Joy Chang, MD, MS is a Clinical Instructor in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and her medical degree from the University of Maryland. After completing her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, she came to the University of Michigan and completed her gastroenterology and esophageal fellowship training, during which she also received a Master’s degree in Health and Healthcare Research from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Chang’s main clinical and research interests are in improving care, quality of life, and patient-provider communications for patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic GI diseases (EGIDs). She is currently a training scholar in the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases and involved in clinical trials for EoE and non-EoE EGIDs. Dr. Chang’s current research focuses on understanding patient and provider drivers in treatment decisions, shared decision making, health technology interventions in EoE care, and patient-centered collaborative research methods.