Overview
Dr. Jayer Chung came to Houston from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where he was an Assistant Professor and most recently the Co-Medical Director at the University of Texas Southwestern Wound Center. During his time in Dallas, Dr. Chung also served as the Chief of Vascular Surgery at Parkland Memorial Hospital for 5 years prior to assuming the position at the University. He also received his Masters of Clinical Science from the Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences while in Dallas. He is re-locating with his wife, Ngoc My Nguyen Chung and two children. Dr. Chung completed his General Surgery training at the University of Colorado Health and Sciences Center, and his Vascular Surgery fellowship at Emory School of Medicine, where he was trained in the latest endovascular techniques as well as traditional open Vascular Surgery. Dr. Chung's clinical interests include limb salvage, diabetic foot ulceration, carotid occlusive disease, thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysmal disease, aortic graft infections, renovascular hypertension, mesenteric ischemia, venous and arterial thoracic outlet syndrome, and chronic deep venous thrombosis.
Dr. Chung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastrointestinal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Gangrene, Renal Vein Thrombosis, Thrombectomy, and Angioplasty.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 88 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 4 articles in the study of Gastrointestinal Fistula.
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- HMO
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Locations
7200 Cambridge St, Ste 6B, Houston, TX 77030
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
MD Anderson
Naruhiko Ikoma is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ikoma is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastrointestinal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Stomach Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Gastrectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
MD Anderson
David Santos is a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Santos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastrointestinal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Cellulitis, Choledocholithiasis, and Gallbladder Removal.
Dr. William E. Fisher is Professor and Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery and the George L. Jordan, M.D. Chair in General Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Fisher also serves as Director of the Elkins Pancreas Center at BCM; and is Vice President, Medical Staff and Chief of the Surgery Service Line at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.An internationally-known leader in pancreatic surgery, Dr. Fisher has focused entirely on surgery for pancreatic tumors and cysts in his practice for over 20 years and has extensive experience in advanced, minimally-invasive robotic pancreas surgery.Dr. Fisher’s professional interests include: pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure); minimally invasive/laparoscopic/robotic pancreatic surgery; pancreas cancer; distal and central pancreatectomy; pancreas resection; surgical oncology; common bile duct resection; Puestow procedure; Frey procedure; and laparoscopic pancreatectomy.Dr. Fisher has served as PI of two NIH-funded multicenter randomized clinical trials that generated practice-changing impact on the use of drains during pancreatectomy, and the subsequent development of a multicenter pancreatic-surgery-outcomes consortium. His basic science lab has studied the influence of gastrointestinal hormones on pancreatic cancer growth, the relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer, and genomic analysis of pancreatic cancer, resulting in over 160 peer-reviewed publications.Having served as principal investigator on more than 15 clinical trials for patients with pancreatic cancer, Dr. Fisher is currently PI at BCM for the NIH Consortium to Study Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer.Dr. Fisher received a B.A. from Wittenberg University and earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He held a research fellowship and completed his residency at The Ohio State University.Among his numerous honors and awards, Dr. Fisher has been recognized as one of America’s Top Doctors for Cancer (Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.), Top 1% of Doctors in the U.S. (U.S. News and World Report), and “Texas Super Doctor” (Texas Monthly). He is also the recipient of the Master Clinician Award for Excellence in Patient Care from BCM and has twice received the DeBakey Distinguished Service Award from the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at BCM. Dr. Fisher is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastrointestinal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Peripheral Artery DiseaseDr. Chung isDistinguished. Learn about Peripheral Artery Disease.
- Advanced
- Carotid Artery DiseaseDr. Chung isAdvanced. Learn about Carotid Artery Disease.
- GangreneDr. Chung isAdvanced. Learn about Gangrene.
- Renal Vein ThrombosisDr. Chung isAdvanced. Learn about Renal Vein Thrombosis.
- ThrombectomyDr. Chung isAdvanced. Learn about Thrombectomy.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Dr. Chung isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- AngioplastyDr. Chung isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Chung isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Chung isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Chung isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Chung isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.