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Dennis L. Shung, M.D., Ph.D.

  1. Gastroenterologist
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  1. Rochester, Minnesota

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Dennis L. Shung, M.D., Ph.D., is a general gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His primary clinical interests include general gastroenterology and gastrointestinal bleeding. 

In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Shung is active in research, particularly digital health and applied artificial intelligence. His goal is to use AI to enhance human presence in the clinical practice and ultimately decreasing the time to appropriate diagnosis and treatment.

  1. Gastrointestinal bleeding
  1. Colonoscopy
  2. Flexible sigmoidoscopy
  3. Upper endoscopy
  • Gastrointestinal Bleed
  • Variceal bleed
  • General Gastroenterology
  1. 2022
    Ph.D. - Investigative Medicine, Focus on Unsupervised Machine Learning, Deep LearningYale University
  2. 2020
    Fellow - Gastroenterology and HepatologyYale-New Haven Hospital
  3. 2020
    Master in Health Science - Clinical InformaticsYale School of Medicine
  4. 2017
    Internship/Residency - Internal MedicineYale-New Haven Hospital
  5. 2014
    MDBaylor College of Medicine
  6. 2010
    BA - Hispanic StudiesRice University
  7. 2010
    Bachelor of Science in Biology - Biology and Biochemistry Rice University

Certifications

  1. 2023
    GastroenterologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  2. 2022
    Clinical InformaticsAmerican Board of Preventive Medicine
  3. 2017
    Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Awards and honors

  1. 2025
    Young Physican-Scientist Early-Career AwardAmerican Society for Clinical Investigation
  2. 2022
    Iva Dostanic Physician-Scientist AwardYale School of Medicine
  3. 2022
    Samuel Kushlan Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical ResearchYale School of Medicine
  4. 2021
    Research Scholar AwardAmerican Gastroenterological Association
  5. 2014
    The Gold Humanism Honor SocietyThe Arnold Gold Foundation
  6. 2014
    Harris Health Profile in Innovation Award Harris Health System
  7. 2011
    Albert Schweitzer FellowshipAlbert Schweitzer Foundation

Professional memberships

  1. 2025 - present
    External Advisory Board MemberAmerican Gastroenterological Association
  2. 2025 - present
    Product Owner, Clinical Decision Support for Generative AI Work GroupCoalition for Healthcare AI (CHAI)
  3. 2025 - present
    Product Owner, Clinical Decision SupportCoalition for Healthcare Artificial Intelligence (CHAI)
  4. 2024 - 2025
    Product Owner, Safety and Reliability for Generative AI Work GroupCoalition for Healthcare AI (CHAI)
  5. 2024 - 2025
    Digital AI Advisory CommitteeYale-New Haven Health system, Yale University School of Medicine
  6. 2024 - 2025
    Member, Artificial Intelligence Working Group for Medical EducationYale School of Medicine
  7. 2024 - present
    Founding Member, Artificial Intelligence Institute for GastroenterologyAmerican Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  8. 2024 - 2025
    Product Owner, Safety and ReliabilityCoalition for Healthcare Artificial Intelligence (CHAI)
  9. 2024 - present
    Founding MemberASGE Artificial Intelligence Institute for Gastroenterology
  10. 2023 - 2025
    Lead for AI and Digital Health TaskforceAmerican Gastroenterological Association, Center for GI Innovation and Technology Committee
  11. 2023 - 2025
    Lead, AI and Digital Health Taskforce, Center for GI Innovation and Technology CommitteeAmerican Gastroenterological Association
  12. 2023 - 2024
    Artificial Intelligence Task ForceAmerican Gastroenterological Association
  13. 2023 - 2024
    Member, Artificial Intelligence Task ForceAmerican Gastroenterological Association
  14. 2020 - 2025
    Co-Chair, GI Bleeding Care Signature Clinical PathwayYale-New Haven Health system, Yale University School of Medicine

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