Meet Our Doctor

SeungWoo Jung

DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Cardiology), DAiCVIM (Cardiology)

Credentials and Education

Residency: University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
PhD: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Clinical Fellowship: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
MS: Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Veterinary School: Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

Positions

2023-Present
2021-2022
2019-2021
2018-2019
2013-2018
2012

Echo Vet Cardio, Tustin, CA
Jung Veterinary Cardiology Consulting, Irvine, CA
VCA West Coast Specialty Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA
Associate Professor (Tenured) of Cardiology. Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Assistant Professor of Cardiology. Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Clinical Instructor of Cardiology. University of California-Davis, Davis, CA

Board Certifications

2012-present
2019-present

Diplomate; American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
Diplomate; Asian College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)

Professional Affiliations

2019-present
2012-present
2012-present
2012-present
2012-present
2012-present
2012-present
2012-present

Member, Asian College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
Member, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
Member, American Veterinary Medical Association
Member, American Heart Association
Member, International Society for Heart Disease
Reviewer, Journal of Veterinary Cardiology
Reviewer, American Journal of Veterinary Research
Reviewer, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Clinical Interests

Echocardiography, Arrhythmia, Preventative Cardiology, Valvular Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathy, Congenital Heart Disease, and Interventional Cardiology

Special Interests

– Delay of Cardiac Progression by Medical Therapy (Entresto®)
– Interventional Cardiology Procedures

Transvenous electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation
Thrombectomy of aortic thromboembolism
Coil embolization of intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Coil embolization of arteriovenous fistula
Vascular stenting of obstructive lesion
Transvenous extraction of heartworm
Transarterial ACDO embolization of patent ductus arteriosus
Transvenous coil embolization of patent ductus arteriosus
Pacemaker implantation (permanent and temporary)
Balloon valvuloplasty of pulmonic stenosis
Cutting balloon valvuloplasty of subaortic stenosis

Publications

1. Stockler J, Jung SW, Kuca T, Bayne J, Passler T. Curative balloon dilation of a severe esophageal stricture in a pig. Veterinary Record Case Reports. 2022;10:418-420

2. Pariaut R, Jung SW, Vila J. Resolution of caval syndrome during initial hemodynamic stabilization in dogs with heartworm disease. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.2020;30:295-301

3. Legere R, Jung SW, Groover, E. Accelerated idioventricular rhythm secondary to electrolyte imbalances in a horse. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2019;254:591-594

4. Shrader SM, Jung SW, Denney TS, Smith BF. Characterization of early cardiomyopathy in the Labradoodle model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. Neuromuscular Disorder 2018;28:927-937

5. Newhard DK, Jung SW, Winter RL, Duran SH. A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto®) in dogs with cardiomegaly secondary to myxomatous mitral valve disease. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2018;32:1555-1563

6. Agne G, Jung SW, Wooldridge A, Ravis W, Duran S. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of oral torsemide in healthy horses. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2018;32:1428-1435.

7. Fox PR, Keene BW, Lamb K, Schober KA, Chetboul V, Luis Fuentes V, Wess G, Payne JR, Hogan DF, Motsinger-Reif A, Häggström J, Trehiou-Sechi E, Fine-Ferreira DM, Nakamura RK, Lee PM, Singh MK, Ware WA, Abbott JA, Culshaw G, Riesen S, Borgarelli M, Lesser MB, Van Israël N, Côté E, Rush JE, Bulmer B, Santilli RA, Vollmar AC, Bossbaly MJ, Quick N, Bussadori C, Bright JM, Estrada AH, Ohad DG, Fernández-Del Palacio MJ, Lunney Brayley J, Schwartz DS, Jung SW, Bové CM, Gordon SG, Brambilla P, Moïse NS, Stauthammer CD, Stepien RL, Quintavalla C, Amberger C, Manczur F, Hung YW, Lobetti R, De Swarte M, Tamborini A, Mooney CT, Oyama MA, Komolov A, Fujii Y, Pariaut R, Uechi M, Tachika Ohara VY. International Collaborative Study to Assess Cardiovascular Risk and Evaluate Long-term hEALth (REVEAL) in Pre-clinical Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Apparently Healthy Cats. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2018;32:930-943.

8. Jung SW, Bohan A. Genome-wide sequencing and quantification of circulating microRNA in dogs with congestive heart failure secondary to myxomatous mitral valve degeneration. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 2018;79:163–169.

