Audrey K. Chun
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Medicine
Print Profile
Certifications
Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Focus
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Anxiety
- Atherosclerosis
- Blood Pressure Testing And Measurement
- Cellulitis
- Cerumen Impaction
- Cholesterol Tests
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Common Cold
- Constipation
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dehydration
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Depression
- Echocardiogram
- Failure-To-Thrive
- Falls
- Frailty
- Gait Abnormalities
- Herpes Zoster Vaccine
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Fracture
- Insomnia
- Low Back Pain
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pneumococcal Vaccine
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccine
- Tetanus Vaccine
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Urinary Incontinence-Female
- Urinary Incontinence-Male
- Vascular Dementia
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Vitamin D Deficiency
Education
MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
Baylor College of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Geriatric
Mount Sinai Hospital
Biography
Dr. Audrey Chun completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She then finished her fellowship in geriatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine where she also served as Chief Fellow. As a recipient of a Health Professions Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA), she was able to pursue her clinical interests that include geriatric assessment, medical education, and delivery of care in the outpatient setting. She is active in the educational programs of Geriatrics and Palliative Care and regularly participates in the education of medical students, residents, geriatrics fellows and colleagues at her home institution and nationally. She has been featured in the Frontline documentary “Living Old” and has participated in numerous panel discussions on aging in America and its implications. Currently, she is Vice Chair for Clinical Services in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and Director of Coffey Geriatrics at the Martha Stewart Center for Living at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.
In the News
Dr. Chun discusses geriartic medicine and the prevention of falls in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up.
View the PDF.
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Chun during 2012 and/or 2013. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Research & Development, LLC
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website at http://icahn.mssm.edu/about-us/services-and-resources/faculty-resources/handbooks-and-policies/faculty-handbook. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.
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