Yu-Wen Chiu

Dr. Yu-Wen Chiu is an Assistant Professor (Non-Tenure Track, Full-Time) at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans in the Department of Community Health Science & Policy within the School of Public Health. She specializes in health services research and health economics, with a focus on improving care quality for cancer survivors and underserved populations. Her work integrates program evaluation and cost-effectiveness analyses to address disparities in healthcare access and outcomes.

Education

• DrPH in Public Health (2002), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
• MPH in Public Health (1996), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
• BS in Public Health (1992), Kaohsiung Medical School

Her research emphasizes three core areas: (1) survivorship care needs and service utilization, (2) quality metrics for cancer care, and (3) economic analyses of diagnostic pathways. Current projects include assessing lung cancer biopsy costs and evaluating colorectal cancer screening programs like Louisiana’s FITCo initiative. Dr. Chiu has served as a program evaluator for CDC-sponsored survivorship programs and as an economic analyst for Intuitive Surgical Inc.

Her publications reflect interdisciplinary collaborations, spanning epidemiology, health economics, and policy. Recent work highlights disparities in lung cancer screening access and trends in liver cancer incidence by race/ethnicity.

Service & Leadership

• Member of LSU School of Public Health’s Admissions Committee for the Health Policy and Systems Management program since 2010

Dr. Chiu’s lab focuses on translational research to bridge gaps between healthcare policy and practice, with a commitment to equity in cancer care delivery.