Jayer Chung, M.D., M.Sc.

Jayer Chung, M.D., M.Sc., is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of Vascular Surgery at Parkland Memorial Hospital. He earned his M.D. from Upstate Medical University at Syracuse (2001), a B.S. and B.A. from Cornell University (1996), and a Master of Clinical Science from UT Southwestern (2014). His research focuses on outcomes in chronic limb-threatening ischemia, including wound-care-first revascularization strategies, depression detection’s impact on survival, and core outcome sets for diabetic foot ulceration. He has authored recent scientific statements for the American Heart Association and collaborates internationally across the U.S., Europe, and Canada.