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Dr Chung,

In 2022, Research.com awarded her "Best Female Scientist Award". She is ranked best 1000 female scientist in the world (top 820), and she is the top 25 female scientist in Canada Her Discipline h-index is 102. https://research.com/u/frances-chung In total, she has 387 publications with over 37000 citations. She has presented and lectured at many national and international meetings, including over 480 invited lectures. Her research work has been recognized through multiple awards including the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada's McLaughlin- Gallie Visiting Professorship; the Research Recognition Award from the Canadian Anesthesiologist's Society; Research Award from the Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; Fellow Teaching Award, University Health Network, and the Distinguished Services Award from the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. To celebrate 2017 World Anesthesia Day, her work "High STOP-Bang score indicates a high probability of obstructive sleep apnea" was chosen to be the Top 25 Most Important Articles in the history of British Anesthesia Journal, the oldest and the highest impact journal in anesthesia.