program Director of the Adult Respirology Residency Training Program at the University of Alberta. She is also a member of the Pulmonary Medicine Executive Committee.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Chung is attending physician and fulltime medical staff with Alberta Health Services at the University of Alberta Hospital. She is an active collaborator at the Edmonton Sleep Laboratory in efforts to improve diagnostic and treatment efficiency in sleep-disordered breathing. 

Research

Dr. Chung’s research examines potential new therapies for lung conditions including COPD. She also participates in medical education research. She is co-author on papers published in journals such as CHEST. She has co-authored book chapters for objective structured clinical examinations for the medical curriculum.

Teaching

Dr. Chung instructs medical students, residents and subspecialty residents in the classroom and on clinical wards. She is frequently invited to teach in clinical physical examination skill workshop. She also gives seminars on sleep apnea, including at continuing medical education session.

Voduc N., Adamson R., Kashgari A., Fenton M., Porhownick N., Wojnar M., Sharma K., Gillson A.M., Chung C., McConnell M.

Chest. 2020 December; 158 (6):2485-2492 10.1016/j.chest.2020.06.046