Dr. Chung is chief medical officer for the Joint Pediatric Enterprise of Children’s Health and UT Southwestern, and also serves as president of the physician organization and chief medical executive for Children’s Health. He also remains actively engaged in patient care. He provides physician-led oversight of clinical operations across pediatric services, aligning stakeholders from both institutions around shared priorities, measures and resources to advance quality, safety, access, experience and cost-efficiency. On a day-to-day basis, he supports leaders with clear goals and metrics while addressing operational challenges such as bed capacity, patient flow and workflow improvement. He championed Children’s Health’s inaugural clinical outcomes report in February 2025, reinforcing transparency, accountability and continuous improvement across specialties and sites. With projections that the Dallas–Fort Worth pediatric population will increase by nearly 700,000 by 2050, the enterprise will play an important role in joint strategic and physician workforce planning. The partnership is also advancing a new $5 billion Dallas pediatric campus spanning more than 33 acres and nearly 5 million square feet to expand inpatient, surgical and ambulatory capacity, and Dr. Chung helped propel priorities including pediatric behavioral health through efforts tied to the Texas Behavioral Health Center and Children’s Health’s $261 million support for the eventual pediatric unit. He was selected for the Society of University Surgeons Lifetime Achievement Award, has authored over 160 academic articles, and delivered the Southern Surgical Association presidential address in December 2025.
