Olivia Hung, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Medicine
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Olivia Hung, MD, PhD, is a clinical assistant professor in the UA College of Medicine-Tucson, Division of Cardiology and with Banner – University Medical Center Tucson.

Dr. Hung received her AB in Chemistry from Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, where she graduated cum laude in her field.  She completed a PhD in Organic Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, CA.  She then earned her MD at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.  She completed her postgraduate training at the Emory University School of Medicine in the ABIM Research Pathway with combined training in the J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency and Academic Clinical Investigator Pathway in Cardiovascular Diseases (Cardiology Fellowship).

Dr. Hung is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.

 

Research Interests: 

Dr. Hung's clinical interests include non-invasive cardiology, heart disease prevention, cardio-oncology and cardiac imaging.

Her research interests include cardiovascular disease in women and coronary physiology.

She has authored multiple original research publications and textbook chapters.

Board Certifications: 
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, 2018
Degrees: 
MD: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2011
PhD: Organic Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 2007
AB: Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2003
Fellowships: 
Emory University School of Medicine, Academic Clinical Investigator Pathway in Cardiovascular Diseases (Cardiology Fellowship), Atlanta, GA, 2018
Honors and Awards: 
American College of Cardiology Fellows-In-Training Legislative Conference Travel Award, 2015
American Heart Association Women in Cardiology Trainee Award for Excellence, 2015
Novartis Fellowship Award in Organic Chemistry for Women and Minorities, 2006
Harvard University Bureau of Study Counsel Award Peer Tutor, 2001-2003
National Merit Scholarship, 1999
Residencies: 
Emory University School of Medicine, J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency, Atlanta, GA, 2013
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