Tracy Lieu, MD, MPH

Dr. Tracy Lieu, MD, MPH, is a Research Scientist in the Division of Research at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Deputy Editor for JAMA, and a practicing pediatrician with The Permanente Medical Group. From 2012 to 2024, she served as Director of Research, leading a department of 67 faculty research scientists and more than 600 staff dedicated to improving health through research. She currently serves as KPNC Physician Advisor for Medical Education Research. At JAMA, Dr. Lieu oversees child health content and a broad portfolio of manuscripts in preventive services and related fields, while also leading the JAMA Network Peer Review Academy and initiatives that strengthen collaboration across the network’s 13 journals.

A nationally recognized leader in medicine and research, Dr. Lieu has served on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and has chaired numerous committees for the National Institutes of Health and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Her academic career includes leadership roles at UCSF, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard, where she founded the Center for Healthcare Research in Pediatrics and received the A. Clifford Barger Award for Excellence in Mentoring. A professor at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine and affiliate professor at UCSF, Dr. Lieu helped establish the field of child health services research and has led influential studies in vaccine safety, health policy, and decision sciences. Her current research focuses on designing equitable and accessible virtual care for diverse patient populations, and she is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.

Current role, Specialty/Department, Practice Location

• Research Scientist, Division of Research
• Physician Advisor for Medical Education Research
• Pediatrician, Oakland
• Deputy Editor, JAMA

Academic Appointments

• Affiliate Professor, University of California, San Francisco
• Professor, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

Education and Professional Summary

Honors and Awards

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

• 1998–2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• 2003–06 Society for Pediatric Research Council
• 2004–08 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• 2009–12 Chair, Health Services Organization and Delivery Review Committee, National Institutes of Health (member, 2009 – 2012 and chair, 2010 – 2012)
• 2010 Co-Chair, Expert Workshop on Comparative Effectiveness Research in Lung Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• 2020-21 Chair, Committee on Addressing Evidence Gaps in Clinical Prevention, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
• 2021–22 Chair, Planning Committee, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
• 2024– Chair, Committee on Clinical Preventive Services for Addressing Cardiovascular Disease Risk to Reduce Pregnancy-related Deaths Among Women National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Areas of Interest

Virtual care research; health services research; delivery science; decision sciences; child health care research