Michael William Bungo

Michael William Bungo M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., C.P.E. is a doctor specialising in the field of Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine. He resides at Galveston in Texas. He completed his Medical Degree from New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey in 1975. He completed his fellowship and residency from New England Deaconess Hospital at Harvard University Medical School. Dr.Bungo joined UTHealth in 2002 as Chief of Staff at the LBJ General Hospital, prior positions were at UTMB in Galveston as Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, and the NASA Johnson Space Center as Chief Scientist of the Medical Sciences Division and Director of the Space Biomedical Research Institute. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and is a Certified Physician Executive. He has also served the Graduate Medical Education program as program director of the Transitional Residency Program and as a member of the Medical Foundation Board. He has repeatedly been a reviewer for several medical journals and a grant reviewer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He has held several executive positions with the Harris County Medical Society. He has been listed in Who’s Who in America since 1990 and Who’s Who in the World since 2010. He was the recipient of a grant from NASA entitled “Cardiac Atrophy and Diastolic Dysfunction During and After Long Duration Spaceflight: Functional Consequences for Orthostatic Intolerance, Exercise Capacity, and Risk of Cardiac Arrhythmias” which studied astronauts’ cardiovascular responses on board the International Space Station. He is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Internal Medicine, ABIM Subspecialty of Cardiovascular Disease, American College of Physician Executives and Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.