Pak H. Chung, M.D.

About

Ask what the hardest part of an IVF cycle is and most physicians say the injections. For a Mandarin- or Cantonese-speaking patient doing monitoring scans in Manhattan, the hardest part is often the language — consent forms, stimulation instructions, the exact words for what went wrong last time. Pak H. Chung removes that variable. Born in Hong Kong, medically trained at the University of Hong Kong, he consults in Chinese with no interpreter in the room, and his office staff and patient literature are bilingual.

He arrived at this continuity early: residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Rochester (1994), reproductive endocrinology fellowship at the University of South Florida (1996), and a CRM faculty appointment the same year — he has practiced inside the same Center ever since. His clinical range covers the full toolkit: ovulation induction and IUI, in vitro fertilization, egg freezing and fertility preservation, and reproductive surgery, with particular experience in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic treatment of the structural problems that block conception — tubal disease, cysts, endometriosis, fibroids.

Recurrent pregnancy loss is his named depth area, worked up across genetic, anatomic, endocrine, immunologic and thrombophilic angles. Beyond the clinic he has led the Chinese American Medical Society as President, serves on boards supporting the Chinatown health community, lectures internationally, and has published peer-reviewed articles and chapters throughout. He is double board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Clinical Expertise

• IVF Full Management: Stimulation through transfer, with cycle planning built for patients coordinating treatment from Asia
• Reproductive Surgery: Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic correction of tubal blockage, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, fibroids and polyps
• Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Multi-axis evaluation — genetic, anatomic, endocrine, immune, thrombophilic — and targeted treatment
• Fertility Preservation / Egg Freezing: Oocyte and embryo cryopreservation as part of the Center’s program
• Male Factor Infertility: ART solutions including ICSI for couples with sperm-quality or -count issues
• Ovulation Induction and IUI: First-line monitored cycles before escalation

Why Choose Dr. Chung

A career in one center. He joined CRM in 1996 immediately after fellowship; patients get institutional memory of the lab, the nurses and the protocols rather than a recent transfer.

Chinese-language care at the physician level, not the hotline level. He grew up in Hong Kong’s medical system and consults in both Mandarin and Cantonese; the office carries bilingual staff and written materials.

Surgeon and IVF doctor in one appointment. Structural problems that need laparoscopy or hysteroscopy do not get outsourced to a colleague — he operates, then runs the cycles that follow.

Community leadership, documented. Past President of the Chinese American Medical Society, board service for Chinatown health clinics, and active support of infertility patient organizations in the US and Hong Kong.

Professional Affiliations

Double board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Past President, Chinese American Medical Society; board member, Chinatown Clinic Foundation; fellow and member societies of American and Chinese-American medical organizations. Associate Attending Obstetrician/Gynecologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Suitable For

• Mandarin and Cantonese-speaking patients in the New York area: Diagnosis, consent and counseling in your language, start to finish
• Patients traveling from Asia for treatment: Cycle timing, surgery and staging planned around international travel by a physician who knows both systems
• Recurrent miscarriage patients: A named evaluation specialty across every major cause category
• Women needing surgery before IVF: Fibroids, endometriosis, tubal disease and polyps treated laparoscopically or hysteroscopically, then followed through embryo transfer
• Egg freezing for career or medical delays: Preservation counseling with Chinese-language support throughout