9. Jung SW, Newhard DK. Transvenous electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in two dogs. Journal of veterinary cardiology. 2017;19(2):175-181
10. Newhard DK, Jung SW, Winter RL, Kuca T, Bayne J, Passler T. Double-outlet right ventricle with an intact interventricular septum and concurrent hypoplastic left ventricle in a calf. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. 2017;19(2):205-210

11. Newhard DK, Jung SW. Aortic aneurysm and dissection in a dog. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2017;250;47-50

12. Pereira MM, Jung SW. Medical conversion with amiodarone of a horse with atrial fibrillation. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2017;250;278-281

13. Treseder JR, Jung SW. Balloon dilation of congenital supravalvular pulmonic stenosis in a dog. Journal of veterinary science. 2017;30:111-114

14. Kennerly R, Jung SW. Sick sinus syndrome in the dog. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2016;249:153-154

15. Treseder JR, Jung SW. Bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome in the dog. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2016;248:762-764

16. Jung SW, Sun W, Griffiths LG, Kittleson MD. Atrial fibrillation as a prognostic indicator in medium to large-sized dogs with myxomatous mitral valvular degeneration and congestive heart failure. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2016;30:51-57

17. Jesty SA, Jung SW, Cordeiro JM, Gunn TM, Di Diego JM, Hemsley S, Kornreich BG, Hooker G, Antzelevitch C, Moise NS. Cardiomyocyte calcium cycling in a naturally occurring German Shepherd dog model of inherited ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. 2013;15:5-14

18. Jung SW, Jandrey KE. Hyperkalemia secondary to renal hypoperfusion in a dog with third- degree atrioventricular block. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. 2012;22:483-487

19. Jung SW, Orvalho J, Griffiths LG. Aortopulmonary window characterized with two- and three- dimensional echocardiogram in a dog. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. 2012;14:371-375

20. Jung SW, Kittleson MD. The effect of atenolol on NT-proBNP and troponin in asymptomatic cats with severe left ventricular hypertrophy because of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A pilot study. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2011;25:1044-1049

21. Jung SW, Griffiths LG. ECG of the Month. Atrial fibrillation with right bundle branch block. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2011;238:1258-1260

22. Jung SW, Silvius D, Nolan KA, Borchert GL, Millet YH, Phang JM, Gunn TM. Developmental cardiac hypertrophy in a mouse model of prolidase deficiency. Birth Defects Research. Part A, Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 2011;91:204-217

23. Friedenberg SG, Zhu L, Zhang Z, Foels W, Schweitzer PA, Wang W, Fisher PJ, Dykes NL, Corey E, Vernier-Singer M, Jung SW, Sheng X, Hunter LS, McDonough SP, Lust G, Bliss SP, Krotscheck U, Gunn TM, Todhunter RJ. Evaluation of a fibrillin 2 gene haplotype associated with hip dysplasia and incipient osteoarthritis in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 2011;72:530-540

24. Zhu L, Zhang Z, Friedenberg S, Jung SW, Phavaphutanon J, Vernier-Singer M, Corey E, Mateescu R, Dykes N, Sandler J, Acland G, Lust G, Todhunter R. The long (and winding) road to gene discovery for canine hip dysplasia. Veterinary Journal. 2009;181:97- 110

25. Cota CD, Liu RR, Sumberac TM, Jung SW, Vencato D, Millet YH, Gunn TM. Genetic and phenotypic studies of the dark-like mutant mouse. Genesis. 2008;46:562-573

26. Hackett SR, Jung SW, Kirkness E, Cruickshank J, Vikstrom KL, Moise NS, Gunn TM. Identification and characterization of canine microsatellite markers in cardiac genes. Animal Genetics. 2007;38:89-91

27. Moise NS, Pariaut R, Gelzer AR, Kraus MS, Jung SW. Cardioversion with lidocaine of vagally associated atrial fibrillation in two dogs. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. 2005;7:143-148

1. Stockler J, Jung SW, Kuca T, Bayne J, Passler T. Curative balloon dilation of a severe esophageal stricture in a pig. Veterinary Record Case Reports. 2022;10:418-420
2.Pariaut R, Jung SW, Vila J. Resolution of caval syndrome during initial hemodynamic stabilization in dogs with heartworm disease. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.2020;30:295-301
3. Legere R, Jung SW, Groover, E. Accelerated idioventricular rhythm secondary to electrolyte imbalances in a horse. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2019;254:591-594

