Research Summary

Dr. Janet Chu is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, where she works as a primary care physician and health services researcher. Her research focuses on using implementation science to understand and address the impact of multilevel social determinants of health and advance opportunity for all.

Education

MAS, 2021 - , University of California, San Francsico
Internship and Residency, 2019 - Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
MD, 2016 - , University of California, San Francisco
MPH, 2015 - , University of California, Berkeley
BA, 2010 - Human Biology, Stanford University

Selected Publications

  1. DeRouen MC, Thompson CA, Canchola AJ, Cortella A, Rice T, Inamdar P, Nie S, Vu J, Kenkare P, Chu JN, Rubinsky AD, Daida YG, Ho C, Liang SY, El-Serag HB, Tana MM, Somsouk M, Segal M, Kim MO, Cheng I, Gomez SL, Shariff-Marco S. Detailed Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk With an Electronic Health Record-Based Cohort. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 Aug 04. View on PubMed
  2. Chu JN, Oh D, Allen L, Tsoh JY, Wang K, Kuo MC, Wong C, Bui H, Chen J, Hwang A, Ma C, Truong A, Li FM, Nguyen TT, Gomez SL, Shariff-Marco S. Developing and Testing an Online Portal for Virtual Navigation for Asian American Patients With Cancer: Pilot Feasibility Study. JMIR Cancer. 2025 10 17; 11:e69097. View on PubMed
  3. Boctor D, Heskel M, Leavitt AD, Chu JN. Abrupt decrease in haemoglobin A1C as the first hint of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Jul 03; 18(7). View on PubMed
  4. Wang K, Canchola AJ, McKinley M, Guan A, Vu A, Lin K, Meltzer D, Dixit N, Chu JN, Idossa D, Van Blarigan EL, Cheng I, Shariff-Marco S, Gomez SL. Disparities in Cancer Stage Shifts Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic in California, 2020 to 2021. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 01 09; 34(1):139-150. View on PubMed
  5. Chu JN, Tsoh JY, Shariff-Marco S, Allen L, Oh D, Kuo MC, Wong C, Bui H, Chen J, Truong A, Wang K, Hwang A, Li FM, Ma C, Gomez SL, Nguyen TT. Patient COUNTS: A pilot navigation program for Asian American cancer patients. Asian Am J Psychol. 2024 Sep; 15(3):205-212. View on PubMed
  6. Chu JN, Wong J, Bardach NS, Allen IE, Barr-Walker J, Sierra M, Sarkar U, Khoong EC. Association between language discordance and unplanned hospital readmissions or emergency department revisits: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024 06 19; 33(7):456-469. View on PubMed
  7. Wang K, Chu JN, Oh DL, Shariff-Marco S, Allen L, Kuo MC, Wong C, Bui H, Chen J, Li FM, Ma C, Truong A, Gomez SL, Nguyen TT, Tsoh JY. Correlates of supportive care needs among Asian Americans with colorectal, liver, or lung cancer from a web-based patient navigation portal intervention: The Patient COUNTS study. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2024 02; 7(2):e1971. View on PubMed
  8. Chu JN, Goldman ML, Brandman D, Sohn JH, Islam K, Ross LA, Fox RK. Underrecognition and Suboptimal Quality of Care for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Cirrhosis in Primary Care Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Am J Med. 2024 02; 137(2):172-177.e2. View on PubMed
  9. Fahim SM, Tice JA, Suh K, Carlson JJ, Richardson M, Chu JN, Herce-Hagiwara B, Agboola F, Rind D, Pearson SD. Resmetirom for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2023 Oct; 29(10):1169-1172. View on PubMed
  10. Tice JA, Walton SM, Sarker J, Moradi A, Chu JN, Herce-Hagiwara B, Fahim SM, Agboola F, Rind D, Pearson SD. The effectiveness and value of gene therapy for hemophilia: A Summary from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review's California Technology Assessment Forum. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2023 May; 29(5):576-581. View on PubMed
  11. Conroy SM, Von Behren J, Kwan ML, Kushi LH, Kim MO, Iribarren C, Roh JM, Laurent CA, Thomsen C, Chu JN, Greenlee H, Gomez SL, Shariff-Marco S. Neighborhood attributes and cardiovascular disease risk in breast cancer survivors: The Pathways Study. Cancer. 2023 08 01; 129(15):2395-2408. View on PubMed
  12. Fox RK, Chu JN, Goldman ML, Islam KB, Brandman D. Prospective study of a case-finding algorithm to detect NAFLD with advanced fibrosis in primary care patients. Hepatol Commun. 2023 02 01; 7(2):e0024. View on PubMed
  13. Islam KB, Brandman D, Chu JN, Goldman ML, Fox RK. Primary Care Providers and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Needs Assessment Survey. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 02; 68(2):434-438. View on PubMed
  14. Kim RG, Chu JN, Vittinghoff E, Deng J, Reaso JN, Grenert JP, Khalili M. Racial/ethnic differences in fibrosis prevalence and progression in biopsy-proven steatosis: A focus on the Asian American population. Hepatol Commun. 2022 11; 6(11):3024-3035. View on PubMed
  15. Wang K, Ma C, Li FM, Truong A, Shariff-Marco S, Chu JN, Oh DL, Allen L, Kuo MC, Wong C, Bui H, Chen J, Gomez SL, Nguyen TT, Tsoh JY. Patient-reported supportive care needs among Asian American cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Nov; 30(11):9163-9170. View on PubMed
  16. Chu JN, Nguyen TT, Rivadeneira NA, Hiatt RA, Sarkar U. Exploring factors associated with hepatitis B screening in a multilingual and diverse population. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Apr 11; 22(1):479. View on PubMed
  17. Chu JN, Kaplan C, Lee JS, Livaudais-Toman J, Karliner L. Increasing Telehealth Access to Care for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic at an Academic Medical Center: Video Visits for Elders Project (VVEP). Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2022 03; 48(3):173-179. View on PubMed
  18. Sangaramoorthy M, Yang J, Guan A, DeRouen MC, Tana MM, Somsouk M, Thompson CA, Gibbons J, Ho C, Chu JN, Cheng I, Gomez SL, Shariff-Marco S. Asian American/Pacific Islander and Hispanic Ethnic Enclaves, Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence in California: An Update. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2022 02; 31(2):382-392. View on PubMed
  19. Chu JN, Canchola AJ, Keegan THM, Nickell A, Oakley-Girvan I, Hamilton AS, Yu RL, Gomez SL, Shariff-Marco S. Evaluating the Impact of Social and Built Environments on Health-Related Quality of Life among Cancer Survivors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2022 01; 31(1):161-174. View on PubMed
  20. Chu JN, Sarkar U, Rivadeneira NA, Hiatt RA, Khoong EC. Impact of language preference and health literacy on health information-seeking experiences among a low-income, multilingual cohort. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 05; 105(5):1268-1275. View on PubMed

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