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Puneet Tung

Puneet Tung, D.O.

Assistant Professor

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

About Puneet Tung

Dr. Puneet Tung received her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology with a minor in Spanish from Haverford College in Pennsylvania.  She attended Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her pediatric residency through Thomas Jefferson University at Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in 2013.  Dr. Tung was in private practice in New Jersey, for several years before joining UF Health.  She is happy to be living in sunny Florida with her husband and three young children. She enjoys spending time with her family, running, reading, traveling, cooking and going to Disney World.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2018
MDC7400 Pediatric Clerkship

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Pediatrics
Subspecialties
  • Pediatric Primary Care
Areas of Interest
  • Breastfeeding
  • Normal growth and development
  • Obesity in children
  • Preventive health care
  • Well-child visits

Publications

Academic Articles
2023
A Frequently Missed Diagnosis of a Firm, Blue-Tinged Mass
Pediatrics In Review. 44(1):e1-e4 [DOI] 10.1542/pir.2021-005149.
Publisher’s Site
2023
A Presentation of New-onset Hair Loss in a 7-year-old
Clinical Pediatrics. 62(2):157-161 [DOI] 10.1177/00099228221115991. [PMID] 35918885.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2022
Recurrent bronchiolitis and stridor in an infant.
Journal of osteopathic medicine. 122(10):531-532 [DOI] 10.1515/jom-2022-0034. [PMID] 35512006.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2022
Reliability of transcutaneous hemoglobin measurements in an outpatient pediatric clinic.
Postgraduate medicine. 134(2):200-204 [DOI] 10.1080/00325481.2021.2018256. [PMID] 34895027.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
What Parents Need to Know About Childhood Oral Health.
JAMA pediatrics. 175(10) [DOI] 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1482. [PMID] 34459876.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2019
Pott’s Puffy Tumor: A Case Report.
Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners. 33(5):585-588 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pedhc.2019.05.005. [PMID] 31253453.
6 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

Grants

Jul 2023 ACTIVE
FLDOH CMS Disease Management – COQWY Renewal FY24-26
Role: Project Manager
Funding: FL DEPT OF HLTH CHILDRENS MED SERVS
Sep 2022 ACTIVE
ReMARk: A multi-level strategy to address disparities in rural HPV-related cancer prevention
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCI

Education

Residency – Pediatrics
2013 · Thomas Jefferson University
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
2010 · 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