4. Shrader SM, Jung SW, Denney TS, Smith BF. Characterization of early cardiomyopathy in the Labradoodle model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. Neuromuscular Disorder 2018;28:927-937
5. Newhard DK, Jung SW, Winter RL, Duran SH. A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto®) in dogs with cardiomegaly secondary to myxomatous mitral valve disease. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2018;32:1555-1563
6. Agne G, Jung SW, Wooldridge A, Ravis W, Duran S. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of oral torsemide in healthy horses. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2018;32:1428-1435.
7. Fox PR, Keene BW, Lamb K, Schober KA, Chetboul V, Luis Fuentes V, Wess G, Payne JR, Hogan DF, Motsinger-Reif A, Häggström J, Trehiou-Sechi E, Fine-Ferreira DM, Nakamura RK, Lee PM, Singh MK, Ware WA, Abbott JA, Culshaw G, Riesen S, Borgarelli M, Lesser MB, Van Israël N, Côté E, Rush JE, Bulmer B, Santilli RA, Vollmar AC, Bossbaly MJ, Quick N, Bussadori C, Bright JM, Estrada AH, Ohad DG, Fernández-Del Palacio MJ, Lunney Brayley J, Schwartz DS, Jung SW, Bové CM, Gordon SG, Brambilla P, Moïse NS, Stauthammer CD, Stepien RL, Quintavalla C, Amberger C, Manczur F, Hung YW, Lobetti R, De Swarte M, Tamborini A, Mooney CT, Oyama MA, Komolov A, Fujii Y, Pariaut R, Uechi M, Tachika Ohara VY. International Collaborative Study to Assess Cardiovascular Risk and Evaluate Long-term hEALth (REVEAL) in Pre-clinical Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Apparently Healthy Cats. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2018;32:930-943.
8. Jung SW, Bohan A. Genome-wide sequencing and quantification of circulating microRNA in dogs with congestive heart failure secondary to myxomatous mitral valve degeneration. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 2018;79:163–169.
9. Jung SW, Newhard DK. Transvenous electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in two dogs. Journal of veterinary cardiology. 2017;19(2):175-181
10. Newhard DK, Jung SW, Winter RL, Kuca T, Bayne J, Passler T. Double-outlet right ventricle with an intact interventricular septum and concurrent hypoplastic left ventricle in a calf. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. 2017;19(2):205-210
11. Newhard DK, Jung SW. Aortic aneurysm and dissection in a dog. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2017;250;47-50
12. Pereira MM, Jung SW. Medical conversion with amiodarone of a horse with atrial fibrillation. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2017;250;278-281
13.0Treseder JR, Jung SW. Balloon dilation of congenital supravalvular pulmonic stenosis in a dog. Journal of veterinary science. 2017;30:111-114
14.0Kennerly R, Jung SW. Sick sinus syndrome in the dog. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2016;249:153-154
15.0Treseder JR, Jung SW. Bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome in the dog. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2016;248:762-764
16. Jung SW, Sun W, Griffiths LG, Kittleson MD. Atrial fibrillation as a prognostic indicator in medium to large-sized dogs with myxomatous mitral valvular degeneration and congestive heart failure. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2016;30:51-57
17. Jesty SA, Jung SW, Cordeiro JM, Gunn TM, Di Diego JM, Hemsley S, Kornreich BG, Hooker G, Antzelevitch C, Moise NS.
18. Cardiomyocyte calcium cycling in a naturally occurring German Shepherd dog model of inherited ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. 2013;15:5-14
19. Jung SW, Jandrey KE. Hyperkalemia secondary to renal hypoperfusion in a dog with third- degree atrioventricular block. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. 2012;22:483-487
20. Jung SW, Orvalho J, Griffiths LG. Aortopulmonary window characterized with two- and three- dimensional echocardiogram in a dog. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. 2012;14:371-375
21. Jung SW, Kittleson MD. The effect of atenolol on NT-proBNP and troponin in asymptomatic cats with severe left ventricular hypertrophy because of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A pilot study. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2011;25:1044-1049
22. Jung SW, Griffiths LG. ECG of the Month. Atrial fibrillation with right bundle branch block. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2011;238:1258-1260
23. Jung SW, Silvius D, Nolan KA, Borchert GL, Millet YH, Phang JM, Gunn TM. Developmental cardiac hypertrophy in a mouse model of prolidase deficiency. Birth Defects Research. Part A, Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 2011;91:204-217
24. Friedenberg SG, Zhu L, Zhang Z, Foels W, Schweitzer PA, Wang W, Fisher PJ, Dykes NL, Corey E, Vernier-Singer M, Jung SW, Sheng X, Hunter LS, McDonough SP, Lust G, Bliss SP, Krotscheck U, Gunn TM, Todhunter RJ. Evaluation of a fibrillin 2 gene haplotype associated with hip dysplasia and incipient osteoarthritis in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 2011;72:530-540
25. Zhu L, Zhang Z, Friedenberg S, Jung SW, Phavaphutanon J, Vernier-Singer M, Corey E, Mateescu R, Dykes N, Sandler J, Acland G, Lust G, Todhunter R. The long (and winding) road to gene discovery for canine hip dysplasia. Veterinary Journal. 2009;181:97- 110
26. Cota CD, Liu RR, Sumberac TM, Jung SW, Vencato D, Millet YH, Gunn TM. Genetic and phenotypic studies of the dark-like mutant mouse. Genesis. 2008;46:562-573
27. Hackett SR, Jung SW, Kirkness E, Cruickshank J, Vikstrom KL, Moise NS, Gunn TM. Identification and characterization of canine microsatellite markers in cardiac genes. Animal Genetics. 2007;38:89-91
28.Moise NS, Pariaut R, Gelzer AR, Kraus MS, Jung SW. Cardioversion with lidocaine of vagally associated atrial fibrillation in two dogs. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. 2005;7:143-148

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