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Terrence U. Chun, MD

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Terrence U. Chun, MD

Cardiology

On staff since September 2004

Academic Title: Assistant Professor, Pediatircs

"I am fascinated by how and why arrhythmias occur in children. Many of these frightening conditions are completely curable, and I love being able to educate my patients and their families to demystify the diagnosis. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to rid them of their disease. Some of our patients have life-threatening conditions or have even survived a sudden-death event; we have the technology to bring them back to normal quality of life and enable them to be normal kids again. It amazes me every day. Not a day goes by that I don’t relish the chance to help someone in that way."

Recommendations

TimmOak Harbor01.30.13
Dr. Chun was the best thing that happened to our lives! My daughter was diagnosed with Wolf Parkinson White( WPW) at 14 yrs old. This came as a complete shock to us as she was very involved in sports. Dr Chun sat with us for some time and explained in lay men terms all about WPW , answered all our questions gave us all the options for treatment and calmed all our fears and worries. Ultimately it was my daughters decision what treatment she would choose, due to her heavy involvement in Basketball and beginning her first year in High School, she opted for the Electrophysiology study with Ablation. Needless to say my daughters proceedure went extraodinarily well and my daughter has no scars and no more SVT! She made the high school freshman and JV Basketball team and has been playing without any problems or past symptoms! It is truly miraculous and we will forever be full of gratitude and thankfulness to Dr. Chun and the cardiology group at Seattle Childrens!
ErinButte, Montana 10.14.12
Dr. Chun is truly amazing man. He took the time to explain SVT in our newborn and even drew us pictures. He is very knowledgeable and personable. Easy to talk to and answered all of our questions. Dr. Chun even made an effort to visit us and our son Cooper when he was no longer on our rotation. We were in Seattle twice and both times Dr. Chun made us feel like everything was being done to help Cooper get better and he was overseeing it all. I would recommend him to any and everyone, he was there when our world was turned upside down and helped turn it back around!
JodiEdmonds, WA12.21.11
Dr. Chun and his team walk the red carpet in our world. They are first class people. Thankfully, my daughter did not have a life threatening heart condition. She did kick into SVT about 2 times a month while at gymnastics practice. Dr. Chun and his team found the culprit group of cells triggering my daughter's heart and put an end to her SVT. I am forever thankful, and I am truly appreciative of their respect and thoughtfulness as they communicated crucial information and procedures in such a patient friendly way. i believed that my daughter's heart was in the right hands. They whole-heartedly earned our total trust. I highly recommend Dr. Chun and his team.
BrigetteRedmond, WA11.10.11
Dr Chun is great. It's really scary when you find out your son has a heart condition. And some of the previous doctors I've talked to didn't take the time to answer all my questions and explain the reasons for the course of action they were recommending. As a parent, I just want to know I can trust the doctor and that the doctor cares and is taking the time to think about what is really best for my son. Dr Chun was the fantastic - he printed off the test results (many, many pages) and was willing to go through them with me until I felt comfortable. If you ever have need for a children's cardiologist (and I hope you don't!) I would definitely recommend Dr Chun!
KateKirkland, WA10.20.11
Dr. Chun is amazing! Besides saving our daughter from her heart surgery complications Dr. Chun is one of those rare doctors who take extra time to listen and truly asks how you are doing. We look forward to our cardio appointments because we know that we are being taken care of.
christinabellingham,wa.08.05.11
Thank you for all you did for our son JT Marglon! YOu and the staff at Children's are amazing.
Recommend Dr. Terrence Chun

Overview

Board Certification(s)
Pediatric Cardiology
Medical/Professional School
Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia
Residency
Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Fellowship
Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Pediatric Residency, Cincinnati
Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford
Clinical Interests

Catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias; Post-operative arrythmias; Implantable device therapy for treatment of arrhythmias and prevention of sudden cardiac death.

Publications

Pediatric nonpost-operative junctional ectopic tachycardia medical management and interventional therapies.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology , 2009 Feb 24: 53(8)690-7
Sinus bradycardia, Wolff Parkinson White, and left ventricular noncompaction: an embryologic connection?
Pediatric cardiology , 2008 May: 679-82
Advances in the approach to treatment of supraventricular tachycardia in the pediatric population.
Current cardiology reports , 2004 Sep: 322-6
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators in children.
Expert review of cardiovascular therapy , 2004 Jul: 561-71
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and KCNJ2 mutations.
Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society , 2004 Jul: 235-41

Presentations

Presentations TitleEventLocationDate
Special considerations for the pediatric EP patientCurrent Concepts of Arrhythmia and Device Management SymposiumSeattle, WASept. 25, 2009

Primary Office

Seattle Children's
RC.2.820 - Cardiology Administration
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
206-987-1417

Additional Offices

Seattle Children's
RC.2.820 - Cardiology-Heart Ctr
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
206-987-2015
Seattle Children's Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center
CB-11
1500 - 116th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
425-454-4644

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