About Daniel Chung, MD

Clinical Interests:

Treats:

Locations

Mass General Gastroenterology
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-5996

Medical Education

  • MD, Harvard Medical School
  • Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

American Board Certifications

  • Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.


Research

  • Genotype-phenotype correlations in hereditary cancer syndromes.
  • Cancer surveillance in hereditary cancer syndromes.
  • New approaches to colon cancer screening.
  • The hypoxic microenvironment in colon cancer.
  • Angiogenesis in colon cancer.
  • Molecular genetics of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Publications

  • Select Publications:

    • Mizukami Y, Jo WS, Duerr EM, Gala M, Li J, Zhang XB, Zimmer MA, Iliopoulos O, Zukerberg LR, Lynch MP, Rueda BR, Chung DC. Induction of interleukin-8 preserves the angiogenic response in HIF-1 deficient colon cancer cells. Nature Medicine, 2005, 11:992-97.
    • Pino MS, Kikuchi H, Zeng M, Herraiz MT, Sperduti I, Berger D, Park DY, Iafrate AJ, Zukerberg LR, Chung DC. The epithelial to mesenchymal transition is impaired in colon cancer cells with microsatellite instability. Gastroenterology. 2009 Dec 21
    • Gala MK, Mizukami Y, Le LP, Moriichi K, Austin T, Yamamoto M, Lauwers GY, Bardeesy N, Chung DC.  Germline mutations in oncogene-induced senescence pathways are associated with multiple sessile serrated adenomas.  Gastroenterology.  2014;146(2):520-9. PMID: 24512911
    • Adar T, Rodgers LH, Shannon KM, Yoshida M, Ma T, Mattia A, Lauwers GY, Iafrate AJ, Chung DC. A tailored approach to BRAF and MLH1 methylation testing in a universal screening program for Lynch syndrome.  Mod Pathol. 2017;30(3):440-7. PMID: 28059100.
    • Adar T, Rodgers LH, Shannon KM, Yoshida M, Ma T, Mattia A, Lauwers GY, Iafrate AJ, Hartford NM, Oliva E, Chung DC. Universal screening of both endometrial and colon cancers increases the detection of Lynch syndrome. Cancer. 2018 May 11. PMID: 29750335
    • Nguyen LH, Goel A, Chung DC. Pathways of colorectal carcinogenesis.  Gastroenterology. 2019 Oct 14. pii: S0016-5085(19)41441-8. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.08.059.  PMID: 3162262

Reviews: Comments and Ratings

4.9out of 5(111 Ratings, 36 Comments)

January 2025

My provider offered alternative screening procedure since Medicare did not approve an endoscopy.


January 2025

Dr. Chung is the most highly regarded of all of my care providers. He is the best and that's all I have to say.


January 2025

Dr Chung clarified the possibilities of what the inherent genetic mutation could do long term if not properly monitored and what monitoring is needed during that time.


January 2025

Dr. Chung gets top marks. He was attentive and thoughtful, listened to what I had to say, answered my questions clearly and with the depth to address a nuanced and sensitive subject.


January 2025

Dr. Chung carefully listened to my symptoms and explained complex medical details in an understandable way. The clear explanations made my medical experience truly outstanding.


January 2025

He is very knowledgeable and caring.


January 2025

Dr. Chung is fantastic. I'm lucky to live in a city with a hospital like MGH and Drs Chung and [redacted]. Not only can they save you from colon cancer, but they can laugh at dumb jokes and make you feel comfortable in the worst moments of your life.


December 2024

Dr. Chung knows my medical profile very well.


December 2024

Thorough


November 2024

Mr Chung is awesome very friendly, no attitude makes you feel very comfortable

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