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
(2025 May 2)
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown)
Tong JY, Candy NG, Sung J, Jukes AK, Selva D
(2025 May)
Eye (Lond) 39(7): 1390-1393
Tong JY, Sung J, Rana K, Chan W, Psaltis AJ, Selva D
(2025 May)
Eye (Lond) 39(7): 1380-1383
Tong JY, Sung J, Chan W, Psaltis AJ, Selva D
(2024 Dec 27)
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
Sung J, Tong JY, Patel S, Slattery J, Jukes A, Selva D
(2025 May-Jun 01)
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 41(3): 280-284
Tong JY, Sung J, Chan W, Psaltis AJ, Selva D
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