Karine Chung, MD, MSCE

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Title:

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Specialties:

  • Infertility

Sub-specialties:

  • Reproductive Endocrinology
  • Infertility

Background:

Dr. Karine Chung joined USC Fertility in 2005 after completing her subspecialty training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility from the prestigious University of Pennsylvania.  While at UPenn she focused on the most advanced aspects of infertility diagnosis and treatment.  During this fellowship, Dr. Chung simultaneously earned a Master's degree in Clinical Epidemiology, conducting research on outcomes of in vitro fertilization.  Dr. Chung also holds the title of Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine, where she teaches and mentors trainees in the fields of obstetrics, gynecology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility.  She is founder and director of USC's Fertility Preservation Program and is also principal investigator of a number of clinical research projects, including egg freezing, novel methods for IVF stimulation, and outcomes of gestational surrogacy.  It is Dr. Chungs's goal to connect with her patients and help make their experience with fertility treatment a warm, personal and successful one.


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Education:

  • B.A., Weslyan University, Middletown, CT 1990 - 1994
  • Doctor of Medicine, Medicine, Ohio State University - Columbus 1994 - 1998
  • Master's Degree in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2003 - 2005

Internships:

  • New York University School of Medicine 1998 - 1999

Residencies:

  • New York University School of Medicine 1999 - 2002

Fellowships:

  • University of Pennsylvania 2002 - 2005

Board Certification:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Professional Society Memberships:

  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), ASRM Fertility Preservation Special Interest Group, American College of Obstetrician Gynecologists

Awards:

  • Dr. Chung was voted a Top Doctor by Pasadena Magazine in 2011.
  • Reproductive Endocrine Prize paper at PCRS 2008, "Is microdose GnRH agonist in the absence of exogenous gonadotropins sufficient to induce multiple follicle development?"
  • Appointment to NIH Reproductive Epidemiology Training Grant (T32), 2004
  • Philadelphia Area Reproductive Endocrine Society's Prize Scientific Paper, 2003, 2005
  • Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award, 2000
  • Samuel J. Roessler Research Scholarship, 1995
  • Scholar Athlete All American in Field Hockey, 1993

Languages:

  • English
  • Mandarin Chinese