Raymond Chung

Dr. Raymond Chung is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and serves as the Director of Hepatology and Vice Chief of the Gastrointestinal Division at Massachusetts General Hospital. His work focuses on hepatitis virus pathogenesis and antiviral strategies.

• NIH-funded research on HCV persistence mechanisms
• Leader of the NIH Hepatitis B Research Network's Mass General site
• Director of the Center for Human Immunology U19 Program

Research interests include:

• HCV interferon resistance mechanisms
• HIV/HCV coinfection dynamics
• Lipid metabolism-virus interactions
• Development of novel antiviral therapies
• Genetic determinants of treatment response
• Biomarkers for liver disease progression

His lab has developed:

• High-throughput HCV replicon models
• Whole genome siRNA screening for host targets
• Translational studies linking HCV to diabetes and fibrosis
• Clinical trials of natural compounds like naringenin