Sei Chung, M.D.

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Otolaryngology
Inflammatory Sinonasal Disease
Sinonasal & Skull Base Tumors

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Biography

Sei Y. Chung, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pediatric and adult tumors and cancers of the sinuses and skull base, inflammatory sinonasal disease, and anterior skull-base defects.

Dr. Chung graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her medical degree at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and graduated with honors and received the Excellence in Otolaryngology Award. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center. She then received advanced training in rhinology and skull base surgery through a fellowship at UT Southwestern.

Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023.

In 2024, Dr. Chung was named a Castle Connolly Rising Star, and then in 2025, she was named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Also in 2025, Dr. Chung was awarded the distinction of a Texas Super Doctors Rising Star.

Dr. Chung is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, the American Rhinologic Society, the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS), Korean American Otolaryngology Society, the Dallas Academy of Otolaryngology, the Dallas County Medical Society and the Texas Association of Otolaryngology.

She has been invited to deliver numerous presentations and lectures at national and international meetings. She has contributed to over 35 written publications and textbooks within several prestigious journals, including JAMA, Journal of Neurological Surgery, The Laryngoscope, International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, and Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. She also currently serves as the lead principal investigator in clinical trials investigating therapeutic treatments in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.

Personal Note

When she’s not working, Dr. Chung enjoys spending time with her husband and their two sons, as well as golfing, cooking, and hiking.

Education & Training

Medical School - Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (2013-2017)
Residency - New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia, Cornell University (2017-2022), Otolaryngology
Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2022-2023), Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
American Rhinologic Society

Honors & Awards

Otolaryngology Fellows Research Symposium Award 2023, UT Southwestern
Otolaryngology Resident Research Award 2022, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center
Excellence in Otolaryngology Award 2017, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Books & Publications

