Dennis Shung, MD, MHS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)Cards
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Dennis L. Shung, MD, MHS, PhD is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Digital Health in the section of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine at Yale. He is a physician data scientist and gastroenterologist working in the intersection of translational informatics, algorithmic development, and implementation science with a special focus on the management of acute gastrointestinal bleeding. He did his undergraduate studies at Rice University, received his MD from Baylor College of Medicine, MHS in Clinical Informatics from Yale, and PhD from Yale. He founded the Human+Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (HAIM) lab at Yale, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation. He was awarded a Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health, the 2022 AGA–Medtronic Pilot Research Award in Artificial Intelligence; the Research Scholar Award from the American Gastroenterological Association; the Iva Dostanic, MD, PhD, Physician-Scientist Trainee Award; and the Samuel Kushlan Award for Excellence in Research.
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Clinical Care
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Dennis Shung MD, MHS, PhD, is a general gastroenterologist with a particular interest in managing patients with gastrointestinal bleeding.
Gastrointestinal diseases are usually multifactorial, Dr. Shung says, so it is rewarding to work with the patient to get a holistic view into the best way to improve their gastrointestinal health.
“I enjoy listening to patients tell their stories and helping them understand, cope with, and get the right treatment for their gastrointestinal issues,” Dr. Shung says.
In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Shung is director of digital health in digestive diseases for Yale School of Medicine (his MHS is in clinical informatics and his PhD is in investigative medicine), and an assistant professor studying the intersection of clinical big data, informatics, and machine learning, with a focus on helping low-risk patients who are not hospitalized with gastrointestinal bleeding. “I work to empower doctors with tools to give the right care to the right person at the right time,” he says.
Clinical Specialties
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Board Certifications
Clinical Informatics
- Certification Organization
- AB of Preventive Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2022
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