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Rheumatology and
Clinical Immunology Department of Medicine in the College of Medicine
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Elizabeth K Chu

Elizabeth K Chu, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: MD-RHEUMATOLOGY
Business Phone: (352) 265-4846
Business Email: e.chu@ufl.edu

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About Elizabeth K Chu

Elizabeth Chu, MD, is a clinical assistant professor within the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She grew up in the dynamic heart of Seoul, South Korea, and later attended Emory University in Atlanta, GA, for her undergraduate studies. She earned her medical degree and completed her internal medicine residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA, before pursuing her rheumatology fellowship at the University of Florida. After completing her fellowship, she stayed on as faculty at the University of Florida, where she enjoys teaching and mentoring trainees.

Dr. Chu is board-certified in internal medicine and rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Her clinical and research interests include inflammatory muscle diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoporosis, and interstitial lung disease. She is an active member of the American College of Rheumatology, the International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group, and the Myositis Clinical Trial Consortium (MCTC).

Outside of work, Dr. Chu enjoys traveling, Pilates, playing tennis and the cello, reading, and spending quality time with loved ones.

Additional Positions:
Associate Program Director
2025 – Current · Rheumatology Fellowship Program

Accomplishments

  1. Exemplary Teacher Award

    University of Florida

  2. Trainee Research Award

    SAFMR/SSCI

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Rheumatology
    American Board of Internal Medicine

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Rheumatology

Areas of Interest

  • Dermatomyositis
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Myositis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Polymyositis – Adult
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. The challenges of managing distal renal tubular acidosis in pregnant patients with primary Sjogren’s disease

    Journal
    BMJ Case Reports.
    Volume/Issue
    18(9)
    [DOI]
    10.1136/bcr-2025-266855.
    Publisher’s Site

  2. Evidence that autoantibody production may be driven by acute Epstein-Barr virus infection in Sjögren’s disease.

    Journal
    Annals of the rheumatic diseases.
    [DOI]
    10.1136/ard-2024-226226.
    [PMID]
    39472059.
    3 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Malunions following lower extremity fractures in veterans with a spinal cord injury/disorder

    Journal
    The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.
    Volume/Issue
    47(2):293-299
    [DOI]
    10.1080/10790268.2023.2188391.
    [PMID]
    36977321.
    1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Risk Factors and Consequences of Lower Extremity Fracture Nonunions in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury.

    Journal
    JBMR plus.
    Volume/Issue
    6(3)
    [DOI]
    10.1002/jbm4.10595.
    [PMID]
    35309860.
    7 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Nonadherence to Antihypertensive Medication Among Hypertensive Adults in the United States─HealthStyles, 2010.

    Journal
    Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.).
    Volume/Issue
    18(9):892-900
    [DOI]
    10.1111/jch.12786.
    [PMID]
    26841710.
    25 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  6. Putative association of the single nucleotide polymorphisms in RASSF1A promoter with Korean lung cancer.

    Journal
    Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands).
    Volume/Issue
    61(3):301-8
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.lungcan.2008.01.012.
    [PMID]
    18313166.
    12 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Education

  1. Rheumatology Fellowship

    University of Florida

  2. Internal Medicine Residency

    Medical College of Georgia

  3. Medical School

    Medical College of Georgia

  4. B.S. in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology

    Emory University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-4846
Emails:
Business:
e.chu@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100221
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1600 SW ARCHER RD
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610