Tracy Lieu, MD, MPH

Biography

Professor

Health Systems Science

National Academy of Medicine member, Dr. Tracy Lieu is a physician, researcher, and professor who has focused on pediatric healthcare and diseases in her work. She uses decision sciences and economic analysis to inform clinical and public policy decisions, such as vaccination recommendations for toddlers, infants, children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Lieu’s teaching and mentorship have centered on health services research and epidemiology.

Education and Training

Degrees: BA, summa cum laude, University of California, Los Angeles
MD, University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
MPH, University of California, Berkeley

Residency: Pediatric Resident, University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Fellowship: Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, UCSF
Charles A. Dana Clinical Research Scholar, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Professional Positions

Associate Professor of Ambulatory Care and Prevention/Associate Professor of Pediatrics: Harvard Medical School; 1999-2006

Adjunct Investigator: Division of Research, The Permanente Medical Group; 1999-2007

Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management: Harvard School of Public Health; 1999-2007

Professor of Population Medicine/Professor of Pediatrics: Harvard Medical School; 2006-2012

Professor of Health Policy and Management: Harvard School of Public Health; 2007-2009

Director, Division of Research: The Permanente Medical Group; 2012-present

Adjunct Professor: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California at San Francisco; 2013-present

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Teaching Award: Ambulatory Pediatric Association to the Harvard Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship Program; 2003

Mid-Career Investigator Award for Patient-Oriented Research: National Institute for Child Health and Human Development; 2004

A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award: Harvard Medical School; 2005

Ambulatory Pediatric Association Research Award: Ambulatory Pediatric Association; 2007

Elected Member: Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Medicine); 2012

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Wu A, Li L, Fung V, Karbanda EO, Larkin EK, Butler MG, Galbraith A, Miroshnik I, Davis Rl, Horan K, Lieu TA. Mismatching among guidelines, providers, and parents on controller medication use in children with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2016;4:910-6.
Lakshmanan A, Agni M, Lieu T, Fleegler E, Kipke M, Friedlich PS, McCormick MC, Belfort M. The impact of preterm birth <37 weeks on parents and families: a crosssectional study in the 2 years after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2017;15:38.
Lieu TA, Ray GT, Prausnitz SR, Habel LA, Alexeeff S, Li Y, Ramsey SD, Chawla N, O’Neill SC, Mandelblatt JS. Oncologist and organizational factors associated with variation in breast cancer multigene testing. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2017;163:167-176.
Trivedi M, Fung V, Kharbanda EO, Larkin EK, Butler MG, Horan K, Lieu TA, Wu AC. Racial disparities in family-provider interactions for pediatric asthma care. J Asthma 2017 Jul 14;1-6.
Chandler Y, Schechter CB, Jayasekara J, Near A, O’Neill SC, Isaacs C, Phelps CE, Ray GT, Lieu TA, Ramsey S, Mandelblatt JS. Cost effectiveness of gene expression profile testing in community practice. J Clin Oncol 2018;36:554-562.