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Puneet Tung

Puneet Tung, D.O.

Associate Professor

Department: MD-PEDS-GENERAL
Business Phone: (352) 265-7019
Business Email: puneet.tung@ufl.edu

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About Puneet Tung

Dr. Puneet Tung earned her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology with a minor in Spanish from Haverford College in Pennsylvania. She went on to attend the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her pediatric residency through Thomas Jefferson University at Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in 2013. Before joining UF Health, Dr. Tung practiced pediatrics in New Jersey for several years. She is delighted to now call sunny Florida home, where she lives with her husband and their three children. Outside of medicine, she enjoys running, reading, traveling, cooking, and spending time with her family.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. MDC7400 – Pediatric Clerkship

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Pediatrics

Subspecialties

  • Pediatric Primary Care

Areas of Interest

  • Adolescent Development
  • Normal Growth and Development
  • Obesity in Children
  • Preventive Health Care
  • Well-Child Visits

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. A Presentation of New-onset Hair Loss in a 7-year-old

    Journal
    Clinical Pediatrics.
    Volume/Issue
    62(2):157-161
    [DOI]
    10.1177/00099228221115991.
    [PMID]
    35918885.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. A Frequently Missed Diagnosis of a Firm, Blue-Tinged Mass

    Journal
    Pediatrics In Review.
    Volume/Issue
    44(1):e1-e4
    [DOI]
    10.1542/pir.2021-005149.
    Publisher’s Site

  3. Recurrent bronchiolitis and stridor in an infant.

    Journal
    Journal of osteopathic medicine.
    Volume/Issue
    122(10):531-532
    [DOI]
    10.1515/jom-2022-0034.
    [PMID]
    35512006.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Reliability of transcutaneous hemoglobin measurements in an outpatient pediatric clinic.

    Journal
    Postgraduate medicine.
    Volume/Issue
    134(2):200-204
    [DOI]
    10.1080/00325481.2021.2018256.
    [PMID]
    34895027.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. What Parents Need to Know About Childhood Oral Health.

    Journal
    JAMA pediatrics.
    Volume/Issue
    175(10)
    [DOI]
    10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1482.
    [PMID]
    34459876.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  6. Pott’s Puffy Tumor: A Case Report.

    Journal
    Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners.
    Volume/Issue
    33(5):585-588
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.pedhc.2019.05.005.
    [PMID]
    31253453.
    7 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Grants

  1. ReMARk: A multi-level strategy to address disparities in rural HPV-related cancer prevention

    Active

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NCI

  2. FLDOH CMS Disease Management – COQWY Renewal FY24-26

    Active

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    FL DEPT OF HLTH CHILDRENS MED SERVS

  3. ReMARk: A multi-level strategy to address disparities in rural HPV-related cancer prevention

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NCI

Education

  1. Residency – Pediatrics

    Thomas Jefferson University

  2. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-7019
Emails:
Business:
puneet.tung@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100296
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1699 SW 16TH AVE BLDG A
 GAINESVILLE FL 32608