Dr. Frances Chung is a Professor of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University Health Network and University of Toronto. She is the ResMed Chair of Anesthesiology, Sleep and Perioperative Medicine. She is a co-founder and past president of the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine. Also, she is a Past President for the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. 

In total, she has 257 publications with an h-index of 57 and over 11,000 citations. She has presented and lectured at many national and international meetings, including over 400 invited lectures. Her research work has been recognized through multiple awards including the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s McLaughlin-Gallie Visiting Professorship; the Research Recognition Award from the Canadian Anesthesiologist’s Society; Research Award from the Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; Fellow Teaching Award, University Health Network; and the Distinguished Services Award from the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. To celebrate 2017 World Anesthesia Day, her work "High STOP-Bang score indicates a high probability of sleep apnea" (http://www.stopbang.ca). was chosen to be among the Top 25 Most Important Articles in the History of Anesthesia by British Journal of Anaesthesia.

Dr. Frances Chung’s research interests are in several areas:

  • sleep apnea
  • patient safety
  • monitoring
  • perioperative medicine
  • pain
  • morbid obesity
  • enhanced recovery after surgery
  • nausea and vomiting
  • ambulatory anesthesia

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The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review.
BMC Neurol. 2019 Aug 15;19(1):195
Mubashir T, Abrahamyan L, Niazi A, Piyasena D, Arif AA, Wong J, Osorio RS, Ryan CM, Chung F
Pulse-ox paradox: potential versus pitfalls of pulse oximetry monitoring in surgical patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
Can J Anaesth. 2019 Jul 30;:
Suen CM, Chung F
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Ambulatory Surgery: Who Is Truly at Risk?
Anesth Analg. 2019 Aug;129(2):327-329
Urman RD, Chung F, Gan TJ
Characterization of respiratory compromise and the potential clinical utility of capnography in the post-anesthesia care unit: a blinded observational trial.
J Clin Monit Comput. 2019 Jun 07;:
Chung F, Wong J, Mestek ML, Niebel KH, Lichtenthal P
Utilizing Patient E-learning in an Intervention Study on Preoperative Smoking Cessation.
Anesth Analg. 2018 05;126(5):1646-1653
Wong J, Raveendran R, Chuang J, Friedman Z, Singh M, Patras J, Wong DT, Chung F
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Intravenous Amisulpride as Treatment of Established Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Who Have Had No Prior Prophylaxis.
Anesth Analg. 2019 Jun;128(6):1098-1105
Candiotti KA, Kranke P, Bergese SD, Melson TI, Motsch J, Siddiqui N, Chung F, Rodriguez Y, Minkowitz HS, Ayad SS, Diemunsch P, Fox G
Association of Unrecognized Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Postoperative Cardiovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Major Noncardiac Surgery.
JAMA. 2019 05 14;321(18):1788-1798
Chan MTV, Wang CY, Seet E, Tam S, Lai HY, Chew EFF, Wu WKK, Cheng BCP, Lam CKM, Short TG, Hui DSC, Chung F, Postoperative Vascular Complications in Unrecognized Obstructive Sleep Apnea (POSA) Study Investigators
Knowledge Gaps in the Perioperative Management of Adults With Narcolepsy: A Call for Further Research.
Anesth Analg. 2019 Mar 07;:
Hershner S, Dauvilliers Y, Chung F, Singh M, Wong J, Gali B, Kakkar R, Mignot E, Thorpy M, Auckley D
Pre-operative biomarkers and imaging tests as predictors of post-operative delirium in non-cardiac surgical patients: a systematic review.
BMC Anesthesiol. 2019 Feb 23;19(1):25
Ayob F, Lam E, Ho G, Chung F, El-Beheiry H, Wong J
Preoperative smoking cessation as part of surgical prehabilitation.
Can J Anaesth. 2019 Jan 03;:
An D, Ayob F, Rajaleelan W, Chung F, Wong J

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Professor, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto
Senior Staff Anesthesiologist, University Health Network-Mount Sinai Hospital