Chun-Hsi Chung, DMD, MS

Professional Biography

Dr. Chung is Chauncey M. F. Egel Endowed Chair and Director of Postdoctoral Orthodontics Program. He served as President (2017-2018) and Director (2010-2018) of the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Chung is a member of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists. He has received numerous honors and awards. Dr. Chung’s primary research interests include craniofacial growth and development, dentitional development, diagnosis and treatment of transverse problems, rapid palatal expansion, early orthodontic treatment for young children and adult orthodontics. He has numerous research papers published in the refereed journals, such as The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, The European Journal of Orthodontics, The Angle Orthodontist, Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, and Seminars in Orthodontics.

HONORS / CREDENTIALS

• Chauncey M. F. Egel Endowed Chair, Department of Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2013-present
• Chair, Department of Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2012-2013
• Interim Chair, Department of Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2011-2012
• Program Director, Postdoctoral Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2010-2015, 2017-present
• President, The American Board of Orthodontics, 2017-2018
• Director, The American Board of Orthodontics, 2010-2018
• Consultant, The American Board of Orthodontics, 2019-present
• Diplomate, The American Board of Orthodontics, 2002-present
• Associate editor, The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2010-2021
• Consultant, The commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), 2014-present
• Scientific Program Co-Chair, The American Association of Orthodontists Annual Session, 2018, 2022
• Diversity Search Advisor, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2018-2021
• Affirmative Action Officer, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2009-2011
• Chair, Examining Committee, The Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists-East Component, 2015-2016
• Chair, Academic Committee, The Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists-East Component, 2009-2010
• Member, The Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists-East Component, 2004-present
• The Orthodontic Faculty Development Fellowship Award, The American Association of Orthodontists Foundation, 2000, 2006
• Clinical Director, Department of Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 1992-2007
• The University of Pennsylvania Research Foundation Award, University of Pennsylvania, 1997

Selected Publications

Education

• Postdoctoral Certificate in Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania, 1992
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIH, 1990-1992
• M.S. in Oral Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 1992
• D.M.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1986
• B.D.S., National Taiwan University Dental School, Taiwan, 1981