Judith Tsui, MD, MPH
CARE Unit Faculty
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
617-414-6912
Crosstown Center, 801 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02118
Dr. Tsui’s research is concerned with understanding the long-term, non-hepatic effects of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with substance use disorders. Areas of research include associations between HCV and chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and pain. In addition, she is interested in HCV-related health care disparities, and interventions to improve access to care and health behaviors in substance users with HCV.
Boston University faculty appointment: 2008
Areas of specialization
- Hepatitis C Virus Infection
- Pain
- Substance Use
Education and Training
Fellowship
Division of General Internal Medicine (Clinical Research), University of California,
San Francisco, CA, 2004-2008
Residency
Department of Medicine (Internal Medicine), Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR 1997-2000
Education
MD, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
MPH (Epidemiology), Rollins School or Public Health, Emory University Atlanta, GA
BA (Anthropology), Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Publications
Link to PubMed database
Key publications
Tsui J, Pletcher M, Vittinghoff E, Seal K and Gonzales R. “Hepatitis C and Hospital Outcomes in Patients Admitted with Alcohol-Related Problems” J Hepatol 2006 Feb; 44(2): 262-6
Tsui J, Vittinghoff E, Shlipak M, O’Hare A. “Relationship Between Hepatitis C and Chronic Kidney Disease: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)” J Am Soc Nephrol 2006 Apr; 17(4): 1168-74
Tsui J, Riley E, Ragland K, Hall C, Bangsberg D. “The Impact of Chronic Hepatitis C on Health Related Quality of Life in Homeless and Marginally Housed Individuals with HIV” AIDS Behav. 2007 Jul; 11(4): 603-10
Tsui JI, Saitz R, Cheng DM, Nunes D, Libman H, Alperen J, Samet JH. “Awareness of Hepatitis C Diagnosis is Associated with Greater Abstinence from Alcohol Among Persons Co-infected with HIV” J Gen Intern Med. 2007 June; 22(6):822-5
Tsui JI, Vittinghoff E, Shlipak MG, Rodriguez R, Inadomi J, O’Hare AM. “Association Between Hepatitis C Seropositivity Risk for Developing End-Stage Renal Disease” Arch Intern Med. 2007 Jun 25:167(12):1271-6
