Steve Chung
Advanced in Absence Seizure

Dr. Steve Chung

Neurology
Banner Health
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix - Banner - University Medicine Institutes 755
755 East McDowell Road, 
Phoenix, AZ 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Absence Seizure
Banner Health
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix - Banner - University Medicine Institutes 755
755 East McDowell Road, 
Phoenix, AZ 
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Overview

I enjoy patient advocate group activities as well as swimming and hiking.

Dr. Chung is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Absence Seizure. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 37 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 14 articles in the study of Absence Seizure.

Graduate Institution
Northwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicine, 1994
Residency
University of California San Francisco, Neurology, 1998
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in AZ
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology
American Board Of Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowships
University of California San Francisco, Electrophysiology, 1999
University of California San Francisco, Epilepsy, 2002
Hospital Affiliations
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix - Banner - University Medicine Institutes 755
755 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006
Call: 602-521-3086
Other Locations
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center
1405 South Alma School Road, Chandler, AZ 85286
Call: 480-256-7000
Banner University Physician Specialists LLC
1111 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006
Call: 602-839-2000

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Chung has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Epilepsy

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Clinical Trials

Fycompa Titration Intervals and Effects on Retention Rate
Fycompa Titration Intervals and Effects on Retention Rate
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 15, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Perampanel Oral Tablet
Study Phase: Phase 4
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Efficacy Study of Staccato Alprazolam (STAP-001) in Subjects With Epilepsy With a Predictable Seizure Pattern
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Efficacy Study of Staccato Alprazolam (STAP-001) in Subjects With Epilepsy With a Predictable Seizure Pattern
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 03, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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37 Total Publications

Cognitive and psychiatric adverse events during adjunctive cenobamate treatment in phase 2 and phase 3 clinical studies.
Cognitive and psychiatric adverse events during adjunctive cenobamate treatment in phase 2 and phase 3 clinical studies.
Journal: Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
Published: September 29, 2023
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Areas of Expertise

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  • Epilepsy
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  • Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
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    Elite
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  • Seizures
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  • Distinguished
  • Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
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    Distinguished
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  • Partial Seizure
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  • Absence Seizure
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  • Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features
    Dr. Chung is
    Advanced
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  • Conversion Disorder
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  • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
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    Advanced
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  • Memory Loss
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  • Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE)
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  • Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome
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  • Cortical Dysplasia
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  • Dravet Syndrome
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  • Epilepsy in Children
    Dr. Chung is
    Experienced
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  • Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures
    Dr. Chung is
    Experienced
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