Jeffrey Sung, MD
Personal Statement
My work focuses on education and training in the areas of suicide prevention and suicide care. Particular interests include supporting clinicians who have experienced the loss of a patient to suicide and building knowledge among health care professionals about cultural aspects of firearm ownership and use.
Education
Northwestern Univ. Medical School Medical education, 1998
UW - Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Residency, Psychiatry
Department Affiliations
Centers/Programs
Other Affiliations
Forefront Suicide Prevention, University of Washington School of Social Work
Scholarly Expertise
Teaching Philosophy
Training begins with accurate identification of clinical phenomenology and extends to description using established explanatory models. Theoretical models then guide clinical interventions with the goal of therapeutic benefit to the patient.
Recent Publications
(2026 Apr 8)
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
Tong JY, Sung J, Valentine R, Chan W, Psaltis AJ, Selva D
(2025 Dec 19)
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
Tong JY, Sung J, Slattery J, Selva D
(2026 May-Jun)
Surv Ophthalmol 71(3): 941-950
Tong JY, Sung J, Chan W, Psaltis AJ, Selva D
(2025 Oct 1)
Oper Neurosurg 29(4): 610-611
Tong JY, Candy NG, Sung J, Jukes AK, Selva D
(2025 Oct 1)
Oper Neurosurg 29(4): 563-568
Tong JY, Candy NG, Sung J, Jukes AK, Selva D
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