Isaac S. Chua, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor
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Biography
Dr. Chua is a graduate of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He then completed a clinical fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Patient Safety & Quality at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. During his fellowship, he graduated with a Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Prior to joining the faculty at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and McGovern Medical School in 2026, Dr. Chua taught students at Harvard Medical School, practiced palliative medicine, and conducted research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA. His research focuses on improving quality measurement in geriatrics and palliative care and evaluating and implementing digital health tools to scale palliative care delivery while ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care for patients with serious illness.
Education
- Medical School
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Residency
- Internal Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
- Fellowship
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine Harvard - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Fellowship
- Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
Controlled Risk Insurance Company, Ltd. (CRICO), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - Master of Public Health
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Areas of Interest
Clinical Interests
- Geriatric medicine and palliative care
- Health services research
- Telehealth and digital health delivery in palliative care
- Quality improvement and patient safety
- Goal-concordant care and serious illness communication
- Health care equity and care for older adults with complex chronic conditions
- Hospice and palliative care education and faculty development
- Community-based aging initiatives and interdisciplinary care models
Publications
Board Certification
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine