Joyce W. Tang, MD

Joyce TangJoyce Tang, MD, received her MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, and stayed on to complete a residency in Internal Medicine.  She will complete her fellowship in general internal medicine and health services research at Northwestern University in July 2010.  Her research focuses on prevention of overweight and obesity.  Her current research is focused on use of health IT to increase physician brief behavioral counseling for overweight. 

Highlighted Articles

Gerbert B, Gansky SA, Tang JW, McPhee SJ, Carlton R, Herzig K, Danley D, Caspers N. Domestic violence compared to other health risks: a survey of physicians' beliefs and behaviors. Am J Prev Med  2002; 23: 82-90.

Pandit A, Tang J, Bailey SC, Davis TC, Bocchini M, Federman A, Wolf MS.  Education, literacy, and health: Mediating effects on hypertension knowledge and control. Patient Educ Couns 2009; 75: 381-5.

Tang JW, Freed B, Baker T, Kleczek J, Tartaglia K, Laiteerapong N, Press V, Schwartz M, Arora VM. Internal medicine residents’ comfort with and frequency of providing dietary counseling to diabetic patients. J Gen Intern Med 2009; 24: 1140-3.

Persell SD, Bailey SC, Tang J, Davis TC, Wolf MS. Medication reconciliation and hypertension control. Am J Med 2010; 123: 182 e9-e15.

Tang JW, Kushner RF, Thompson J, Baker D. Physician counseling of young adults with rapid weight gain: A retrospective cohort study. BMC Family Practice 2010; 11:31.