Joyce S. Chung, PhD MPH

Epidemiologist
VA Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California, United States

Dr. Joyce Chung is an integral part of the leadership team for the Polytrauma System of Care at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Her primary roles are as Site Director for the VA Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems, Program Analyst/Researcher and for the Polytrauma System of Care and Rehabilitation Services. She has worked on qualitative studies in patient groups at the VA. Dr. Chung has a Bachelors of Arts from the University of California (UC), Berkeley with a major in Integrative Biology, a Masters in Public Health from Yale University with an emphasis in Environmental Health, and a PhD from the UC Berkeley in Epidemiology. Dr. Chung has worked previously at UC Berkeley and the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. She has worked on research and reporting on several health conditions including areas of injury prevention, child deaths, youth behavioral health, emergency medical services, women’s health, and water pollution. Currently, Dr. Chung’s research focus has been on the effect of traumatic brain injury in women. She also enjoys volunteering her skills to stand up low-cost/homeless community clinics in downtown San Jose.

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation(s):

• Women and Brain injury: Insights from current research in epidemiology, brain imaging and story telling

  Tuesday, November 8, 2022
  2:15 PM – 3:30 PM

• Virtual reality treatments for frequent health complaints in Veterans at the Polytrauma Department

  Wednesday, November 9, 2022
  4:45 PM – 6:00 PM

• Veterans’ Health after TBI: Evidence from the VA and NIDILRR TBI Model Systems

  Thursday, November 10, 2022
  10:45 AM – 12:00 PM