Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Young Adults (ages 19-26)
- Adults
- Geriatrics (ages 70+)
Languages
- Spanish
- English
About Cecilia Pilar Chung-Nakandakari
Roles
Division Chief, Rheumatology and Immunology
Areas of Expertise
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Research Interests
Research Profile
Biography
Cecilia P. Chung, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Medicine and Chief in the Division of Rheumatology within the Department of Medicine at the University of Miami. She trained in internal medicine, rheumatology, and clinical pharmacology in Peru, Canada, and the United States. Dr. Chung’s work uses big data to study the variability in disease and drug response. Her work includes more than 110 peer reviewed publications in journals such as JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and the NEJM. She served as associate editor of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Vanderbilt University, Clinical Pharmacology, 2012
- Fellowship: Vanderbilt University, Rheumatology, 2012
- Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University, Rheumatology, 2011
- Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2010
- Fellowship: Vanderbilt University, Research, 2006
- Fellowship: University of Alberta, Clinical Research, 2003
- Fellowship: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Rheumatology, 2002
- Medical School: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Medical Doctorate, 1998
Board Certifications
- Rheumatology: American Board of Internal Medicine
Insurance
- Aetna - WC
- Aetna Affiliates/Signature Adm. (ASA)
- Aetna Behavioral Health
- Aetna Elect Choice (EPO)
- Aetna-FL Healthy Kids
- Aetna-HMO
- Aetna-Medicaid HMO
- Aetna-Medicare HMO
- Aetna-Medicare PPO
- Aetna-POS
- Aetna-PPO
- Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 1
- Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 2
- Aetna-UM Employee-POS HRA
- Aetna/Coventry - Institutes of Excellence (IOE)
- Amerigroup-FL Healthy Kids
- Amerigroup-Medicaid HMO
- Argus Vision
- AvMed Choice
- AvMed-HMO/POS
- AvMed-MDC and JHS Groups
- AvMed-Medicare HMO
- AXIS
- BCBS Blue Options-Network Blue-PPO
- BCBS BlueCare-HealthOptions HMO
- BCBS BlueChoice PPC-PPO
- BCBS Miami Dade Blue-PPO
- BCBS of FL - except "SELECT" Plans
- BCBS of FL (Commercial plans exclude HIX Select)
- BCBS Traditional-PHS-PPO
- Beacon Health (FKA ValueOption)
- Beech Street-PPO
- Broward Health Medical Center
- CarePlus-Medicare HMO
- Catholic Hospice
- CCP-CMS Title XIX (Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
- CCP-CMS Title XXI (Non-Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
- CCP-MMA (Broward County residents)
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- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Cigna Dental-HMO and PPO
- Cigna Life Source (Intracorp is part of Cigna Lifesource)
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- Cigna-EPO
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- Cigna-MDCPS Jackson Sr. High
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- Concordia Behavioral Health
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- Delta Dental-PPO
- DentaQuest (ADI)
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- EHN - PPO
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- eyeQuest
- FCCI - WC
- Florida Healthcare Plan (Affiliate of BCBSFL)
- Florida PACE (FPC)
- Freedom Health-Medicaid HMO
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- Gallagher Bassett - WC (MDCPS & FCSRMC)
- Global Excel Mgt PPO
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- Great West (Cigna)-HMO/POS
- Guardian Life PPO
- HAA Preferred Partners
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- Health First Health-Medicare HMO
- Health First Health-PPO
- Health Net Veterans Choice HMO
- Heritage Summit Healthcare - WC
- Humana - HUMx
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- Humana Dental/CompBenefits/OHS
- Humana National Transplant
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- Humana-PPO
- Humana-Premier
- iCare Health Solutions
- Interlink Health Services
- International Kids Fund (IKF)
- League Medical Concepts-Federal Inmates
- Life Trac
- Magellan Behavioral Health
- Magellan Complete Care-SNP Medicaid HMO
- MDAbroad
- Medica-Medicare HMO
- Medical Development In't (MDI)-Federal Inmates
- Medicus
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- MHNet Behavioral Network
- Molina
- Molina - Market Place
- Molina-Medicaid HMO
- Molina-Medicare HMO
- Morgan White International
- MultiPlan-PPO
- Naphcare (Federal Prisoners)
- National Healthcare Solutions Inc.
- Neighborhood HealthPlan-HMO/POS
- Neighborhood HealthPlan-PPO
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- Olympus Managed Healthcare
- Optum
- Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicaid HMO
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- Prime Health Services - WC
- Quality Health Management
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- Rockport Healthcare Group - WC
- Royal Caribbean Cruises-PPO
- Sanus Health Corporation
- Simply Healthcare-Medicaid HMO
- Solstice Dental-HMO and PPO
- Start Healthcare Network
- Sunshine
- Sunshine - AMBETTER
- Sunshine-Healthy Kids HMO
- Sunshine-Medicaid HMO
- Sunshine-Medicare HMO
- Tricare South Prime-HMO
- Tricare South Standard-PPO
- United Behavioral Health (UBH)
- UnitedHealthcare Affiliates
- UnitedHealthcare-Healthy Kids HMO
- UnitedHealthcare-HMO/POS
- UnitedHealthcare-Medicaid HMO
- UnitedHealthcare-Medicare Nursing Home Plan
- UnitedHealthcare-PPO
- University of Miami Athletic Dept-PPO
- VUMI
- Wellcare/Staywell-Healthy Kids HMO
- Wellcare/Staywell-Medicaid HMO
- Wexford Health-State Inmates
- Worldwide Managed Care
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
42 ratings, 6 reviewsUHealth is committed to being transparent with our patients and community. To achieve this, we include positive and negative comments from the care provider section of the medical practice survey. All ratings and comments are submitted by patients who have experienced outpatient care with our providers. Comments are carefully reviewed to ensure that each one accurately reflects the patient's perception of the care they received.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/28/2026
Dr. Chung is a wonderful physician
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/3/2026
Very good care and treatment
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/25/2025
The Dr Cecilia Chung provided excellent care during my visit ,taking the time to explain my diagnosis and treatment
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/14/2024
Dr. Chung was very informative with the reason my hands were like they are. She provide information on new studies in 1999 about aggressively treating patients who are found with RA.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/31/2024
Outstanding provider! Ready involves you in decisions of your care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/18/2024
Dr. Rheumatology is wonderful