Professor of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology)

Lorinda Chung, MD

Bio

Dr. Chung is a Professor of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology) and Dermatology at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Chung initiated and developed the Stanford Scleroderma Program which focuses on three major goals: 1) To provide outstanding, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary care for patients with systemic sclerosis and related diseases; 2) To maintain a detailed clinical database and biorepository of SSc tissue samples to perform collaborative epidemiological and translational studies; 3) To conduct industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials of novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of SSc. The Scleroderma Program has grown dramatically since its conception, and Dr. Chung now leads a team of over 20 clinicians and researchers focused on SSc patient care and research. Dr. Chung has a vast amount of experience in SSc clinical trial design and enrollment, and has completed several investigator-initiated clinical trials, all of which included collaborative translational studies to better understand the mechanism of action of novel agents in the SSc population.

Clinical Focus

  • Immunology and Rheumatology
  • Rheumatology
  • Scleroderma, Systemic
  • Connective Tissue Diseases

Academic Appointments

Administrative Appointments

  • Member, Pulmonary Hypertension Association Scientific Leadership Council (2014 - Present)
  • Abstract Reviewer, Scleroderma World Congress Meeting (2013 - 2013)
  • Member, Medical Advisory Board for Scleroderma Foundation (2012 - Present)
  • Secretary/Clerk, Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium (2011 - Present)
  • Lead Guest Editor, International Journal of Rheumatology, Special Issues on Systemic Sclerosis (2010 - 2011)

Honors & Awards

  • Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology & Rheumatology Teaching Award, Stanford School of Medicine (2014)
  • Office of Diversity and Leadership Faculty Fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine (2012)
  • Travel Award, Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium (2007)
  • Distinguished Fellow Award, American College of Rheumatology (2006)
  • Faculty Fellowship, Center for Clinical Immunology at Stanford (2006)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Associate Program Director for Rheumatology Fellowship, Stanford University (2014 - Present)
  • Preceptor for residents on Women's Health Clerkship, Stanford University (2009 - Present)
  • Mentor at Fellows-in-training Scholarship Educational Session, American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting (2013 - 2013)
  • Director of Women's Rheumatology Clinic, Women's Health Center of Excellence, Palo Alto Veteran Affairs Health Care System (2009 - Present)
  • Preceptor for medical students in Ambulatory Medicine Clerkship at the Palo Alto Veteran Affairs Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine (2006 - Present)

Professional Education

  • Fellowship: Stanford University Immunology and Rheumatology Fellowship (2006) CA
  • Residency: Stanford University Internal Medicine Residency (2003) CA
  • Medical Education: The Ohio State University College of Medicine (2000) OH
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (2005)
  • AB, Princeton University, Molecular Biology (1996)
  • MD, Ohio State University, Medicine (2000)
  • MS, Stanford University, Epidemiology (2007)

Patents

  • Lorinda Chung, Howard Chang, William Robinson, David Fiorentino. "United States Patent 61/147,983 Profiling for Determination of Response to Treatment for Inflammatory Disease", Leland Stanford Junior University School of Medicine, Jan 28, 2009