Bow (Ben) Young Chung, MD
Bow (Ben) Young Chung, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Specialties
- Cardiology (Heart Care)
- Transplant
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- Crown Point, IN - Virginia Street
- Springfield
- More
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
Meet Dr. Chung
Ben Young Chung, MD specializes in the care of patients with cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, heart transplantation, ventricular assist devices (VADs) and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Chung's clinical focus is expanding the reach of the University of Chicago heart failure team to underserved populations in the greater Chicagoland area, northwest Indiana and downstate Illinois. He believes that compassionate cardiology care and access to advanced heart failure should be available to all people regardless of geographic region.
His research focus is in the improvement of outcomes following heart transplant and VAD. He has been published in Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Circulation Heart Failure and Journal of Cardiac Failure.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart Transplant
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Disease
Languages Spoken
- English
- Korean
Medical Education
- Jefferson Medical College
Residency
- University of Chicago Medical Center
Fellowship
- University of Chicago Medicine
Internship
- University of Chicago Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- Heart Failure Society of America
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
Our list of accepted insurance providers is subject to change at any time. You should contact your insurance company to confirm UChicago Medicine participates in their network before scheduling your appointment. If your insurance company is not listed here, or if you have any other questions, please contact Managed.Care@uchospitals.edu.