Chinhak Chun, MD
Consultant
BACKGROUND
Currently, Dr. Chinhak Chun serves as Chief of Infectious diseases at Metro-West Medical Center, Framingham/Natick, Massachusetts. Dr. Chun chairs the Infection Control Committee and leads the prevention and control of infections program including the surveillance and policy implementation on the management of health care associated infections including multidrug-resistant organisms, central line-associated bloodstream infection and antibiotic stewardship.
Dr. Chun has been a president of the medical staff, chair of departments of medicine, and pharmacy and therapeutics committee. He is a physician champion in patient-centered care, patient experience, and a number of lean projects at his hospital. In addition, he is currently a physician leader of the Sharps Committee, which oversees all aspects of injuries to the health care workers due to unsafe medical equipment, and he authors a blog on patient safety.
EXPERIENCE WITH HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, MetroWest Medical Center, Natick and Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Chairman, Infection Control Committee, MetroWest, Medical Center, Natick and Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Past Chief of Medicine, Leonard Morse Hospital, Natick, Massachusetts, USA
Past President of Medical Staff and Chief of Medicine, WalthamWeston Hospital, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS
American Board of Infectious Disease, Diplomat
American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomat
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Infectious Disease Society of America
Joint Commission Certified Yellow Belt
PAST ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
Lecturer in Epidemiology, Department of Bacteriology and Health Services, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY, USA
Instructor in Epidemiology, Physician's Assistant School, USPHS Hospital, Staten, Island, NY, USA
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Medicine, Yonsei University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Premedical College, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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