Books
- History of Malpractice Litigation in the United States in Litigation in Otolaryngology: Minimizing Liability and Preventing Adverse Outcomes
  Chung SY, Fang CH, Grube JG, Eloy JA (2020), New York, NY, Springer
- Informed Consent in Otolaryngology in Litigation in Otolaryngology: Minimizing Liability and Preventing Adverse Outcomes
  Fang CH, Chung SY, Grube JG, Hsueh WD, Baredes S, Eloy JA (2020), New York, NY, Springer
- Malpractice in Rhinology in Litigation in Otolaryngology: Minimizing Liability and Preventing Adverse Outcomes
  Grube JG, Chung SY, Fang CH, Hsueh WD, Eloy JA (2020), New York, NY, Springer
- Histology of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies in Management of Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies
  Chung SY, Fang CH, Grube JG, Mirani NM, Baredes S, Eloy JA (2020), New York, NY, Springer
- Introduction in Allergy in Otolaryngology Practice, A Comprehensive Guide
  Chung SY, Marple BF (2025), Springer Cham
- Epistaxis in Office Based Surgical Procedures in Otolaryngology
  line N, Chung SY, Halderman A (2025), Elsevier
- Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Nasal Polyposis and its Management
  Chung SY, Gudis DA, Schlosser RJ (2024), Springer Cham
Publications
- Tips and tricks for management of the dysfunctional maxillary sinus.
  Chung SY, Halderman AA, Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery 2023 Feb 31 1 24-32
- SMARCB1(INI-1)-Deficient Sinonasal Carcinoma: An Evolving Entity.
  Chung SY, Kenee P, Mitton T, Halderman A, Journal of neurological surgery reports 2023 Jan 84 1 e1-e5
- Temporal Dynamics of Nasopharyngeal and Tracheal SARS-CoV-2 Cycle Thresholds in COVID-19 Patients with Tracheostomy.
  Long SM, Chern A, Cooley V, Chung S, Feit NZ, Craney A, Simon MS, Tassler AB, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2022 Apr
- Minimally invasive surgery for massive orbital osteomas.
  Chung SY, Kazim M, Gudis DA, European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases 2021 Nov 138 Suppl 4 125-127
- Association between social determinants of health and olfactory function: a scoping review.
  James J, Tsvik AM, Chung SY, Usseglio J, Gudis DA, Overdevest JB, International forum of allergy & rhinology 2021 10 11 10 1472-1493
- Combined transnasal and transoral surgery for congenital skull base defects in infants.
  Chung SY, Gudis DA, European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases 2021 Aug 138 Suppl 1 27-29
- Percutaneous and Open Tracheostomy in Patients with COVID-19: Comparison and Outcomes of an Institutional Series in New York City.
  Long SM, Chern A, Feit NZ, Chung S, Ramaswamy AT, Li C, Cooley V, Hill S, Rajwani K, Villena-Vargas J, Schenck E, Stiles B, Tassler AB, Annals of surgery 2021 Mar 273 3 403-409
- Thyroidectomy Complications in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
  Chung SY, Govindan A, Babu A, Tassler A, Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2019 Jul 161 1 46-51
- To Pack or Not to Pack: Inpatient Management of Epistaxis in the Elderly.
  Zhou AH, Chung SY, Sylvester MJ, Zaki M, Svider PS, Hsueh WD, Baredes S, Eloy JA, American journal of rhinology & allergy 2018 Nov 32 6 539-545
- Impact of Body Mass Index on Perioperative Outcomes of Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery.
  Lee YJ, Wong A, Filimonov A, Sangal NR, Yeon Chung S, Hsueh WD, Baredes S, Eloy JA American journal of rhinology & allergy 2018 Sep 32 5 404-411
- Impact of obstructive sleep apnea in transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: An analysis of inpatient data.
  Chung SY, Sylvester MJ, Patel VR, Zaki M, Baredes S, Liu JK, Eloy JA, The Laryngoscope 2018 May 128 5 1027-1032
- Do geographic differences or socioeconomic disparities affect survival in sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma?
  Zhou AH, Chung SY, Patel VR, Unsal AA, Hsueh WD, Baredes S, Eloy JA, International forum of allergy & rhinology 2017 Dec 7 12 1195-1200
- Geographic region: Does it matter in cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck?
  Kiliç S, Unsal AA, Chung SY, Samarrai R, Kiliç SS, Baredes S, Eloy JA, The Laryngoscope 2017 Dec 127 12 2763-2769
- Head and neck sweat gland adenocarcinoma: A population-based perspective of a rare entity.
  Unsal AA, Patel VR, Chung SY, Zhou AH, Baredes S, Eloy JA, The Laryngoscope 2017 Dec 127 12 2757-2762
- Pediatric head and neck bone sarcomas: An analysis of 204 cases.
  Brady JS, Chung SY, Marchiano E, Eloy JA, Baredes S, Park RCW, International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2017 Sep 100 71-76
- A Population-Based Analysis of Survival for Sinonasal Rhabdomyosarcoma.
  Unsal AA, Chung SY, Unsal AB, Baredes S, Eloy JA, Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2017 Jul 157 1 142-149
- Pediatric sinonasal malignancies: A population-based analysis.
  Chung SY, Unsal AA, Kiliç S, Baredes S, Liu JK, Eloy JA, International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2017 Jul 98 97-102
- Effect of diabetes mellitus on postoperative endoscopic sinus surgery outcomes.
  Filimonov A, Chung SY, Wong A, Brady JS, Baredes S, Eloy JA, International forum of allergy & rhinology 2017 Jun 7 6 584-590
- Arterial ligation versus embolization in epistaxis management: Counterintuitive national trends.
  Sylvester MJ, Chung SY, Guinand LA, Govindan A, Baredes S, Eloy JA, The Laryngoscope 2017 May 127 5 1017-1020
- Glomus jugulare manifesting as angiogenesis of the external ear canal.
  Chung SY, Liu JK, Park RC, Jyung RW, Ear, nose, & throat journal 2017 Mar 96 3 E39-E40
- Sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a population-based analysis of 694 cases.
  Unsal AA, Chung SY, Zhou AH, Baredes S, Eloy JA, International forum of allergy & rhinology 2017 Mar 7 3 312-320
- Prevalence of Cochlear-Facial Dehiscence in a Study of 1,020 Temporal Bone Specimens.
  Fang CH, Chung SY, Blake DM, Vazquez A, Li C, Carey JP, Francis HW, Jyung RW, Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2016 Aug 37 7 967-72
- Population-based trends in outcomes in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oral cavity.
  Dubal PM, Unsal AA, Chung SY, Patel AV, Park RC, Baredes S, Eloy JA, American journal of otolaryngology 2016 37 5 398-406

Clinical Focus

Inflammatory Sinonasal Disease
Sinonasal & Skull Base Tumors
Anterior Skull-Base Defects