Rupert K. Hung, MD
Hospital Medicine
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Rupert K. Hung
Professional Titles
- Director of Patient Experience, Johns Hopkins Bayview Division of Hospital Medicine
- Director of Medicine Sub-internship, Johns Hopkins Bayview Division of Hospital Medicine
Primary Academic Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor in Medicine
Background
Dr. Rupert Hung is a hospitalist at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He received his M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM) and completed his internal medicine residency training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He practices general internal medicine and is interested in the medical education of medical students and resident physicians. He was inducted into the Distinguished Teaching Society of JHUSOM for his continuing work with medical students. In addition, he has received multiple awards for his clinical excellence and dedication to patient care and medical education.
Dr. Hung has also been recognized for clinical excellence in his peer review work ensuring medical standard of care and appropriate utilization management for patients throughout the United States. He further serves as a physician peer reviewer for the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System evaluating the quality of medical care delivered to veteran patients. Through this work, Dr. Hung has helped ensure that the care provided to our veterans is evidence-based and of the highest quality.
Selected Publications
Hung RK, Al-Mallah MH, McEvoy JW, Whelton SP, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K, Schairer JR, Brawner C, Alam M, Keteyian SJ, Blaha MJ. Prognostic value of exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease. Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Dec;89(12):1644-54
Hung RK, Al-Mallah MH, Qadi MA, Shaya GE, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K, Brawner CA, Keteyian SJ, Blaha MJ. Cardiorespiratory fitness attenuates risk for major adverse cardiac events in hyperlipidemic men and women independent of statin therapy. Am Heart J. 2015 Aug;170(2):390-9
Hung RK, Al-Mallah MH, Whelton SP, Michos ED, Blumenthal RS, Ehrman JK, Brawner CA, Keteyian SJ, Blaha MJ. Effect of Beta-Blocker Therapy, Maximal Heart Rate, and Exercise Capacity During Stress Testing on Long-Term Survival. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Dec 1;118(11):1751-1757
Blaha MJ, Hung RK, Dardari Z, Feldman DI, Whelton SP, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Brawner CA, Ehrman JK, Keteyian SJ, Al-Mallah MH. Age-dependent prognostic value of exercise capacity and derivation of fitness-associated biologic age. Heart. 2016 Mar;102(6):431-7
Honors
- 2020 Clinical Excellence Award, Collaborative Internal Medicine Service
- 2022 Education Award, Collaborative Internal Medicine Service
- 2023 Clinical Excellence Award, Collaborative Internal Medicine Service
Professional Activities
Independent Review Organizations, Physician Peer Reviewer
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 5200 Eastern Avenue, Floor 2, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-5018
- fax: 410-550-2972
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2019Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2016Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2019Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)