William Hung, MD, MPH

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PROFESSOR | Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
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Specialties
Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Hospital Medicine

MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Internship, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Residency, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine
Publications

Selected Publications

The Role of Geriatric Syndromes in Kidney Transplant Decision-Making: A Domain-Based Analysis of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Older Adults. Ko Harada, Yihan Wang, Yuka Shichijo, Jared Doan, William Hung, Greta Rosen, Abigail Baim-Lance, Susan Lerner, Olusegun Apoeso, Fred Ko, Stephanie Chow. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Development and validation of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measure–Older adult care Transitions from the Emergency Department (PROM-OTED) tool. Cameron J. Gettel, Arjun K. Venkatesh, Ivie Uzamere, James Galske, Tonya Chera, Marney A. White, Ula Hwang, Sangil Lee, Manish N. Shah, James D. van Oppen, Elizabeth M. Goldberg, Christopher R. Carpenter, Ari B. Friedman, Susan N. Hastings, Shan W. Liu, Lauren T. Southerland, Katherine M. Hunold, Abraham A. Brody, Lynne Iannone, Scott M. Dresden, Kristin L. Rising, Will W. Hung. Academic Emergency Medicine

The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research Standardization Study (GEARSS): An Observational Study of Older Emergency Department Patients. Ula Hwang, Natalia Sifnugel, Inessa Cohen, Ling Han, Katy Araujo, Luann M. Bianco, Cynthia A. Brandt, Sandra Capelli, Christopher R. Carpenter, Daniel S. Cruz, Scott M. Dresden, Ivy L. Fishman, Katrina Gipson, S. Nicole Hastings, William W. Hung, Raymond Kang, Mechelle Lockhart, Daniella Meeker, Ugochi Ohuabunwa, Sierra Ottilie-Kovelman, Caitlin Partridge, Timothy F. Platts-Mills, Jacqueline Sandoval, Zachary Taylor, Debra F. Tomasino, Camille P. Vaughan. Academic Emergency Medicine

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Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.

Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Hung during 2025 and/or 2026. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Editorial Services

  • WebMD
  • Elsevier
  • Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management (JCOM)

Outside Employment

  • James J. Peters VA Medical Center (Bronx VA)

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.