Janet Chu

Dr. Janet Chu is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, serving as both a primary care physician and health services researcher. She is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. Her research focuses on implementation science to address multilevel social determinants of health disparities, particularly in cancer care, liver disease, and healthcare access.

Education:

• BA in Human Biology, Stanford University (2010)
• MPH, University of California, Berkeley (2015)
• MD, University of California, San Francisco (2016)
• MAS, University of California, San Francisco (2021)

Research Interests: Dr. Chu’s work addresses health disparities through implementation science. She investigates social determinants of health, including language barriers, neighborhood effects, and cultural factors. Her studies often focus on Asian American populations and explore interventions to improve healthcare access and quality in areas like cancer navigation, telehealth, and liver disease management.

Publications Trends: Her recent work emphasizes disparities in cancer outcomes during the pandemic, language discordance impacts on healthcare utilization, and NAFLD management gaps in primary care. She has also published on hepatitis B screening strategies and the role of ethnic enclaves in cancer incidence.

Awards: No scientific awards explicitly mentioned in the text.

Advising/Grants: While no formal advisees are listed, Dr. Chu collaborates widely on research grants and projects, including clinical trials and health systems improvement initiatives.

Labs/Teams: Active in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, contributing to interdisciplinary teams focused on health equity and implementation science.