Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-7246
Dr. Jung's philosophy of care is to provide empathetic and comprehensive clinical expertise to patients in pain management, anesthesiology, and perioperative care. His goal is to educate, treat, and provide resources to patients to become more functional and healthier.
Dr. Jung is a pain medicine specialist and anesthesiologist that provides multimodal care for pain management, anesthesiology, and perioperative care. He has special clinical interest and expertise in image-guided pain procedures, research, and medical devices.
Dr. Jung's research focuses on pain management, anesthesiology, and perioperative care. His research expertise includes clinical trials, medical devices, innovation in healthcare, and management of complex patients.
General Anesthesiology
Pain Medicine
B.A., Northwestern University, Evanston IL 2009
M.D., Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago IL 2015
M.B.A., Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, Evanston IL 2015
Transitional Year, MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn IL 2015-2016
Anesthesiology, UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco CA 2016-2019
Pain Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2019-2020
UC Davis Venture Catalyst Triple Ring Technologies Consulting Award - 2023, UC Davis, 2023
Pain Fellowship Excellence Award, American Academy of Pain Medicine - 2023, 2023
Little Bang! Award, UC Davis Health - 2022, UC Davis Health, 2022
Excellence and Innovation Award in Graduate Medical Education, UCSF Medical Center, 2019, UCSF Medical Center, 2019
Outstanding Resident Research Award, UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute - 2019, UCSF, 2019
Excellence and Innovation Award in Graduate Medical Education, UCSF Medical Center, 2019
Mark A. Rosen Award for Resident Scholarship, Department of Anesthesia, UCSF Medical Center, 2019
Outstanding Resident Research Award, UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI), 2019
First Place Poster Presentation, Western Anesthesia Residents Conference (WARC), 2019
Good Catch Award in Clinical Care, MacNeal Hospital, 2016
Beta Gamma Sigma Honors, Kellogg School of Management, 2015
Cum Laude in Scientia Experimentali Honors, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 2015
Research Thesis Program, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 2011
Phi Beta Kappa Honors, Northwestern University, 2009
Shah A, Przybysz A, Wang K, Jones I, Manuel S, Dayal R, Jung MJ, Schloemerkemper N, Gandhi S. Knowledge gaps in anesthetic gas utilization in a large academic hospital system: a multicenter survey. Cereus, 15(3): e35868. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35868
Singh N, Jung MJ, Yusuf F, Khan A, Su T, Glinka-Przybysz A, Taylor S. The use of immersive audiovisual distraction with virtual reality during pain procedures: a randomized controlled trial. Pain Medicine. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnad066
White WW Jr, & Jung MJ. Three-dimensional virtual reality spinal cord stimulator training improves trainee procedural confidence and performance . Neuromodulation, S1094-715(22): 00631-6. doi: 10.1016/j.neurom.2022.03.005
Singh N, DeMesa C, Pritzlaff S, Jung MJ, Green C. Implementation of virtual multiple mini-interviews for fellowship recruitment. Pain Medicine, 22(8): 1717-1721. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnab141
Sanghvi C, Su T, Yaksh TL, Copenhaver DJ, Klineberg EO, Jung MJ. Severe altered mentation due to cervicothoracic intrathecal pump after correction of cervical stenosis: a case report. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, 46(12): 1100-1102. doi: doi: 10.1136/rapm-2021-103041
Lee DW, Pritzlaff S, Jung MJ, Ghosh P, Hagedorn JM, Tate J, Scarfo K, Strang N, Chakravarthy K, Sayed D, Deer TR, Amirdelfan K. Latest Evidence-Based Application for Radiofrequency Neurotomy (LEARN): Best Practice Guidelines from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN). J Pain Res, 14: 2807-2831. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S325665
Jung MJ, Libaw JS, Ma K, Whitlock EL, Feiner JR, Sinskey JL. Pediatric Distraction on Induction of Anesthesia With Virtual Reality and Perioperative Anxiolysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesth Analg. 2021 Mar 1;132(3):798-806. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000005004. PMID:32618627.
Jung MJ, Libaw JS, Manuel SP, Kathiriya IS, Srejic U, Gandhi S. Interactive anesthesiology educational program improves wellness for anesthesiologists and their children. J Clin Anesth. 2021 Feb 5;70:110192. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110192. Epub ahead of print.
Jung MJ, Pritzlaff SG. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Severe Refractory Upper Extremity Post-Amputation Pain. Neuromodulation. 2020 Jul 30. doi:10.1111/ner.13246. Epub ahead of print. PMID:32734623.
Wong JMK, Bortoletto P, Tolentino J, Jung MJ, Milad MP. Urinary Tract Injury in Gynecologic Laparoscopy for Benign Indication: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jan;131(1):100-108. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000002414. PMID:29215524.