Frances F T Chung, MBBS, FRCPC

Dr. Frances Chung is a Professor of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University Health Network, University of Toronto. She is the ResMed Research Chair of Anesthesia, Sleep, and Perioperative Medicine at University Health Network. She is the Co-Founder and Past President of the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine. She was awarded the 2022 Research.com Best Female Scientist Award https://research.com/u/frances-chung. Her D-Index is 102 with 378 publications.

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