Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, received his health services research training as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar from the University of Michigan. He obtained his general surgery training from the University of Texas in San Antonio, his plastic surgery training from the University of Michigan and his hand surgery training from the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore. Dr. Chung's research interests involve the structuring of evidence-based practice and research in hand surgery. His projects have focused on epidemiology studies and clinical trials to derive the best evidence to guide treatment for upper extremity conditions. He developed the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire, which is widely used in this country and around the world for measuring outcomes after hand surgery. He has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for evaluating outcomes of joint replacement surgery for rheumatoid hand conditions, and he has served on numerous NIH grant review panels for programmatic and training grants relating to rheumatoid arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. Dr Chung has published over 140 peer-reviewed papers, 50 book chapters and 3 books.

Selected publications:
Chung KC, Pillsbury MS, Walters MR, Hayward RA: Reliability and validity testing of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire. The Journal of Hand Surgery 23A:575-587, 1998.

Chung KC, Walters MR, Greenfield MLVH, Chernew ME: Endoscopic versus open carpal tunnel release: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 102:1089-1099, 1998.

Chung KC, Wei FC: An outcome study of thumb reconstruction using microvascular toe transfer. The Journal of Hand Surgery 25A:651-658, 2000.

Chung KC, Kotsis SV, Kim HM: A prospective outcomes study of Swanson metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty for the rheumatoid hand. The Journal of Hand Surgery 29A:646-653, 2004.

Chung KC, Kowalski CP, Kim HM, Kazmers IS: Patient outcomes following Swanson silastic metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty in the rheumatoid hand: systematic overview. The Journal of Rheumatology 27:1395-1402, 2000.

Chung KC, Watt AJ, Kotsis SV, Margaliot Z, Haase SC, Kim HM: Treatment of unstable distal radius fractures with the volar locking plating system. Journal of Bone Joint Surgery (A) 88:2687-2694, 2006.