Elizabeth L. Tung, MD, MS is a researcher and practicing internist in the Section of General Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on disparities in chronic disease management, with a special interest in race, place, and poverty. She has participated in community-based strategies to improve chronic disease management in East St. Louis, Chinatown New York, and West Providence, in addition to her work on the South Side of Chicago. These experiences have led to a vested interest in addressing the social determinants of health and a commitment to eradicating health disparities.
Her current research focuses on two main areas of inquiry. First, she is examining the relationships between race, poverty, and access to healthcare in adults with chronic disease, and has published on topics such as bypassing healthy resources, implicit bias, and retail redlining. Second, Dr. Tung is examining the intersection between community violence and chronic disease and is applying geospatial analytical tools to bridge the worlds of violence epidemiology and health.
Inequities in Rapid Access to Emergency Medical Services Within Historically Redlined Areas.
Inequities in Rapid Access to Emergency Medical Services Within Historically Redlined Areas. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2525684.
PMID: 40762919
Sex Differences in Life-Course Suicide Rates by State Firearm Policy Environment.
Sex Differences in Life-Course Suicide Rates by State Firearm Policy Environment. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Oct; 69(4):107961.
PMID: 40578583
An Urban Farm-Anchored Produce Prescription Program's Impacts On Weight Reduction.
An Urban Farm-Anchored Produce Prescription Program's Impacts On Weight Reduction. Health Aff (Millwood). 2025 Apr; 44(4):475-482.
PMID: 40193829
"It was frightening because it could be my own grandparents": A qualitative study of vicarious exposure to anti-Asian racism.
"It was frightening because it could be my own grandparents": A qualitative study of vicarious exposure to anti-Asian racism. Psychol Trauma. 2026 Jan; 18(1):171-181.
PMID: 39869701
Male Gender Expressivity and Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Risks in Men.
Male Gender Expressivity and Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Risks in Men. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 10 01; 7(10):e2441281.
PMID: 39453653
Advancing Science to Prevent Firearm Violence in Communities: A Process for Harmonizing Studies to Develop Research Infrastructure.
Advancing Science to Prevent Firearm Violence in Communities: A Process for Harmonizing Studies to Develop Research Infrastructure. Prev Sci. 2024 Oct; 25(7):1122-1132.
PMID: 39304578
Digital Health Readiness and Health Equity.
Digital Health Readiness and Health Equity. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 09 03; 7(9):e2432733.
PMID: 39254981
Interventions to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 Among People Experiencing Sheltered Homelessness: Chicago, Illinois, March 1, 2020-May 11, 2023.
Interventions to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 Among People Experiencing Sheltered Homelessness: Chicago, Illinois, March 1, 2020-May 11, 2023. Am J Public Health. 2024 Oct; 114(S7):S590-S598.
PMID: 39197136
An Urban Farm-Anchored Produce Prescription Program - Food as Medicine and Economic Justice.
An Urban Farm-Anchored Produce Prescription Program - Food as Medicine and Economic Justice. N Engl J Med. 2024 08 22; 391(8):678-679.
PMID: 39158146
Associations of U.S. hospital closure (2007-2018) with area socioeconomic disadvantage and racial/ethnic composition.
Associations of U.S. hospital closure (2007-2018) with area socioeconomic disadvantage and racial/ethnic composition. Ann Epidemiol. 2024 Apr; 92:40-46.
PMID: 38432535