Jeffery Tun, MD

About Dr. Tun

Jeffery Tun, MD, is an internal medicine physician serving New York City patients at his own private practice, located in Midtown East, Manhattan and Forest Hills, Queens. Dr. Tun offers holistic care, with a high-tech approach, to help diagnose and treat many common health conditions.

Prior to his medical training, Dr. Tun graduated from the State University of New York at Albany with a bachelor's degree in psychology.  During his undergraduate studies, he was very involved in the university's peer counseling program for many years, helping students with mental health challenges. 

After graduating, Dr. Tun briefly worked in finance at companies, including Morgan Stanley and J.P.Morgan, before ultimately deciding to pursue medicine. His medical studies began at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, in Stony Brook, New York, as a post-baccalaureate, where he excelled academically in all of his science courses. During that time, Dr. Tun served as a teaching assistant in general chemistry as well as molecular and cellular biology. He also volunteered his time at the Stony Brook University Medical Center's Pediatric Oncology Clinic. 

Dr. Tun earned his medical degree in 2011 from St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indes. He completed his subsequent residency in internal medicine at the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, which is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College, in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. Dr. Tun is a recent graduate of a fast-paced, busy inner-city hospital within New York City with a large, diverse patient population affected by an array of complex conditions. 

Dr. Tun's experiences include both outpatient and inpatient medical management. He has rotated in many specialty clinics within his residency program and has experience working in cardiology, pulmonology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, hematology-oncology, nephrology, neurology, dermatology, infectious diseases, geriatrics, and anesthesia. Dr. Tun also has extensive experience using point-of-care ultrasound, including to diagnose and treat conditions affecting the heart and lungs. As a recent graduate, he is up-to-date with the latest medical treatment available to his patients. 

Dr. Tun's medical training has also been enriched by his involvement in medical research.  During his time at Stony Brook University, he was a senior research associate at Stony Brook School of Medicine, coordinating and facilitating clinical research studies within the Emergency Medicine department of Stony Brook Medical Center. During medical school, he was a research associate within the Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Montefiore Medical Center, located in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx. There, he analyzed patient data as a part of a multi-center research study to help improve the medical management of patients with sickle cell disease.

Throughout his residency training, Dr. Tun was a Quality Improvement Project Leader in association with Weill Cornell Medical College at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center. His project studied the clinical practices of clinician's management of cirrhotic patients in terms of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis prophylaxis. Through his research and the implementation of his findings, he was able to improve the condition of cirrhotic patients.

Today, at his practice, Dr. Tun and his team offer comprehensive care for a variety of common health conditions. They offer diagnosis and treatment for chronic health conditions like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and more. They also perform routine physicals, immigration physicals, vaccinations, and in-house lab testing at their state-of-the-art office to ensure their patients can conveniently access the care that they need.

To schedule an appointment with a physician who takes a modern and holistic approach to healthcare, call the offices of Jeffery Tun, MD, or request an appointment online today.