Jennifer U. Sung, MD
Diseases of the Retina
Jennifer Sung, MD
Dr. Jennifer Sung is a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained retina specialist in San Francisco. She treats diseases of the macula, retina, and vitreous, both medically and surgically, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions, macular puckers and holes, and retinal detachments.
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Academic & Professional Background
Dr. Sung previously served as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she taught medical students, ophthalmology residents, and retinal fellows in the treatment of retinal diseases. She has been a co-investigator in multiple clinical trials studying age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions, diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, and proliferative vitreoretinopathy, and received a research award from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation and a National Institutes of Health K12 Clinician Scientist Grant for research in retinal neuroprotection.
She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, The Retina Society, American Society of Retina Specialists, and Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and serves as a peer reviewer for ophthalmology journals.
Dr. Sung joined Pacific Eye Associates in 2011 and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family. Outside of medicine, she enjoys music and ballet.
Training
BS, Neurobiology and Physiology
Northwestern University
MBA, Healthcare Management
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Doctor of Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Ophthalmology Residency
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Retina Fellowship
Moorfields Eye Hospital
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship
Wills Eye Hospital
