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Miriam H Chung, MD
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Renal Faculty Practice Associates212-241-4060
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Dr. Miriam Chung is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and holds leadership roles in the division as Clinical Director of the Glomerular Diseases Program, Associate Clinical Director for the Division of Nephrology, and Associate Director for the Nephrology Fellowship.
Dr. Chung earned her medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and completed her residency at Yale, where she served as Chief Resident. She then completed a Nephrology fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell and additional specialized fellowship in Glomerular Diseases at Columbia University. Before joining Mount Sinai in 2017, she was a nephrologist at the Rogosin Institute and Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Her clinical expertise focuses on glomerular diseases, including IgA nephropathy, lupus nephritis, vasculitis, nephrotic syndrome, etc. Dr. Chung is deeply committed to medical education and has received multiple teaching awards, including the J. James Smith Teaching Award from Cornell Medicine housestaff and Mount Sinai’s Teaching Attending of the Year Award from nephrology fellows for three consecutive years.
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Nephrology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Focus
- Acute Interstitial Nephritis
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Alkalosis
- Blood Vessel Inflammation / Vasculitis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Congenital Kidney Disease
- Dialysis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypernatremia
- Hypokalemia
- Hyponatremia
- Kidney Biopsy
- Kidney Disease (Acute Or Chronic)
- Kidney Transplant
- Lupus Kidney Diseases
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Nephritis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Proteinuria (Protein In The Urine)
Education
MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency, Yale
Fellowship, Columbia University Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine
Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowship, Nephrology
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell
Fellowship, Other, Not Listed
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Awards
2016
Resident Report Attending of the Year Award
Cornell Internal Medicine Residency
2015
Teaching Excellence Award for “Outstanding Contributions as an Educator
Weill Cornell Medical College
2011
J James Smith Teaching Award “Who Exemplifies Qualities of Teacher, Scholar, and Physician”
Cornell Internal Medicine Residency
2006
Teacher of the Year Award
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Internal Medicine Residency
2004
Distinguished Houseofficer Award for "All-around Excellence"
Cornell Alumni Council
Research
Interest in clinical research in glomerular diseases, including lupus nephritis, IgA nephropathy, and FSGS.
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Pattern of Injury. Samuel Mon Wei Yu, Margaret Deoliveira, Miriam Chung, Richard Lafayette. Advances in Kidney Disease and Health
- IgA Nephropathy After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination. Matthew Abramson, Samuel Mon-Wei Yu, Kirk N. Campbell, Miriam Chung, Fadi Salem. Kidney Medicine
- Report of Three Cases of Minimal Change Disease Following the Second Dose of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Vaccine. Fadi Salem, Joshua L. Rein, Samuel Mon Wei Yu, Mathew Abramson, Paolo Cravedi, Miriam Chung. Kidney International Reports
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Care Provider’s Explanation
5 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
5 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.9 out of 5
Very concerned about me and my health.
Dr. Chung is a wonderful person and doctor.
Dr. Chung is exceptionally responsive and empathetic.
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Chung during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- Calliditas Therapeutics
- Calliditas Therapeutics AB
- Kyverna Therapeutics
- Travere Therapeutics
- Vera Therapeutics
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.