Crawford K. Chung's Online Review Report Card

I've have been seeing Dr. Crawford Chung for over 30 years, he is very knowledgeable, you can get appointment with in a couple of days.  His office is never over crowded, and you can get your prescription filled the same day. He doesn't take a moth to fill out insurance forms

I am surprised that Dr. Chung has any reviews under five stars.  I have bee seeing him for several years for my asthma and he has been able to control it allowing me to run three marathons.  He responds to what I tell him and advises accordingly.  He is polite, respectful, responsive, and exactly what I look for in a doctor.

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My sister was referred to Dr. Chung by her internist for problems with breathing, swallowing and speaking in May 2016. Dr. Chung examined her briefly,did not order chest X-rays, and saw her again 3 weeks later. Again, he did not order chest X-rays but instead referred her to an ENT. One week later, we checked her into a hospital who responsibly took X-rays and to our horror she was diagnosed with lung cancer and died 11 days later. See my Yelp Review for the full review.

My sister was referred to Dr. Chung by her internist for problems with breathing, swallowing and speaking in May 2016. Dr. Chung examined her briefly, then directed her to his office where he spent his time asking her about why she had been in a wheelchair for the last 30 years, unrelated to her current problems with breathing. She told Dr. Chung that she was a smoker, but had stopped 14 years ago. He then gave her free samples of Advair, a combination bronchodialator/steroid inhaler and Biaxin, an antibiotic. These are commonly prescribed if a patient has difficulty breathing and they are non-smokers.He did NOT give her a diagnosis of what her symptoms could be due to.He did NOT order a chest x-ray.Three weeks later, my sister returned for a follow up visit, as her symptoms did not go away.Dr. Chung spent even less time examining her. He did NOT give her a diagnosis of what her symptoms could be due to.He did NOT order a chest x-ray on the follow up visit. Instead, he referred my sister to see an ENT, with no other follow up as to who she eventually found, and with no calls made on her behalf.A week after this second visit, her symptoms got worse and she checked into the ER at CPMC. The hospital responsibly ordered a catscan and petscan to determine the cause of her breathing problems. To our horror, she was diagnosed with an aggressive lung cancer and died 11 days after the diagnosis, but died three weeks after seeing Dr. Chung on her second visit.As a pulmonologist, Dr. Chung should have been alarmed by the signs and ordered my sister to get chest x-rays at once. Had Dr. Chung been more thorough, compassionate, and offered explanations, our family would have had more time to consider options such as treatment of the cancer or considerations for palliative care. We lost three weeks depending on Dr. Chung to treat my sister with care and knowledge.I wish that we had NOT seen Dr. Chung and found another pulmonologist. I DO NOT RECOMMEND Dr. Chung, and agree with the other reviewers about his lack of ability to answer questions, his lack of compassion, and his unwillingness to spend time with his patients.Dr. Chung did so little for my sister, when he could have done so much more.

My sister was referred to Dr. Chung by her internist for problems with breathing swallowing and speaking in May 2016. Dr. Chung examined her brieflydid not order chest Xrays and saw her again 3 weeks later. Again he did not order chest Xrays but instead referred her to an ENT. One week later we checked her into a hospital who responsibly took Xrays and to our horror she was diagnosed with lung cancer and died 11 days later. See my Yelp Review for the full review.

Professional. Focused. He did not dictate his findings to a third party. He was in the present making sure that his diagnosis and follow up prescriptions matched his findings. The best part of my visit was Dr. Chungs appreciation of my time. I would like to find other Doctors who work like this.

Very intelligent, professional and attentive to details Doctor.  I highly recommend him.

He isn't personable and lacks empathy for his patients. I don't feel he really cares for his patients. Staff is nicer and treats you better than him. Needed paperwork for school filled out-- he did the bare minimum and had to ask for him to re-do it. Also needed to show proof of immunity for school; he didn't inform me I am NOT immune until I found out LAST MINUTE and have to rush to get a booster. If you aren't proactive on your health, he does the bare minimum for you. Highly do NOT recommend!

He is an experienced and intelligent doctor. I have heard good things about him. A smart doctor does not mean he/she would be a good doctor. This doctor ignored patients' questions but only focused on getting his chart done. When your patient is newly diagnosed with diabetes,  it is new to him/her. If you are the primary care physician to your patient, YOU have the responsibility to explain to your patient what it is, how it is affecting the health,  and what plan you and the patient are gonna take to prevent it from getting worse! When the blood sugar control has worsened and the patient still does not understand what is going on. YOU need to explain it. Patient asked questions and you keep saying give me a second and hurry to get your charting done so you can see more patients a day=more money, YOU are NOT a responsible doctor. Your patient left your office without understanding the disease. Maybe you think educating is not your job,  then you should refer your patient to the diabetes center. Overall, Dr. Chung does not really care about you. He would care if he can finish seeing you and finish charting on time. He is NOT accessible at all!!